Privacy policy

Fetch It · last updated November 9, 2026

Demo app. Fetch It is a hackathon demo that uses the PayPal sandbox. No real money moves and no real orders are placed with any store.

Fetch It ("we") is an Android app with a shopping assistant called Scout: you show it something you want, it finds where to buy it, and it pays with PayPal only within house rules you set. This page explains what data the app handles and why.

What we collect

Photos and shared links. When you search, the photo (or the image behind a link you share) is sent to our server, held in memory for that search only, and not stored. Your past photos ("Your snaps") stay on your phone.
Account identifier. An anonymous Firebase account ID created when you start. We don't ask for your name, email or password.
PayPal link. When you link PayPal, PayPal gives us a payment token and may share your PayPal shipping address and email. The token is stored on our server where the app itself can't read it. We never see your PayPal password.
Delivery places. Names, addresses and optional phone numbers you save, including addresses of people you send gifts to.
Your settings. House rules (budgets, limits, categories), sizes, and your fetcher's name.
Purchases and activity. What was bought, declined or blocked and why, prices, orders, price watches and saved items.
Device token. A push notification token, so we can send "Needs your OK" and price-drop notifications.
Usage counters. How many searches you run per hour and day, to keep the service from being overused.

How we use it

Only to run the app: identify items, find offers, check your house rules, make sandbox payments, show your activity and orders, and send notifications you asked for. We don't sell your data, show ads, or use it to build advertising profiles.

Who we share it with

Google (Firebase and Gemini): hosting, storage, sign-in, notifications, and identifying items in photos.
Anthropic (Claude): identifying items in photos.
Channel3: product search; receives a crop of the item and an anonymous user ID.
PayPal (sandbox): payments, refunds and shipment tracking, including the delivery address for an order.

Each processes the data only to provide its service to us. Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS).

How long we keep it

Your account data is kept until you delete your account. Photos are not stored on our server. Signing out deletes your snaps from the phone.

Deleting your data

See how to delete your account and data.

Children

Fetch It is meant for adults (18+) and isn't directed at children.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and its date. Questions: rimshadpcs@gmail.com.