Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 May 2026

PokéBinder is a personal-use iOS app for cataloguing Pokémon Trading Card Game cards. This policy explains what data the app handles and what it doesn't. We've kept it short because the app is built to do most of its work on your device.

What we collect

Nothing personally identifiable. PokéBinder doesn't ask you to create an account, doesn't ask for your email, and doesn't use third-party analytics or advertising SDKs. Your binder lives on your device.

What stays on your device

• The photos you scan or import (stored locally via Apple's SwiftData).
• Card metadata you enter or correct (name, set, condition, notes, etc.).
• Your subscription status and free-trial-scan counter (stored in iOS UserDefaults).
• App preferences and the contents of your binder.

What gets sent to the network

1. Card photos (only when you use cloud Smart Scan with an active subscription or your free-trial scans)

When you tap "Scan card" and a cloud scan runs, the front photo of the card is sent over an encrypted connection to our card-scan service (a Cloudflare Worker we host) and then forwarded to OpenAI's vision model for structured text extraction. The response is returned to your device and your photo is not retained on our servers nor used for AI model training.

If you're using the free on-device Smart Scan (Apple Intelligence / Foundation Models), no photo leaves your device.

2. Public Pokémon data lookups

After a scan, the app queries public APIs to enrich your card record. These services receive the card's printed text (Pokémon name, set, collector number) — never your photo, never anything personal:

• PokéAPI (pokeapi.co) — species data, types, evolution, flavor text.
• Pokémon TCG API (pokemontcg.io) — card database for matching.
• TCGdex (tcgdex.net) — multilingual card data.

3. In-app purchases

Subscription processing is handled entirely by Apple's StoreKit. We see only whether your subscription is active or not — we never see your Apple ID, payment method, or any billing detail.

Camera and photo library

PokéBinder asks for camera access so you can photograph cards, and photo library access so you can import card photos you've already taken. Both prompts are shown by iOS and you can revoke them anytime in Settings → Privacy & Security. We use these permissions only inside the app's scan and photo-capture flows.

Children

PokéBinder is designed to be used by adults catalogueing cards alongside their kids. The app doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Card photos are not shared or transmitted outside the scan flow described above.

Data retention & deletion

Because we don't store your data on a server, deleting the app from your iPhone removes everything — binder entries, card photos, scan counters, and subscription state cache. To cancel a subscription, go to Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions on your device.

Changes to this policy

If we change how PokéBinder handles data, we'll post the revised policy here and update the date above. Material changes (e.g., adding analytics) will be flagged in an in-app notice before they take effect.

Contact

If you have questions, email info@stanmakes.com.