Data and privacy
Download a copy of your profile and recipes as JSON, remove the example recipes, or close your account yourself from the Data tab.
The Data tab puts you in control of your information: you can export everything to a JSON file, remove the example recipes from your account, or close your account. It lives at https://app.areacacao.com/configurations, under the Data tab.
How to get there
Avatar in the sidebar → Settings → Data tab. You'll see three sections: Export my data, Account examples, and Danger zone.
Export my data
Click Download my data (JSON). The app generates an areacacao-export-YYYY-MM-DD.json file with your profile + all your recipes and downloads it to your device. While it's being prepared, the button shows "Generating...".
Below the button, a note says: "Download a JSON with your profile and all your recipes. Handy for a local backup or migrating to another system."
The JSON is a machine-readable backup. Use it to keep a local copy of your recipes or to take your information to another system. The export is self-service: you don't need to ask support for it. If you're going to close your account, download it first: afterwards you won't be able to sign in.
If something goes wrong during generation, you'll see a notice like "Export failed: …". Try again later.
Account examples
When you start, the app leaves one or two example recipes in your account, labeled "Example", so you can see how costing and validation work. They don't count as your recipes.
When you no longer need them, click Remove examples and confirm in the Remove the examples dialog. All example recipes are removed, including any you have edited; your own recipes are untouched and the examples won't come back.
Danger zone: close your account
The Danger zone section reads: "Close your account right now. Your subscription is canceled if you have one, all your sessions end and you lose access immediately. Your data is permanently erased after 30 days."
Click Close my account. The Close your account dialog opens.
In the Type your email to confirm field, type your account email. The confirm button stays disabled until the email matches.
Click Close my account (while it works, "Closing…"). To leave without changes, click Go back.
Closing is immediate: your subscription is canceled if you have one, all your sessions end, and the app takes you back to the sign-in screen. Your data is permanently erased after 30 days; during that window you can write to support if you change your mind.
Closing cannot be undone from the app. If you just want to stop paying but keep your recipes, consider canceling your subscription instead of closing your account: when your subscription ends there's no free plan and you no longer have access to the app, but your data is kept for at least 12 months. Meanwhile, you can download your recipes as a CSV, and if you choose a plan, you'll find everything as you left it.
Messages you may see
| Message | What it means |
|---|---|
| "That email does not match your account." | The email you typed isn't the account's email. |
| "An administrator account cannot be closed by self-service. Write to us and we will do it with verification." | Administrator accounts are closed through support. |
| "Could not complete. Try again or write to support." | Temporary failure; try again or contact support. |