Privacy Policy

Saint Match (“we,” “our,” “us”) explains here how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the Saint Match application (“the App”) and this website. Using the App means you agree to this policy. The App is available for iOS and Android.

1. Information We Collect

Automatically collected

• Anonymous user ID created by Supabase Auth on first open
• Device type and operating system
• App usage needed to run the product (challenge completions, streak data, saint matches, novena progress, subscription status)
• Crash and performance information when available

You may choose to provide

• Email address, only if you link an account for sync
• Custom mood text, novena intentions, and reflections

Payment

Purchases go through the Apple App Store on iOS and Google Play Billing on Android. RevenueCat is our entitlement layer. We receive subscription status (for example, free or Pro, monthly or yearly). We do not receive your card number, billing address, Apple ID password, or Google account password.

We do not collect

We do not ask for your legal name, phone number, contacts, photos, or precise location as a condition of using the App.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To match you with a saint, offer one practice, track streaks, and generate optional AI-composed novena prayers
• To send your mood or intention to our server so Anthropic Claude can produce a match or an AI-composed prayer — not to advertise to you
• To sync across devices if you link email
• To enforce usage limits and honor Pro entitlements
• To send reminders you have allowed (daily reminder and streak or novena notices)
• To keep the App working and fix bugs

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your personal reflections to train AI models.

3. Traditional Published Prayers

Traditional novenas (labeled in the App as “Verified published prayer” with an Original source link) are local catalog text bundled with the App, reproduced word for word from published church sources such as EWTN and the USCCB. Praying a traditional novena does not send any text to Anthropic Claude. Only your progress (which day you are on, and whether you finished) is stored like any other App usage data.

Your mood text, intentions, and related saint context are sent to Claude only when you use the AI path: a saint match, or an AI-composed novena. The two paths are separate.

4. Data Storage and Security

• Local data lives on your device (AsyncStorage; the operating system encrypts the device at rest when you use a passcode).
• Cloud data, if you sync, lives in Supabase (PostgreSQL on AWS) with row-level security so you can only read your own rows.
• Traffic uses HTTPS/TLS. Claude API keys stay on the server (Supabase Edge Functions) and are not shipped in the App.
• No system is perfectly secure. We use ordinary, industry-standard care.

5. Third-Party Services

These processors help us run the App. Each has its own policy:

• Supabase — auth, database, edge functions. supabase.com/privacy
• Anthropic / Claude — saint matching and optional AI-composed prayer generation. Your mood text, intention, and related saint context may be sent for that request. anthropic.com/privacy
• RevenueCat — subscription status and entitlements. revenuecat.com/privacy
• Apple — App Store distribution and payment on iOS. apple.com/privacy
• Google — Google Play distribution and Google Play Billing on Android. policies.google.com/privacy
• Expo — app framework, updates, and local notifications. expo.dev/privacy

The App does not show third-party advertising.

6. Cookies and Tracking

The mobile App does not use browser cookies. This marketing website is static HTML and does not set advertising cookies. We do not run a third-party analytics pixel on these pages. If we later add a strictly necessary cookie, we will say so here.

Push notifications use Expo Notifications with your permission and can be turned off in system settings.

7. Your Privacy Rights

• Access / export — Settings → Export My Data (JSON)
• Delete — Settings → Delete Account (device and our servers). See Delete your account.
• Skip cloud sync — do not link an email; the App can work from local storage
• Notifications — device settings

If you live in California, the EU/UK, or another place with extra privacy rights, email support@saintmatch.app and we will handle access, deletion, or correction requests we are required to honor.

8. Data Retention

We keep account data while the account exists. After you delete the account, we remove personal data from our servers within 30 days, except where we must keep a record (for example, a fraud or legal hold). Cached AI match responses on our side expire on a short TTL (about 6 hours). Anonymous accounts with no activity for 12 months may be removed.

9. Children’s Privacy

Saint Match is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has given us personal information, write to support@saintmatch.app and we will delete it.

10. International Data Transfers

Servers we use are in the United States. If you use the App from another country, your data may be processed in the United States. We rely on our processors’ contractual safeguards for those transfers.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. The “Last updated” date will change. Material changes will be noted in the App or by email if you have linked one. Continued use after posting is acceptance.

12. Contact

Privacy questions: support@saintmatch.app or cguido85@icloud.com. We aim to reply within 30 days.