Privacy Policy

Here is the heart of it, in plain language:

• Your photos are analyzed on your device. Finding faces, grouping people, recognizing places, and choosing layouts all happen on your iPhone. That analysis is never uploaded to us.
• Only the photos you choose ever leave your phone. When you order a book, the specific photos in it are sent securely so our print partner can produce it. Nothing else is uploaded.
• We never sell your data, and never train AI on your photos. We do not sell your photos or personal information, and we do not use your photos to train AI models.
• You stay in control. You can give Tidbit access to all of your photos or just a few, and you can delete your account and its data whenever you want.

Photos are the center of Tidbit, so this is the most important section.

When you start a book, iOS asks whether to give Tidbit access to your photo library. You can grant access to your full library or pick only selected photos. Tidbit works either way, and if you choose limited access you can add more photos at any time.

Once you grant access, Tidbit looks through your photos to help you build a book. Almost all of this happens on your device, and none of it is uploaded to us:

• Finding and grouping people. Tidbit uses Apple's on-device Vision technology to detect faces and group photos of the same person together, so you can build a book around the people who matter. This face grouping stays on your device.
• Understanding your photos. It reads basic details like the date a photo was taken, the location saved in the photo if there is one, and simple scene information, to suggest which photos belong together and which to feature.
• Designing the book. It arranges your chosen photos into layouts and previews, all rendered on your device.

The only time photo content leaves your phone is when you place an order. At that point, the specific photos you selected are combined into a single print-ready file on your device and uploaded over a secure, private link so our print partner can produce and ship your physical book. We keep that file only as long as we need it to fulfill and support your order.

We do not sell your photos, we do not use your photos to train AI models, and we do not upload the rest of your library. Only the photos in a book you actually order are sent for printing.

If you choose to save a finished book or organized memory back to your photo library, iOS will ask for permission to add to your library, and Tidbit only adds the items you ask it to.

Some books let you add a short spoken story to a page. If you record one, the audio is captured on your device. If you ask Tidbit to turn it into written text, the recording is sent securely to our transcription service and converted into a transcript you can edit.

We use voice recordings and their transcripts only to create the story text for your book, and you can delete a recording or its text at any time.

Tidbit does not track your live location and does not use background location. The only location it uses comes from the photos you already took, when your camera saved where a photo was shot.

To turn those coordinates into friendly place names like a city or region for your book, Tidbit uses Apple's on-device location naming whenever possible. If that is temporarily unavailable, it may look up a place name through a secure service using only the coordinates, never your photos.

To save your books and use them across sessions and devices, Tidbit lets you create an account with your email address. We use it to sign you in, send you order updates, and provide support. You can add a name if you would like it used in the app or printed in a book.

When you order a book, we collect what we need to make and deliver it: your order contents, shipping name and address, and contact details.

Payments are handled by our payment provider, Stripe. Your full card number is entered with Stripe and is never seen or stored by Tidbit. We receive only what we need to confirm the payment and support your order.

To deliver your book, we share your shipping details and the print file with the production and shipping partner who makes and sends it.

Tidbit can suggest captions, titles, and short stories to go with your photos. To do this, it sends text descriptions derived from your photos, such as the date, place, and scene, along with any voice story you chose to transcribe, to our AI service provider, which drafts suggested wording.

It does not send your actual photos to generate this text. The suggestions are a starting point that you review and edit before ordering, and they are not used to train public AI models.

To fix bugs and understand which features genuinely help, we collect basic, privacy-minded usage analytics through our analytics provider, PostHog. This includes things like which screens you visit and whether a step succeeded or failed, along with general device and app version information.

This data is linked to your account so we can support you, and it never includes the content of your photos. You can opt out of analytics, and we honor your device privacy settings.

If you allow notifications, we use our messaging provider, OneSignal, to send order updates such as when your book ships, and, if you opt in, occasional product news. You can turn notifications off at any time in iOS Settings.

We use the information described above to:

• Provide the app and let you design, preview, and save books.
• Make, print, and deliver the books you order, and handle reprints or returns.
• Process payments and prevent fraud.
• Provide support and send order and account updates.
• Keep Tidbit secure and reliable, and improve how it works.
• Meet legal, tax, and accounting obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We share only what is needed, and only with partners who help us run Tidbit and are required to protect your information and use it solely for the services they provide to us. These include:

• Printing and shipping. Our production partner receives your print file and shipping details to make and deliver your book.
• Payments (Stripe). Processes your payment securely.
• Cloud, accounts, and storage (Supabase). Hosts your account and securely stores order files.
• Analytics (PostHog). Helps us understand usage and fix problems.
• Notifications (OneSignal). Delivers order updates and optional product news.
• Email (Resend). Sends order confirmations and account emails.
• AI text suggestions. Drafts captions and stories from photo-derived text, not your photos.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the rights, safety, and property of our users and of Tidbit. If Tidbit is ever part of a merger or acquisition, we will continue to protect your information and tell you about any change.

We keep your account information for as long as your account is active. We keep order details and print files only as long as we need them to fulfill and support your order and to meet legal and tax requirements, after which they are deleted.

Information that lives on your device, such as your trips, the people groupings, and the analysis Tidbit creates, stays on your device. It is removed when you delete that content or remove the app.

You are in control of your information:

• Choose how much photo access to give. Grant access to your full library or only selected photos, and change it any time in iOS Settings.
• Revoke permissions. Turn off photo, microphone, location, or notification access in iOS Settings whenever you want.
• Access and correct your data. View and update your account details in the app, or email us for help.
• Delete your account. You can delete your account and its associated data from within the app, or by emailing us, and we will remove it.
• Opt out of analytics and marketing. Turn off analytics and unsubscribe from product emails at any time. We may still send essential order and account messages.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or port it, or to object to certain processing. We extend these choices to all of our users and do not sell personal information. Email us and we will help you exercise your rights.

Tidbit is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with information, email us and we will delete it.

We protect your information with encryption in transit, secure and time-limited upload links for print files, encrypted storage, and access controls that limit who can see your data. No service can promise perfect security, but we work hard to keep your information safe and to use as little of it as possible.

Tidbit is operated from the United States, and the partners who help us run it may process and store information in the United States and other countries. Wherever your information is handled, we take steps to protect it as described in this policy.

We may update this policy as Tidbit grows or as laws change. When we do, we will revise the date at the top, and for meaningful changes we will let you know in the app or by email before they take effect.

Tidbit operates the app and is responsible for the information described here. If you have any question or request about your privacy, email us at support@tidbitbooks.com and a real person will get back to you.