Privacy Policy

• Account data: email, display name, and optional profile photo.
• Location: coarse device location (with your permission) used to show distance to nearby posts. We never publish your exact coordinates to other users.
• Content you post: garden beds, journal entries, photos, marketplace listings, messages.
• Waitlist signups: email and optional ZIP code, used only to admit you and tell you when Grove opens up in your area.
• Diagnostics: anonymous crash and performance data so we can fix bugs.

To run the app: deliver your feed, sync your garden across devices, route messages, and operate the marketplace. We do not sell your data. We do not run third-party ads.

Other users see your display name, posts, and approximate distance from them (e.g. "0.4 mi away"). They never see your email, exact location, or address.

Account data and content are stored with Supabase, our backend provider. Email delivery is handled by Resend. Both are bound by data-processing agreements.

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Supabase — database and authentication. Stores account data and content.
• Resend — transactional email (confirmations, notifications). Receives your email address.
• Apple — if you sign in with Apple, Apple processes your authentication. We receive only the identifier Apple provides.

We do not currently integrate a payment processor. If that changes, this policy will be updated before any payment features go live.

We keep your account data and content for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your content is removed within 30 days. Anonymised crash and diagnostic data may be retained for up to 12 months for stability analysis. Waitlist signups are deleted once you've been admitted or the waitlist closes.

The Grove app does not use tracking cookies. Our website (grovegarden.app) is hosted on Vercel, which may log standard server-side request data (IP address, user agent, referrer) for security and abuse-prevention purposes. We do not run client-side analytics scripts or advertising trackers on this site.

You can edit your profile, delete posts, or delete your account at any time from in-app Settings. Deleting your account removes your content within 30 days. Email contact@grovegarden.app or visit our contact page with any questions, privacy requests, or to request a copy of your data.

Grove is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has signed up, contact us and we'll remove the account.

We'll post any changes here and, for material updates, notify you in-app or by email.