Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 November 2026

DewLeaf helps you remember to care for your plants. We collect as little as possible, we never sell your data, and there are no ads or trackers in the app.

Who is responsible

DewLeaf is made by Anastasiia Sokolinska, a private individual, who is the "data controller" for the personal data described here.

Contact for anything about privacy: dewleafapp@gmail.com

What stays on your phone

You can use DewLeaf without an account. In that case your plants, care history, reminder time and settings are stored only on your phone. We cannot see them. Reminders are scheduled by your iPhone itself; no data is sent to us for them.

What we collect, and why

If you create an account (optional):

• Your email address, the name you enter and a password. The password is stored only as a secure, scrambled code by our provider, Google Firebase; nobody can read it.
• A backup of your plants: the plant types, nicknames, rooms, light, care schedules and when you last watered, fertilized or misted them.

We use this only to let you sign in and to restore your plants on a new phone. Legal basis: providing the service you asked for (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).

If you send us a message (Contact us):

• Your message, the topic you picked, and your email address only if you choose to give it.
• The app version and language, so we can understand problems.
• If you are signed in, a random account ID that links the message to your account.

We use this to read and reply to your message and to improve DewLeaf. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in supporting users and improving the app (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).

We do not collect: your location, contacts, photos, advertising identifiers, or any analytics or tracking data.

Who processes the data

Accounts, backups and messages are stored with Google Firebase (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC), which processes the data on our behalf under the Google Cloud data processing terms. The plant backup is stored in Google data centres in Europe. Sign-in data may be processed in the United States; such transfers are covered by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

We do not share your data with anyone else and we never sell it.

How long we keep it

• Account and plant backup: until you delete your account.
• Messages you send us: up to 24 months, then deleted. You can ask us to delete them sooner.
• Data on your phone: until you delete the app or the plants.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct, export or delete your personal data, or object to how we use it. Email dewleafapp@gmail.com and we will answer within 30 days.

You can delete your account at any time in the app: Settings › Delete account. This deletes your account and your plant backup straight away. Plants on your phone stay on your phone.

If you think we handle your data wrongly, you can complain to the data protection authority in the country where you live.

Children

DewLeaf is not aimed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.

Security

Your backup can only be read by your own account. Data is sent encrypted (HTTPS), and the plant file on your phone is protected by iOS encryption.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top and, for important changes, tell you in the app.