Privacy Policy
This policy explains how Tristan James Lerias (“we,” “us,” “our”) handles your information in the Stow app (the “App”).
Summary
Stow works mainly offline. Your pantry, grocery, recipe, purchase, and photo data stays on your device. There are no accounts, no ads, and we never sell or rent your information. A few optional features connect to outside services, described below. Analytics are off unless you turn them on, and never include your pantry contents.
What stays on your device
The App stores this on your device only:
- Pantry items, quantities, expiry dates, notes, and barcodes;
- Grocery lists, stores, budgets, prices, and purchase history;
- Recipes, cooking history, categories, units, and preferences;
- Product and store photos you add;
- Notification and app settings;
- Your local purchase (Pro) status cache.
We do not upload this to any server. It stays on your device until you export or share it, use a feature that needs an outside service, reset the App, or delete it.
Camera, photos, and scanning
With your permission, the App uses the camera to scan barcodes and shelf tags and to take product photos, or you can pick a photo from your library. Images and shelf-tag text are read on your device. We do not record video or send your camera images to us.
When you scan a barcode, only the barcode number goes to Open Food Facts (and its related Open Products and Open Pet Food Facts databases) to look up public product details. As with any web request, that also shares your IP address and app user-agent.
Microphone and voice entry
If you use voice entry, the App uses the microphone and your device’s speech recognition to turn speech into text. Depending on your device and settings, this happens on your device or is sent to Apple, Google, or another speech provider. We never receive or store your audio.
Notifications
If you enable them, the App shows local reminders for expiring or low-stock items, built from data on your device. We do not send marketing push notifications.
Analytics
Analytics are off by default. If you turn them on in settings, the App uses PostHog to record a small set of pseudonymous usage events (for example, which screens you use and whether an action succeeded), plus a pseudonymous install ID and basic technical context (app version, platform). We do not use autocapture, session replay, advertising identifiers, or cross-app tracking, and analytics never include your pantry, grocery, recipe, price, photo, or other content. You can turn analytics off again at any time.
Purchases
The App uses RevenueCat to offer and manage optional subscriptions. RevenueCat and the app store may process an anonymous app-user ID, your purchase and subscription details, entitlement status, and basic app and device information. Payments go through the Apple App Store or Google Play; we never see your full card details.
App updates
The App checks Expo’s update service for app updates. Expo and your internet provider may process basic request information (IP address, app version, platform, and device or install details) needed to deliver and secure it.
Exporting and sharing
You can export your data as a JSON backup or share a receipt image. When you use the system share sheet, the data goes only to the destination you pick, which then handles it under its own privacy terms. Temporary export files are deleted after sharing.
Other services we use
Optional features may involve:
- Open Food Facts and related Open Facts databases, for barcode lookups;
- RevenueCat, for purchases;
- PostHog, for opt-in analytics;
- Expo, for app updates;
- Apple and Google, for app distribution, payments, and speech recognition.
Each handles data under its own privacy policy. We use them only for the purposes above.
Keeping and deleting data
Your data stays on your device until you delete individual records or use Settings → Reset app data. Deleting an item also removes its photo. To remove everything, clear the App’s storage in your device settings or delete the App. Files you exported stay wherever you saved them.
Data held by an outside service is kept under that service’s own policy. To ask about it or make a request, email privacy@stowpantry.com; we may need details from your device or purchase record to find the right anonymous record.
Security
We limit data handling to what the App needs and rely on your operating system to protect on-device data. Network requests use HTTPS. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children
Stow is for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and is not intended for use by children without a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect children’s personal information. If you believe a child provided information through a service the App uses, contact us and we will look into it.
Your rights
Because your data lives on your device, you control most of it directly: view, edit, export, and delete it in the App. Depending on where you live (for example, the EEA, UK, or California), you may also have rights to access, correct, delete, export, or object to how your personal information is used, and to not be treated differently for using those rights. We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context advertising. To make a request, email privacy@stowpantry.com.
Changes
We may update this policy as the App changes, and will update the “Last updated” date above. We may also note significant changes in the App or on the store listing.
Contact
Questions or requests? Email privacy@stowpantry.com.