Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to all Pickle Apps products, including Pickle Baby and Pickle Shop (together, “the apps”), operated by Pickle Apps (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you have any questions, contact us at hello@pickleapp.uk.
1. Who we are
Pickle Apps is an independent software developer based in the United Kingdom. We are the data controller for personal data collected through our apps.
2. What data we collect
Account data
- Email address (used to create and authenticate your account)
- Family name (used to group caregivers)
Pickle Baby
- Baby profile: name and date of birth
- Daily logs: feeds, nappies, sleep sessions, tummy time, weight measurements, vitamin D doses
- Milestones: title, date, notes, and an optional photo you choose to upload
Pickle Shop
- Household name
- Pantry items and shopping list entries you create
Technical data
- We do not collect device identifiers, location data, or advertising IDs.
- Our infrastructure provider (Supabase) may log standard server access logs (IP address, timestamp, request path) for security and debugging. These are not used for profiling.
3. How we use your data
- To provide the apps — storing and syncing your logs across caregivers and devices.
- To support you — if you contact us, we use your email to respond.
- To improve the apps — we may review anonymised, aggregated usage patterns (e.g. most-used features) to guide development. This does not involve identifying individual users.
Our legal basis under UK GDPR is legitimate interests (providing the service you signed up for) and, where applicable, your consent (e.g. uploading photos of children).
4. Photos of children
Milestone photos are stored in a private, access-controlled storage bucket. They are never publicly accessible. Only members of your family (people who joined using your invite code) can access your photos. Photos are served via short-lived signed URLs that expire after one hour.
We strongly recommend only uploading photos you are comfortable storing digitally. You can delete any photo at any time from within the app.
5. Data sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We use the following sub-processors to operate the service:
- Supabase Inc. — database, authentication, and file storage (servers located in EU/UK regions)
These providers are contractually bound to process your data only as instructed by us and in accordance with GDPR.
6. Data retention
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you would like your data deleted, email us at hello@pickleapp.uk and we will delete your account and all associated data within 30 days.
You can also export all your data at any time from the Settings screen in Pickle Baby.
7. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you (use the “Download my data” button in Settings, or email us)
- Rectification — correct inaccurate data (you can edit most data directly in the apps)
- Erasure — request deletion of your data
- Restriction — ask us to stop processing your data in certain circumstances
- Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format (JSON export available in Settings)
- Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
To exercise any of these rights, email hello@pickleapp.uk.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
8. Security
All data is transmitted over HTTPS. Data at rest is encrypted by our infrastructure provider. Access to your family’s data is restricted by row-level security policies — no other user can read your records.
9. Children’s privacy
Pickle Baby is designed for use by parents and caregivers, not by children themselves. We do not knowingly collect data directly from children. Baby profile data (name, date of birth, health logs) is entered by adults and is covered by this policy.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or an in-app notice. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision.