Halal.cx Policies
The principles, limits and responsibilities that govern how Halal.cx produces preliminary halal assessments.
1. What Halal.cx is
Halal.cx is a preliminary halal ingredient-screening tool. A user points a phone or computer camera at a product barcode or ingredient label; the app reads the text, matches it against our ingredient database, and returns a preliminary assessment. The result is a starting point for the user's own research — not a substitute for recognised certification.
2. Our verification principle
Halal.cx applies a strict evidence rule across the whole platform:
- Certified Halal requires independently verified recognised certification. A product is only labelled “certified” when a recognised halal certification body's certificate is on file, with issuer, number and validity.
- Ingredient screening is not certification. A "no clearly prohibited ingredients found" result means exactly that — no prohibited ingredient was identified in the available list. It does not mean the product is certified halal, nor that cross-contamination, processing aids, or supply-chain issues have been ruled out.
- Source-dependent ingredients require evidence. Ingredients such as gelatine, emulsifiers (E471, E472), mono- and diglycerides, rennet, L-cysteine and certain flavourings can be plant-, microbial- or animal-derived. Their halal status depends on origin and process, not on the ingredient name alone.
- Uncertainty is reported honestly. When the database does not hold enough reliable information, the result says so. Halal.cx never guesses in the direction of “halal” or “haram”.
3. Types of result
- Certified halal — a recognised certificate is on file and current.
- Ingredient-reviewed — the ingredient list has been screened against our database. Not certified.
- Seller-declared — the seller has declared halal status. Not independently verified.
- Preliminary AI assessment — an AI-generated opinion, clearly labelled as preliminary, and never a substitute for certification.
- Insufficient information — not enough reliable source data to make an assessment.
4. AI use
Halal.cx uses AI assistance to interpret ingredient lists and to help identify source-dependent items. AI output is preliminary. It is cached for a limited period, labelled with the model that produced it, and always overridable by human verification. We do not use AI output to declare a product certified halal.
5. Data and privacy
- We collect the minimum data needed to run the service: account credentials, scan history, and usage counters for fair-use limits.
- We do not sell personal data.
- Product barcodes and public ingredient lists may be aggregated (without personal identifiers) to improve the ingredient database and to report halal interest trends.
- Passwords are never stored in plain text. Recovery links are single-use and time-limited.
6. Marketplace conduct
- Sellers must not claim certified halal status unless they can produce a current certificate from a recognised body.
- Agents verify listings and commissions but do not act as certification bodies.
- Funds held in escrow are governed by the marketplace's published terms at the point of sale.
7. Limitation of liability
Halal.cx provides preliminary screening information. It does not certify products. Users remain responsible for their own consumption decisions and for verifying the current certification status of any product they intend to consume. Halal.cx is not liable for decisions made in reliance on a preliminary assessment.
8. Changes to these policies
These policies may be updated as the platform evolves. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a revised date. Continued use of Halal.cx after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact
Questions about these policies, or reports of a product claimed as certified without evidence, can be sent through the contact details published on the main Halal.cx site.