Privacy policy clauses for Nutritionix API
Nutritionix API is a nutrition database and food tracking service that integrates with fitness and health applications to log meals, calculate calorie and macronutrient intake, and track exercise expenditure. Websites and apps use it to provide users with detailed nutritional analysis and dietary tracking functionality.
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What data Nutritionix API collects
Your privacy policy must disclose each of the following data types when you use Nutritionix API.
When does Nutritionix API trigger privacy obligations?
Installation Triggers Obligations Immediately
The moment you integrate Nutritionix API into your app or website, you begin collecting health data: food logs, calorie intake, macronutrient breakdowns, exercise records, and dietary preferences. This triggers compliance obligations in nearly all jurisdictions because nutrition tracking constitutes health data under GDPR Article 9 (special category data requiring explicit consent and heightened safeguards).
Jurisdiction-Specific Thresholds
GDPR (EU/EEA users): No threshold—any collection of nutrition data from EU residents requires a lawful basis. Article 9 prohibits processing special categories unless you have explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)) or another narrow exemption. You must provide a Privacy Notice under Articles 13–14 *before* data collection begins.
