Privacy policy

The short version

pickaru is a watch-party app. We store the minimum needed to run your parties — a display name, your votes, and your watch history — and we never sell your data or use it for advertising. We do use privacy-friendly analytics to see what's working and improve the app, with your consent — see below.

What we store

• Account — your email address (if you sign in by magic link) or an anonymous account id (if you join as a guest), plus a display name and country you choose.
• Party data — parties you host or join, deck filters, your votes, and results. Parties expire and are archived after 30 days.
• Watch history — movies you mark as watched, so we can skip them in future decks. You can un-mark them at any time.
• Push subscriptions — only if you enable notifications on a device; you can disable them in Settings and the subscription is deleted.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to measure how the app is used — pages visited, approximate location, device type — so we can improve it. This data is aggregated and is never used for advertising or sold. In the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, analytics load only after you opt in via the banner. Elsewhere they are on by default and you can opt out at any time. Your choice is stored on your device.

Cookies

We use the session cookies required to keep you signed in. If you allow analytics, Google Analytics sets its own cookies to measure anonymous usage. We use no third-party advertising or marketing cookies.

Where it lives

Data is stored with Supabase (database and authentication, hosted in the EU — Paris region) and the site is served by Vercel. Analytics are processed by Google. Movie titles, posters and metadata come from TMDB; your votes are never sent to TMDB or Google.

Your rights

You can delete parties you host from the app. To have your account and all associated data erased, email support.pickaru@gmail.com and it will be removed within 30 days.