Privacy Policy
Cheddar doesn't track anyone. No accounts, no ads, no analytics — and no internet access at all. Everything runs on your device. The only way a photo ever leaves the phone is when a grown-up chooses to share it, and this page explains exactly how that works.
No accounts
Cheddar has no sign-up, no login, and no user profiles. We never ask for a name, email, phone number, or any personal detail to use the app.
No ads, no analytics, no tracking
The app contains no advertising, no analytics, and no third-party tracking SDKs of any kind. We don't build profiles, we don't measure your child's behavior, and there is nothing to opt out of because there is nothing running.
Your photos stay on the device
Photos are saved locally on your device in the system gallery
(DCIM/Cheddar). Cheddar has no internet permission, so
the app itself cannot upload them anywhere — there is exactly one way
a photo leaves the device:
- Sharing. A grown-up — behind the math gate — can explicitly choose to share a photo, or a rendered video, using your device's normal share sheet. Cheddar hands the photo to the app the grown-up picks (messages, email, and so on), and nothing is shared unless an adult taps share.
Microphone
The microphone is used for exactly two things, and nothing else:
- Listening for the word “cheese” during the voice-shutter countdown. This is handled by your device's built-in speech recognition during that short window only.
- Recording Story narrations, which are saved only on the device.
Cheddar Says — descriptions and voices
When Cheddar Says describes a photo, both the description and the character voice that reads it are generated entirely on your device. The photo is never sent to Google or any other AI service — nothing about it leaves the phone. The feature is still optional: a grown-up switches it on or off in the settings.
Photo Hunt
Photo Hunt runs entirely on your device, just like the rest of the app. When your child photographs a hunt target, Cheddar checks the picture using on-device recognition — nothing is uploaded. It recognizes only everyday objects (chairs, toys, animals, and the like), and it does not recognize people or faces.
Deleting things
Parents and kids can delete any photo — along with its story and description — right inside the app. Uninstalling Cheddar removes all app data, except the photos already saved in your system gallery, which remain under your control like any other photo on your phone.
Children's privacy (COPPA)
Cheddar is designed for young children, and it is built so that it does not collect personal information from them. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no internet access — no photo of your child is ever sent to an AI service or any third party. The only action that can move a photo off the device, sharing, is controlled by a parent or guardian behind a math gate. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and we do not direct any data collection at them.
Who we are, and how to reach us
Cheddar is made by Snacks Design. If you have any questions about privacy — or you're a parent who wants to review or delete your child's information — email us at support@cheddarcam.com or use our contact page. We're a very small team and we're happy to help.
Changes to this policy
We'll update this policy when the app's features change, and we'll revise the effective date above when we do. Because Cheddar keeps growing, it's worth checking back now and then.