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Last updated: October 10, 2026

Mise Kitchen, Inc. (“Mise,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates Mise, a web app that helps people save recipes, remember food preferences, plan meals, and organize shopping lists.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we share it, and the choices you have.

What we collect

Information you provide

We collect information you choose to give us, including:

  • Contact information, such as your email address when you join the waitlist, request an invite, create an account, or contact us.
  • Account information, such as your name, login details, preferences, and settings.
  • Household and cooking information, such as dietary preferences, allergies, disliked ingredients, favorite meals, pantry items, fridge/freezer inventory, leftovers, kitchen tools, schedules, meal plans, grocery lists, and other information you add to Mise.
  • Recipe information, such as saved recipes, ingredients, instructions, notes, tags, meal plans, shopping lists, recipe ratings, edits, and recipe preferences.
  • URL information, such as recipe URLs, Pinterest Pin URLs, YouTube video URLs, source URLs, canonical URLs, website names, and other links you ask Mise to process.
  • Images you upload or ask Mise to import, including recipe images and other food-related images.
  • Messages and support requests you send us.

Please do not submit information you do not want Mise to process. If you add household information about another person, you are responsible for making sure you have permission to do so.

Recipe imports, source websites, and images

Mise may allow you to paste recipe URLs, Pinterest Pin URLs, or other food-related links so that Mise can help create a standardized recipe, meal idea, or shopping-list entry.

When you import a recipe or food-related link, we may collect and store:

  • The source website name.
  • The source URL and canonical URL.
  • The original Pinterest URL you provided, if the recipe was imported through Pinterest.
  • Recipe facts and structured recipe information, such as title, ingredients, amounts, units, cook time, prep time, servings, nutrition facts, and basic preparation steps.
  • A Mise-generated or user-edited recipe summary.
  • A copy of the recipe image or other preview image from the original source page, when available.
  • Attribution information, such as source name, source URL, and other information needed to show where the recipe or image came from.

Mise uses imported recipe information to create recipe suggestions, saved recipes, meal plans, shopping lists, and other cooking-related features. Mise may rewrite, normalize, reformat, or summarize imported recipe information so that it works better inside the app.

When Mise stores a copy of an image from a source website, we use it to help you visually recognize and organize the recipe. We try to preserve attribution and link back to the original source. If you are a rights holder and want us to remove an image or source material, contact us at privacy@misechefapp.com.

Pinterest information

Mise may allow you to paste Pinterest URLs, connect a Pinterest account, import recipe ideas from Pins you choose, or eventually share Mise-created content back to Pinterest.

When you use Pinterest-related features, we may process:

  • The Pinterest URL you provide.
  • A normalized public Pinterest Pin URL or limited identifier derived from the URL you provide, when needed to resume or attribute an import.
  • Pinterest OAuth tokens, if you connect your Pinterest account.
  • Limited Pinterest account connection metadata, such as username or account ID, to show connection status and help you disconnect the right account.
  • Pinterest API responses needed transiently to resolve the Pin, identify an outbound source link, or provide the specific Pinterest feature you requested.
  • Recipe information extracted from the original linked website or created by Mise after the import, not raw Pinterest API content.

Mise uses Pinterest information only to provide the Pinterest feature you request. Mise does not collect your Pinterest password, does not ask for Pinterest session cookies, and does not access your Pinterest account except through authorized Pinterest-approved methods.

Mise does not store raw Pinterest API responses, Pin descriptions, Pin images, or other Pinterest API content as saved recipe material. If a Pin resolves to an original recipe website, Mise stores the resulting source-backed recipe draft, source attribution, and the Pinterest URL you submitted as provenance. If a Pin does not resolve to an original source, Mise keeps only a source-only draft with the Pinterest URL you provided and asks you to open the Pin before cooking.

Mise does not sell, rent, or redistribute Pinterest API data. Mise is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pinterest. Pinterest’s own services are governed by Pinterest’s policies.

