This policy covers the Crochet Counter: Knit Rows app for iPhone and Android and this website. It explains what the app collects, why, and who else sees it.
The short version: there are no accounts and no ads. Your projects, counters and imported patterns stay on your phone. The app sends anonymous usage events so we can see which features get used and where it breaks. Purchases go through Apple or Google, and RevenueCat checks them for us. We don't use your advertising ID and we don't sell data.
Who we are
Crochet Counter is made and run by Deepanshu Udhwani, an independent developer based in India ("we", "us"). Contact: deepanshu1422+crochet@gmail.com.
What stays on your phone
The app keeps these only in storage on your device. We never receive them:
- your projects, project names, notes and counter values
- PDFs and photos you import, and where your highlighter sits on them
- settings such as US or UK terms, theme and sound
- copies of the free and Pro patterns
When you import a PDF or a photo, the app copies it into its own storage on your phone. Nothing is uploaded. If you pick a photo, the app only gets the photo you chose, not your whole library. Deleting the app deletes all of this, so export a backup first if you want to keep it.
Backups
A backup is a single file the app creates when you tap export. You decide where it goes, for example Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive or an email to yourself. We don't receive a copy. Whoever holds that file can read your projects, so keep it somewhere you trust.
Anonymous usage events (PostHog and our server)
To learn which features people use and where the app breaks, it sends small events such as "app opened", "project created", "counter tapped", "pattern imported", "paywall shown" or "purchase completed". Each event has a name, a time, a few numbers or short labels, your platform, app version and an anonymous ID. Event labels never include your project names, notes or pattern contents.
The anonymous ID is a random string created by RevenueCat for your install (see below). It isn't linked to your name, email or phone number. You can see it in the app at Settings > Your anonymous ID.
Events go to PostHog (hosted in the United States) and to our own server. PostHog also receives standard device details (model, OS version, language) and your IP address, which it can use to estimate your country and city. We use events only to improve the app and keep them for up to 18 months.
Purchases (RevenueCat, Apple, Google)
Pro is sold through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Apple or Google take your payment and we never see your card. We use RevenueCat to check what you have bought. RevenueCat receives your anonymous ID, purchase receipts and basic transaction details (product, price, currency, store, country) and sends us a copy of those details so we can count sales.
Patterns and app updates
The app downloads small files from our server, such as new patterns and app settings. Our server (hosted by Railway) keeps standard request logs, including IP address and time, for a short period for security.
What we don't do
- No ads and no ad networks in the app.
- We don't read your advertising ID (IDFA or Android advertising ID) and the app never shows Apple's tracking prompt, because it doesn't track you.
- No accounts, logins, email addresses or phone numbers.
- No access to your contacts, microphone or location.
- We don't sell or share your personal data with advertisers.
Children
Crochet Counter is a general audience app and is fine for any age, but it isn't directed at children. Purchases need an adult or the permission of a parent or guardian, and the stores add their own family controls. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. The usage events above are anonymous, and if a parent wants them deleted, email us the anonymous ID and we will remove them.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, India's DPDP Act or US state privacy laws), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data about you, or to object to some uses. Because there are no accounts, we find your data by your anonymous ID. Email deepanshu1422+crochet@gmail.com with that ID. See how to delete your data.
Where data is processed
Our server, PostHog and RevenueCat may process data in the United States and other countries. Where required, these providers use standard contractual protections for international transfers.
This website
This website has no cookies, analytics or tracking scripts. Fonts load from Google Fonts, which receives your IP address when a page loads. Our host keeps standard server logs for a short time.
Changes
If we change how the app handles data, we will update this page and the date at the top.