Privacy Policy
Last updated 19 October 2026
The short version: Smart Gout Care runs entirely on your phone. There is no account, no cloud service, and no server for us to send your data to. No photo is ever uploaded, and nothing you log is ever sent to us: it stays on your device (and in your own device backup, if you use one). Purchases are handled by Apple or Google, not by us; talking to the App Store or Google Play about purchases is the only thing the app uses the internet for.
1. Who we are
Smart Gout Care is published by Ragondin Dev Inc., 131 Continental Dr Ste 305, Newark, DE 19713, USA ("we", "us"). Smart Gout Care ("the app") is a food information diary: it estimates the purine and added-sugar content of meals from photos, for general information. You can reach us any time at [email protected].
2. Our core commitment: on-device only
All processing happens locally on your device. The food-recognition AI, the purine and sugar estimates, your Daily Load history, and every photo you scan are computed and stored on the phone itself. We do not operate servers that receive your data, and we cannot see your meals, your scores, or your photos.
On-device processing. The food-recognition model (2,000+ dishes) and the purine and added-sugar estimates ship inside the app and run offline. No image or health data is transmitted to us or any third party for analysis.
What the app connects to. The app does not contact any server of ours. Its only network connections go to Apple's App Store or Google Play, through your phone's built-in purchase service: when the app starts or comes back to the screen, it asks the store for the current Pro prices and which Pro purchases your store account owns, and it contacts the store when you buy, restore or manage Pro. Links you tap in the app (this website, Apple's terms) open in your browser.
3. Information we do not collect
- No name, email address, or password: the app has no sign-up.
- No account or user profile stored on any server.
- No photos uploaded: images stay in the app's local storage on your device.
- No health data uploaded: purine, sugar, Daily Load, streaks and history are stored only on your device.
- Device backups: like other app data, your scan photos, history and settings may be included in your own iCloud or Google device backup (or a transfer to a new phone) if you have backups turned on. Those backups are controlled by you and Apple or Google; we have no access to them.
4. Camera and photos
When you scan a meal, the app uses your camera or photo library to capture an image. That image is analyzed on-device and a copy is saved in the app's own storage on your device, with the scan, so you can review it later. The app does not save photos to your photo library. You can delete any scan from within the app at any time: this erases the scan from your device, including its photo, the dish, its estimates and the time.
5. Purchases and subscriptions
Smart Gout Care offers an optional Pro upgrade, either as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payments, subscriptions, renewals, cancellations, refunds and restores are processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play), which handle that purchase and subscription data under their own privacy policies: Apple Privacy Policy and Google Privacy Policy.
We never see or store your payment details. To check whether Pro is active, the app asks the App Store or Google Play on your device; this check is handled by Apple or Google and is tied to your store account, not to any account with us. As the seller, we may receive limited transaction records from Apple or Google (such as order identifiers, dates, country and amounts), which we use only for accounting, tax, and handling support or refund questions. We never link these records to anything in the app.
6. Analytics
We do not use analytics, crash reporting, advertising SDKs, or third-party trackers in the app. If we ever add measurement, we will update this policy before enabling it.
On this website (smartgoutcare.com) we count visits with Ragondin Analytics, which we run ourselves. It sets no cookie and stores nothing on your device; your IP address and browser are used only to count you once per day, through a one-way code that changes every day, and are never stored.
7. If you contact us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply to you and keep it only as long as needed to handle your request.
8. Children
Smart Gout Care is intended for adults (18 and over, see the Terms of Use) who watch their diet and is not directed at children. Because the app collects no personal data, we do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13 (or the minimum age that applies in your country).
9. Your control and deleting your data
Because your data lives only on your device, you are always in control of it. The app has no accounts, so there is no account to delete, and there is nothing stored with us to request or delete.
You can delete individual scans in the app (see section 4). Your data stays on your device until you delete it or the app. Deleting the app removes its data from your device, with one exception on iPhone and iPad: the date your free trial started is also kept in the device's secure keychain, which iOS may keep after the app is deleted, so that reinstalling does not restart the trial. That record contains only the date. Copies already in your own iCloud or Google device backups are managed in your iCloud or Google settings.
Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. To stop future charges, cancel in your App Store or Google Play account settings.
10. Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, we will revise the date above and, for material changes, note them in the app. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.
11. Contact
Questions about privacy? Email [email protected] or write to Ragondin Dev Inc., 131 Continental Dr Ste 305, Newark, DE 19713, USA.