YouTube and Google information

Mise uses YouTube API Services. Mise lets you paste a YouTube video or Shorts link and turn it into a recipe draft. Mise may also let you connect your YouTube account so it can find cooking videos you have liked. Importing a public video works today; connecting a YouTube account is coming soon, and the account safeguards in this Policy apply as soon as it is available.

When you use YouTube-related features, we may process:

  • The YouTube URL you provide, and the video ID derived from it.
  • Google OAuth tokens, if you connect your YouTube account. We request read-only access (youtube.readonly).
  • Limited account connection metadata, such as your YouTube channel name or ID, to show connection status and help you disconnect the right account.
  • Information about videos you have liked on YouTube, such as video IDs, titles, channel names, and thumbnails, so Mise can suggest cooking videos to import.
  • A transcript of the video’s speech in its original language, text shown on screen, and recipe information extracted from the video, such as the title, ingredients, and steps, when you ask Mise to import a video.

To import a video, Mise sends the public YouTube video link to Google’s Gemini API, which watches the video and returns its transcript, on-screen text, and recipe details. Before saving, Mise keeps only the ingredients and steps that quote the transcript or on-screen text Gemini returned, and drops the rest. AI extraction can still be wrong, so check a recipe before you cook it. Mise stores the resulting recipe draft with the transcript and on-screen text as provenance and links back to the original video.

Mise does not collect your Google password and does not access your YouTube account except through Google’s authorized OAuth process. Mise cannot post, like, comment, subscribe, or change anything on your YouTube account.

Mise is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google or YouTube. By using Mise’s YouTube features, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service. Google’s handling of information is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

Information collected automatically

When you use Mise, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

  • Device and browser information, such as browser type, device type, operating system, language, and approximate location derived from IP address.
  • Usage information, such as pages viewed, features used, referring pages, timestamps, and interaction events.
  • Log information, such as IP address, request URLs, error logs, and security-related events.
  • Cookie and similar technology information, such as session cookies, authentication cookies, preference cookies, and analytics identifiers.

How we use information

We use information to:

  • Provide, operate, secure, and improve Mise.
  • Maintain your account, authenticate you, and remember your settings.
  • Manage waitlist, invite, onboarding, and support communications.
  • Save recipes, preferences, meal plans, grocery lists, household cooking context, and imported recipe data.
  • Import recipe information from URLs you provide.
  • Copy, store, resize, display, and attribute recipe images or preview images when you ask Mise to import a recipe or source.
  • Provide Pinterest features you request, such as resolving a Pin, importing from the original linked source website, or enabling a user-initiated share/save action.
  • Provide YouTube features you request, such as finding cooking videos you have liked and turning a video you choose into a recipe draft.
  • Create standardized recipe suggestions based on source websites, user edits, and Mise-generated formatting.
  • Personalize meal planning, recipe organization, recommendations, and shopping lists.
  • Debug errors, prevent abuse, protect accounts, and enforce our terms.
  • Analyze aggregate usage trends and improve product performance.
  • Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests.

We do not use your household dietary, allergy, recipe, pantry, Pinterest, or YouTube information to target ads.

Pinterest data handling

For Pinterest features, Mise follows these rules:

  • We use Pinterest data only for the user-requested feature.
  • We do not scrape Pinterest.
  • We do not collect Pinterest passwords or session cookies.
  • We do not sell, rent, license, or redistribute Pinterest API data.
  • We do not use Pinterest data to target advertising outside Pinterest.
  • We do not post, save, update, or delete Pinterest content unless you specifically request that action.
  • We may store the original Pinterest URL you provided as import provenance.
  • We may store the original linked source website URL, source name, and the Mise-created or user-edited recipe that results from the import.
  • We do not store raw Pinterest API response content, Pin descriptions, or Pin images as saved recipe material.
  • If we display Pinterest content, we identify it as coming from Pinterest and link back to the Pinterest source where required.
  • If you disconnect Pinterest, we delete or disable the Pinterest OAuth tokens associated with your Mise account and stop using Pinterest API access for your account.

