fatsecret Platform API Attribution Policy

For Developers, Apps, Websites and Devices

Lets you develop innovative diet, nutrition and health solutions when incorporating data into customer facing mobile apps, websites, devices and complementary products and services.

If your Application manually loads Content using the fatsecret Platform API you must add fatsecret attribution. There is a fatsecret Platform Web Badge and formatted HTML text which can be easily included in your Application and Website. To comply with the fatsecret Platform API Terms of Use, you must display a Web Badge or Attribution Snippet in your Application, on your Website and as part of your AppStore / Google Play listing. Failure to comply with usage guidelines may result in termination of your licenses to use the fatsecret Platform API. Attribution is to be provided in 3 places as per the following guidelines:

A)
Inside your Application where Content is provided or displayed. You can satisfy this by adding the fatsecret Attribution Badge or Attribution Snippet to your Application in every place that Content is provided or displayed which explains to your users what drives your Application and also ensures that you comply with the attribution requirements of the fatsecret Platform API Terms of Use.
a)
The fatsecret Web Badge image or Attribution Snippet must be added.
b)
In addition if you require users to log in to your Application there must be fatsecret attribution in at least one place that is accessible without a user logging in.

B)
Your Apple AppStore and Google Play listing by adding the following phrase to your App’s description:

‘Powered by fatsecret nutrition API’ (www.fatsecret.com)

C)
Your app’s Website by adding the fatsecret Web Badge image or Attribution Snippet

Powered by fatsecret Platform API

To add the attribution to your Application or Website, include a link to one of the below provided Web Badge images, or copy the HTML code for insertion into your Application or Website.

Nutrition information provided by fatsecret Platform API

To include this image in your Website or Application, add the following code:

Attribution Snippet

Add the following code into your Application or Website.

<!-- Begin fatsecret Platform API HTML Attribution Snippet -->
<a href="https://platform.fatsecret.com">Powered by fatsecret Platform API</a>
<!-- End fatsecret Platform API HTML Attribution Snippet -->

This code results in a link like this:

You must not modify the HTML of the Attribution snippet in any way.