Privacy Policy

Effective date: 1 June 2025 · FT Studios

What we collect

ShelfScout does not collect or store any personally identifiable information on our servers. All data stays on your device in local storage (SwiftData).

BoardGameGeek username — stored locally on your device only, used to fetch your collection from the BGG public API.
Collection data — games, ratings, and wishlist items fetched from BGG are stored locally on your device.
AI requests — when you use AI features, anonymised taste-profile and collection data is sent to our proxy server to generate a response. This data is not logged or retained beyond the duration of the request.

What we don't collect

No account registration or email address is required.
No analytics SDKs or third-party tracking.
No advertising identifiers.
No crash reporting beyond what Apple's standard TestFlight/App Store pipeline provides.

Third-party services

BoardGameGeek — game data is fetched from the BGG XML API. See BGG's privacy policy.
Anthropic Claude API — AI responses are powered by Anthropic's Claude. Requests pass through our proxy and are subject to Anthropic's privacy policy.
Apple StoreKit — subscription purchases are processed entirely by Apple. We receive only a confirmation token.

Data retention

All your data lives on your device. Deleting the app removes everything. We hold no copy server-side.

Children

ShelfScout is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Contact

Questions? Email apps.ftstudios@gmail.com.