Disconnecting Pinterest does not delete recipes, notes, images, meal plans, grocery lists, or other content you saved or created in Mise. If you want those deleted too, you can delete them in the app or contact us.

Google and YouTube data handling

Mise’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. For YouTube and other Google data, Mise follows these rules:

  • We use Google and YouTube data only to provide or improve the user-facing features you use in Mise.
  • We do not sell Google or YouTube data, and we do not use or transfer it for advertising.
  • We do not transfer Google or YouTube data to others except as needed to provide the feature you requested (for example, sending a video link to Google’s Gemini API to import it), for security, or to comply with law.
  • People at Mise do not read your Google or YouTube data unless you agree to it for specific data (for example, for support), it is needed for security or to comply with law, or it has been aggregated and anonymized and is used for internal operations.
  • We keep information about your liked videos and your connected channel only to provide the YouTube features, and we refresh or delete it at least every 30 days.
  • Recipe drafts imported from a liked video are built from the video itself, not from your YouTube account data.
  • Google OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest, are never shown to you or other users, and are used only for the access you approved.

You can revoke Mise’s access to your Google account at any time from your Google security settings, or disconnect YouTube in Mise.

These Google and YouTube rules take priority over the general sharing provisions below. We will not transfer Google or YouTube data as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets without your prior consent.

Sharing

We may share information with:

  • Service providers that help us host, secure, analyze, support, and operate Mise.
  • Storage and image-processing providers that help us store, resize, optimize, and display recipe images.
  • Email and communication providers that help us send waitlist, account, product, and support messages.
  • Authentication providers that help you sign in.
  • Analytics and error-monitoring providers that help us understand reliability and product usage.
  • AI or automation providers, if used, to parse recipes, generate meal plans, classify ingredients, summarize recipes, or provide other product functionality. We only provide the information needed for the requested feature.
  • Payment processors, if you purchase a paid plan. Payment processors handle payment details under their own policies.
  • Pinterest, when you choose to connect Pinterest, use a Pinterest feature, or share/save content to Pinterest.
  • Google, when you connect YouTube (YouTube Data API) or import a video (Gemini API). For video imports, Mise sends the public video link and extraction instructions, not your household information. Google processes these requests under its Gemini API terms.
  • Source websites, when your browser or our service requests a URL you provide in order to import recipe information or retrieve a recipe image.
  • Legal, safety, and compliance recipients, when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with law, protect rights, prevent fraud, or protect users.
  • Successors or affiliates in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep you signed in.
  • Remember preferences.
  • Secure the service.
  • Understand product usage.
  • Debug and improve Mise.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect login, account, or app functionality.

Mise does not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals because there is no consistent industry standard for those signals.

Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.

Typical retention periods:

  • Waitlist and invite information: until you unsubscribe, request deletion, or we no longer need it for invite/product communications.
  • Account information: while your account is active and for a reasonable period after deletion for backup, security, fraud prevention, legal, or accounting needs.
  • Household, recipe, meal plan, pantry, shopping, and preference information: until you delete it, delete your account, or request deletion, subject to backup and legal retention limits.
  • Imported recipe information: until you delete the recipe, delete your account, or request deletion, subject to backup and legal retention limits.
  • Imported recipe images: until you delete the recipe, remove the image, delete your account, request deletion, or we remove the image after a rights-holder request, subject to backup and legal retention limits.
  • Source attribution information: for as long as we retain the related recipe or image, so that we can identify and link back to the original source.
  • Pinterest OAuth tokens: until you disconnect Pinterest, delete your account, the token expires or is revoked, or we no longer need it to provide the connected feature.
  • Pinterest URLs you provide: for as long as we retain the related recipe or import record, unless you delete them or ask us to delete them.
  • Raw Pinterest API response content, Pin descriptions, and Pin images: processed transiently for the requested feature and not retained as saved recipe material.
  • Google OAuth tokens: until you disconnect YouTube, revoke access, delete your account, or the token expires.
  • Information about videos you have liked on YouTube and your connected channel: refreshed or deleted at least every 30 days; deleted within 7 days after you disconnect YouTube in Mise, ask us to delete it, or delete your account, and within 30 days after you revoke access in your Google settings. General retention exceptions in this Policy do not extend these deadlines.
  • Recipe drafts imported from a video, including their transcript and on-screen text: until you delete the recipe, delete your account, or request deletion, subject to backup and legal retention limits.
  • Logs and security records: typically retained for a limited period needed for security, debugging, abuse prevention, and compliance.
  • Aggregated or de-identified information: may be retained longer because it does not identify you.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we have about you.
  • Correct inaccurate information.
  • Delete your information.
  • Receive a copy of your information.
  • Object to or restrict certain processing.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Opt out of sale or sharing of personal information, targeted advertising, or certain profiling where applicable.
  • Appeal a decision we make about a privacy request, where applicable.

