Privacy Policy

Chip Chaser · Effective November 9, 2026

Chip Chaser doesn't collect, sell, or share personal data. There are no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking, and no third-party code that collects data.

Your collection

The chips you mark, your notes, and stores you add are saved on your iPhone. If you're signed in to iCloud, they're also saved in the private iCloud database of your own Apple ID so they sync across your devices. That data is stored by Apple under your account; the developer can't see or access it. Apple's handling of iCloud data is covered by Apple's privacy policy.

Camera and chip photos

If you take or pick a photo of your chips, the app reads the dealer's name off them right on your iPhone, using Apple's on-device text recognition. The photo is never uploaded. Each chip's photo is saved on your iPhone, in the app's own storage, so you can see your collection; it's included in your iPhone's own iCloud Backup like other app data. The developer can't see your photos, and nobody else can either. Choosing from your library only gives the app the photos you pick. You can remove a chip's photo in the app, and turn off camera access any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera.

Location

If you allow it, the app uses your location only on your device, to sort dealers by distance, center the map near you, and suggest the store you're at when you photograph a new chip. A photo you pick from your library may carry the place it was taken; the app uses that the same way, on your device. Your location is never stored or sent anywhere. You can turn it off any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services.

Dealer list updates

About once a day the app downloads the current list of dealer locations, a public file from the project's GitHub page, so new stores and changed hours show up between app updates. It's a plain download: nothing about you or your collection is sent with it. Like any download, GitHub's servers see the request's IP address; the developer doesn't.

Backups and sharing

When you export a backup (which includes your chip photos) or share your missing or extras list, the app creates a file or text and hands it to the destination you pick (Files, AirDrop, Messages, and so on). Nothing is sent unless you choose to.

Links to other apps

Tapping a dealer's website, phone number, or directions opens Safari, Phone, or Maps. Those are governed by their own privacy policies.

Children

Chip Chaser doesn't knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue on the project's GitHub page.