Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 10, 2026
StitchMate ("we", "us") makes the StitchMate app for iOS and Android. This policy explains what data we process and why. We do not sell your data and we do not track you across other apps or websites.
1. Data stored only on your device
Without an account, all of your projects, counters, patterns, yarn stash, lesson progress and settings stay on your device. We cannot see them.
2. Data we process when you sign in
- Account data: an identifier from Sign in with Apple or Google, and your email address if the provider shares it. With Apple you can hide your email.
- Synced content (Premium): your projects, counters, patterns and their files, yarn stash, lesson progress and settings, so they are available on all your devices.
- Subscription status: whether you have an active subscription, the product and its expiry date.
3. Purposes and legal bases (GDPR)
- Providing the service and sync — performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)).
- Handling purchases — performance of a contract.
- Security, abuse prevention and backups — legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).
- Optional analytics, only if you opt in — consent (Art. 6(1)(a)).
4. Service providers
- Apple and Google — sign-in and in-app purchases.
- RevenueCat, Inc. — subscription management. Receives an anonymous app user ID and purchase receipts.
- Cloudflare, Inc. (R2) — encrypted storage of synced files (pattern PDFs and photos).
- Our server hosting provider, where the database runs.
Some providers are located in the United States. Transfers are covered by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
5. Retention
We keep your account data until you delete your account. When you delete your account in the app (Settings → Delete account), we delete your account, synced data and files immediately; backups are overwritten within 14 days.
6. Your rights
You can access, export (Settings → Export my data), correct and delete your data, object to processing, and lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. To exercise any right, email support@stitchmate.app.
7. Children
StitchMate is not directed to children under 13 (under 16 in the EEA), and we do not knowingly collect their data.
8. Security
All traffic uses HTTPS. Access to your data on the server is limited to your account.
9. Changes
We will post changes on this page and update the date above.