Privacy Policy

How PinCove handles your data

Last updated October 13, 2026

PinCove is made by Throttle Mountain LLC. PinCove has no accounts, no ads and no tracking. It doesn't know your name or email. Instead, it gives your device a random ID so our server can tell app installs apart.

What stays with you

  • Your collection, wishlist and pinboards are saved in your own iCloud storage, so they follow you between devices. We can't see them.
  • Your profile name and photo stay on your device.
  • Your location (if you allow it) is only used on your device, to show nearby stores.

What our server receives

  • Your device's random ID, and when the app was last used.
  • Usage stats tied to that ID: app opens and app version, pins you scan (and the park or store you picked), pins you mark as owned or favorite, and how long you use the app. We use them to improve PinCove.
  • Pin availability reports: when you report a pin at a store, we store the pin, the store and the time, so other collectors can see what's in stock.
  • Feedback you send from the app: your message, your device model and iOS and app versions, and your email if you add it so we can reply.
  • Your IP address and basic request details, kept briefly in our server logs and used to stop abuse.

AI pin scanning

When you scan a pin with the camera, a cropped photo of the pin is sent to our server and to OpenAI to identify it. Under OpenAI's API policies, it doesn't use these photos to train its models. Photos you submit for a pin can become that pin's picture in PinCove's shared pin catalog, which every PinCove user can see. Only scan the pin, not people.

Who else handles data

  • Cloudflare hosts our server and stores this data.
  • OpenAI identifies pins from scan photos.
  • Resend delivers your feedback to us by email.
  • Apple handles iCloud, maps and PinCove+ subscriptions. We never see your payment details.

We don't sell or share personal information, and we don't use it for advertising.

Download and crash stats

Apple gives us download numbers, plus usage and crash statistics from people who chose to share them with app developers. We only see totals and anonymous crash reports.

Age

PinCove is for people 13 and older. We don't knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you think a child has sent us something, email us and we'll delete it.

Your choices

  • Turn off location or camera access any time in Settings. Deleting PinCove removes what's on your device. Manage its iCloud data in Settings → your name → iCloud.
  • Depending on where you live, you can ask what we hold about you, or ask us to delete it. Because PinCove doesn't know who you are, email us and we'll help you find your data.
  • There's no cross-site tracking, so there's nothing for Do Not Track to stop.

Changes and contact

If what PinCove collects changes, we'll update this page before that ships. Questions: support@pincoveapp.com.