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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Information We Collect

Information you provide: email address and password, username and profile photo, drink logs ratings and reviews, location information when you choose to add a location to a log. Date of birth is collected during onboarding for age verification and caffeine metabolism calculations. Physiological and Health-Adjacent Data: If you choose to use the personalized caffeine decay engine, we collect optional settings for your weight, biological sex, smoker status, oral contraceptive use, and pregnancy or nursing status. Information collected automatically: device type and operating system, app usage data, and location data when you grant permission for the Find Near Me feature.

How We Use Your Information

To provide and improve The Dose service. To display your reviews and logs to other users. To power location-based features like Spots Near Me and Prices Near Me. Health-adjacent data is used exclusively to run mathematical calculations for your personalized caffeine metabolism curve. Anonymized aggregated analytics stripped of all personal identifiers may be shared with beverage brands for analytics purposes.

Information Sharing and the No-Sell Promise

We do not sell your personal data, location data, or health-adjacent data to third parties, data brokers, or advertising networks. We do not share your personal information with third parties except service providers who help us operate the app, when required by law, or when aggregated anonymized data is shared with beverage brands for analytics purposes.

Diagnostics and Identifiers

We collect anonymized device identifiers and crash diagnostic data through Sentry to help us identify and fix bugs. This data is not linked to your personal account information and is used exclusively to improve app stability. We do not use this data for advertising, profiling, or any non-diagnostic purpose.

Medical Disclaimer

The Dose is a consumer utility designed for informational tracking. It is not a medical device. The caffeine estimates provided by the app are not medical advice and should not be used to diagnose, treat, or manage any health condition. See the in-app Caffeine Disclaimer for additional information.

Your California Privacy Rights

California residents may request to know what personal data we collect, request deletion of their data, and opt out of the sale of personal data. We do not sell personal data. Contact hello@thedoseapp.com to exercise your rights.

Children's Privacy

The Dose is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected information from a child under 13 we will delete it promptly.

Data Retention

We retain your data as long as your account is active. When you delete your account your personal data is deleted within 30 days.

Location Data

Location access is used only to power Near Me features and to bias drink location search results. We do not track your location in the background. You can revoke location permission at any time in your device settings.

Security

We use industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections and secure authentication.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app.

Contact

For privacy questions or to request data deletion contact hello@thedoseapp.com. Operated by The Well Ventures LLC, doing business as The Dose, Cromwell, Minnesota.