To make a request, contact us at privacy@misechefapp.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

You can also unsubscribe from marketing or waitlist emails by using the unsubscribe link in those emails or contacting us.

Pinterest disconnection and deletion

You may disconnect Pinterest from Mise through your account settings, if available, or by contacting us at privacy@misechefapp.com.

When you disconnect Pinterest, we will:

  • Stop using your Pinterest OAuth tokens.
  • Delete or disable stored Pinterest OAuth tokens.
  • Stop making Pinterest API requests on your behalf.
  • Remove any Pinterest API-derived cache if one exists and is not needed for security, fraud prevention, legal, or compliance purposes.

Disconnecting Pinterest does not delete recipes, notes, meal plans, grocery lists, copied recipe images, source URLs, source names, or other content you saved or created in Mise. You can delete those items separately in the app or by contacting us.

Disconnecting Pinterest from Mise does not delete your Pinterest account or remove content from Pinterest. To manage your Pinterest account or Pins, use Pinterest directly.

YouTube disconnection and deletion

You may disconnect YouTube in Mise, revoke access from your Google security settings, or contact us at privacy@misechefapp.com.

  • If you disconnect in Mise, ask us to delete your YouTube data, or delete your account, we revoke the token immediately and delete all stored data we received through your YouTube connection, such as your liked-video list and channel details, within 7 days.
  • If you revoke access from your Google security settings, we stop making requests on your behalf and delete all stored data we received through your YouTube connection within 30 days.

Disconnecting YouTube does not delete recipes you chose to import from videos. You can delete those in the app or by contacting us. Disconnecting does not change anything on your YouTube account.

Image and source removal requests

Mise stores source attribution so that recipe images and imported recipes can be connected back to their original source.

If you are a rights holder and believe content in Mise should be removed, contact us at privacy@misechefapp.com and include:

  • Your name and contact information.
  • The URL of the original source.
  • The Mise URL or enough information for us to identify the content.
  • A description of the content you want removed.
  • A statement that you are the rights holder or authorized to act on behalf of the rights holder.

We may remove or disable access to content while we review a request. We may also ask for additional information if we cannot identify the content or verify the request.

Security

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. These safeguards may include encryption, access controls, logging, monitoring, secure token storage, and least-privilege access practices.

No online service is 100% secure. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for notifying us if you believe your account has been compromised.

Children

Mise is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to Mise, contact us at privacy@misechefapp.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

If you add household preferences involving children, avoid submitting unnecessary personal details such as full names, contact information, precise location, school information, or other sensitive child data.

International users

Mise is operated from the United States. If you use Mise from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have data protection laws different from where you live.

Third-party links and services

Mise may link to or interact with third-party websites and services, including Pinterest, YouTube, Google, and recipe websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, accuracy, availability, or content of third-party services. Review their privacy policies and terms before using them or submitting information.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above. If changes are material, we will provide additional notice where required by law.

Contact

Mise Kitchen, Inc.

Email: privacy@misechefapp.com

General contact: hello@misechefapp.com