Decant — Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 10, 2026
Decant is a wine journal for iOS, made by Landon Rowles. This policy explains what the app stores, where it goes, and what never happens with it. The short version: your tasting notes are yours, we don't know who you are, and nothing is sold or used for advertising.
No account, no identity
Decant has no sign-up, no login, and no profile form. When you first open the app, Firebase Authentication creates an anonymous session — a random identifier with no name, email, phone number, or any other personal detail attached. We cannot identify you from it, and neither can anyone else.
What the app stores
- Tasting notes — the wines you log, your 0–100 ratings, written notes, venue names you type, and timestamps.
- Photos — only the photos you choose to attach to a note, via the system photo picker. The app never accesses your photo library beyond the images you explicitly select.
- Wines you add — if you create a wine that isn't in the built-in catalog, its details (producer, varietal, region) are stored.
This data is saved to Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore for notes and Firebase Storage for photos), associated with your anonymous identifier so it can be backed up. Firebase acts as our data processor; its handling of data is governed by Google's Firebase privacy documentation. Like most internet services, Firebase processes IP addresses transiently to deliver the service.
What the app does not do
- No analytics or behavioral tracking SDKs.
- No advertising, and no advertising identifiers.
- No location collection.
- No access to contacts, calendars, microphone, or camera roll beyond the photos you pick.
- No sale, rental, or sharing of your data with third parties — ever.
Note visibility
Each note has a Public/Private setting. Private notes are visible only within your own app. The public setting exists to support future social features; today, no other user can browse your notes.
Data retention & deletion
Your notes and photos are kept so your journal persists. Because sessions are anonymous, deleting the app from your device orphans the data permanently — nobody can connect it back to you. If you want your data actively deleted from our servers, email rowlesreels@gmail.com from within the app's support flow (or with your approximate first-use date so we can locate the records) and it will be removed.
Age
Decant is about wine and is intended for users of legal drinking age in their country. It is rated 18+ on the App Store and is not directed at children.
Changes to this policy
If Decant's data practices change — for example, if optional accounts or social features launch — this page will be updated and the effective date revised before the change ships.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or deletion requests: rowlesreels@gmail.com