# Potluck

> Potluck helps people create a beautiful recipe book with the dishes that matter to their family and friends.

## How it works

The owner creates and names a recipe book, adds a short invitation note, and copies one private contribution link. Anyone with that link can add a recipe from a phone, tablet, or computer without creating an account. The contribution form collects the recipe name, contributor name, category, servings, optional timings, ingredients, method, and an optional personal note.

The owner sees every contribution in a private dashboard, can search or filter the collection, open a cook-friendly book view, delete recipes, replace or disable the private link, export their data, and delete the book or account.

## Privacy and access

Owners sign in with Google or a secure email code. Contributors use only the protected link supplied by the owner. A contributor can see the book title, invitation note, and owner name but cannot browse existing recipes or access the dashboard. Contribution credentials are kept out of query strings, exchanged for hardened cookies, rate-limited, and revocable by the owner.

## Payments

The initial digital product uses a one-time Stripe Checkout payment rather than a subscription. The current price and included features are displayed before checkout. A future printed cookbook is a separate optional product and is not included unless explicitly shown at checkout.

## Data boundaries

Potluck stores account details, recipe-book information, submitted recipes, notification registrations, and the technical and payment records needed to operate and secure the service. Private content is not intended for search indexing, advertising, or public browsing. Optional analytics and advertising measurement cover only the public acquisition funnel and require consent.

## Technology

Potluck uses Firebase Authentication, Firestore, App Check, Cloud Messaging, and App Hosting; Stripe Checkout for one-time payments; and an SMTP provider for passwordless email codes.