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safeforme

Terms of Service

Last updated: 22 May 2026

safeforme is not medical advice. It is a personal allergen checker that shows whether ingredients we detect on a label match the allergen profile you have configured. It is not a diagnostic tool, not a substitute for reading product labels, and not a substitute for a healthcare professional. If you have a serious allergy, intolerance, or any medical concern, talk to a qualified doctor.

1. Acceptance of terms

By installing the safeforme mobile app or using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please don't use the service. You must be old enough to consent to data processing in your country (typically 13 or 16 in the EU). If you are using the app on behalf of someone else (e.g. a child), you confirm you have the authority to do so.

2. What the service is

safeforme is a personal-project app that helps you check product labels against an allergen profile you build yourself. You photograph a label, we extract the text, and we tell you which ingredients on that label match the items in your profile.

We do not tell you a product is "safe" or "unsafe". We surface matches against your profile — the decision about what to do with that information is yours.

3. What the service is not

  • Not medical advice. Nothing the app shows is a diagnosis, treatment, or recommendation. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical decisions.
  • Not a guarantee. OCR can fail. Labels can be wrong, outdated, or missing information. Manufacturers can change recipes overnight. Always read the physical label yourself.
  • Not a regulatory tool. We are not affiliated with food-safety regulators, allergen-certification bodies, or product manufacturers.

4. Accuracy disclaimer

Our matching engine is intentionally conservative — we'd rather flag a possible match and let you decide than miss one. Even so, it is not infallible:

  • OCR may misread blurry photos, small print, or handwriting.
  • Ingredient lists are sometimes incomplete, translated, or written in trade names we don't recognize.
  • Cross-contamination and "may contain" disclosures are outside the scope of what we can reliably detect.
  • New allergens, new ingredients, and reformulations happen constantly.

You are responsible for the final call on whether to consume or use a product. If anything is unclear, don't rely on the app — read the label, contact the manufacturer, or ask your doctor.

5. Your responsibilities

When you use safeforme, you agree to:

  • Keep your allergen profile accurate and up to date.
  • Use the app for personal, non-commercial purposes.
  • Not abuse the service — no scraping, automated mass scanning, attempts to reverse engineer the backend, or anything that disrupts service for others.
  • Not upload photos that don't belong to you, contain other people's private information, or violate anyone's rights.
  • Respect applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law:

  • safeforme is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
  • We are not liable for any allergic reaction, illness, injury, financial loss, or other harm that arises from using — or being unable to use — the app or this site.
  • We are not liable for inaccuracies in ingredient data, errors in OCR, recipe changes by manufacturers, or actions you take based on what the app shows you.

This does not exclude liability that cannot be excluded under EU consumer law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by our gross negligence or intent.

If you don't accept this limitation, please don't use the service.

7. Intellectual property

  • The safeforme name, logo, mascot, UI design, and source code belong to us.
  • You retain ownership of the photos you upload and the allergen profile you configure. By using the service you give us a limited licence to process them as described in the Privacy Policy — just enough to run the OCR, deliver the matches, and keep your account working.
  • Ingredient names, brand names, and product information referenced in scans belong to their respective owners. Mention of a product in the app is not an endorsement, sponsorship, or partnership.

8. Account and termination

  • An account is optional. You can use the core scanning feature without signing up.
  • If you create an account, you can delete it at any time from within the app, or by emailing privacy@safeforme.app.
  • We may suspend or terminate access if you abuse the service, violate these terms, or do something that endangers other users or our infrastructure.
  • After termination, the data-retention rules in the Privacy Policy apply.

9. Service changes and availability

This is a personal project. We may change, pause, or shut down features at any time. We will try to give reasonable notice for material changes, but we do not promise uptime, backwards compatibility, or that the service will exist forever.

10. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Slovak Republic, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Mandatory consumer protections of your country of residence within the EU still apply where relevant.

Any dispute that we can't sort out by email should be brought before the competent courts of the Slovak Republic. EU consumers can also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform.

11. Changes to these terms

We will update this page when the terms change. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. If the change is material, we will announce it in the app and — where you have an account — by email. Continued use of the service after the new terms take effect means you accept them.

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