privacy

kindling is made by jan rebolledo. this page is the whole policy: what the app uses, why, and who else sees it. we don’t sell your data, we don’t run ads, and we don’t want your screenshots sitting on our servers.

screenshots

when you scan screenshots, kindling reads the text on your iphone. the photos stay on your phone. we never upload them.

by default, that text is sent to OpenAI’s API so it can find places and events, and pull out details like tips. you can instead choose “on this iphone” in settings to use apple’s foundation model without sending the screenshot text to kindling or OpenAI. in that mode, kindling receives only the extracted place or event details needed to look it up and save it. we don’t keep the full screenshot text.

we have not opted in to OpenAI’s optional input and output sharing. kindling does not train models on your data, and OpenAI does not use API inputs or outputs to train or improve its models unless an organization explicitly opts in. cloud mode still sends screenshot text and extracted place or event details to OpenAI so it can provide the feature. OpenAI describes its API data controls in its API data documentation.

photo identifiers

to show your original screenshot next to a saved place, we store an id for that photo on your account — the id your phone uses, not the image. that’s the only reason we keep it.

account

you sign in with apple. we store your name, the email apple shares (if any), and a username so you can use the app, plus a couple of preferences like how you like to get directions. account data lives in supabase.

saved places

places you save — a title, description, category, event details, a photo, and a Google Places identifier — live with your account. kindling retrieves current place details such as the address, hours, venue name, photos, and route estimates from Google when needed. that’s your list, not a copy of your screenshots.

location

if you allow it, kindling uses your location on your phone to request a route estimate from Google Routes through kindling’s API. we don’t store your live location.

you can turn off photo or location access anytime in ios settings → kindling.

sharing

if you share an idea from the app, we publish its name, description, optional media, and highlights at a public link. your screenshot is not included.

who else sees data

apple (sign in and on-device foundation models), supabase (account and saved places), OpenAI (cloud-mode inputs and AI responses), google (Places and Routes), and cloudflare (hosts the app). supabase, OpenAI, google, and cloudflare are required under their terms to protect this data. we keep logs for up to 7 days to debug the app. they don’t contain screenshot images or the full screenshot text — just technical info like error messages, and sometimes venue names. we don’t use analytics or ad trackers.

deletion

you can delete your account from the app at any time, or email us and we’ll do it. that wipes everything tied to you.

kids

kindling isn’t for anyone under 18, and we don’t knowingly collect their data.

changes

if this policy changes, we’ll update this page with a new date.

contact

questions: contact@janrebolledo.com