Privacy Policy for Axo Last updated: August 2, 2026
Axo is a nutrition-tracking app with a virtual axolotl companion. This policy explains what Axo does with your information. The short version: your data stays on your device, except for the meal photos and food searches you choose to send, which are processed by the services described below and are never used to identify you.
Information stored on your device Everything you create in Axo is saved locally on your iPhone and is not uploaded to any server we operate:
Meals you log (food names, photos, portions, nutrition values, timestamps) Your body profile and goals (sex, age, height, weight, activity level, weight-loss or gain targets) and your weight history Water intake, streaks, and daily logs Everything about your creature: name, level, bond, collections, decor, in-app coins We do not have accounts, we do not have a server that stores your logs, and we cannot see any of this. Deleting the app removes it permanently. You can also erase everything at any time from Profile → Reset app.
Information sent to third parties Meal photos (Anthropic). When you photograph a meal, that image is sent to Anthropic’s Claude API to identify the food and estimate its nutrition. The photo is sent only for that purpose, is not linked to any account or identifier, and is not used by us for anything else. Anthropic’s handling of API data is described at https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy. If you log meals by searching instead of photographing, no photo is ever sent.
Food searches (USDA). When you search for a food by name, the search term is sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s public FoodData Central API to look up nutrition information. Search terms are not linked to you.
We do not use analytics or advertising SDKs, we do not track you across apps or websites, and we do not sell or share personal information.
Notifications If you allow notifications, Axo sends reminders from your device (a daily meal reminder, and a note when your axolotl finishes exploring). These are scheduled locally on your iPhone. You can turn them off in iOS Settings.
Health information Axo is a general wellness and entertainment app. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Nutrition estimates — especially those produced from photos — are approximations and should not be relied on for medical or clinical decisions. Axo does not read from or write to Apple Health.
Children Axo is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Changes If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new “last updated” date.
Contact Questions about this policy or your data: jacobjunecho@gmail.com