Privacy Policy
Pintly Passport ("we," "our," or "us") is built by KL5 Labs, LLC with a simple privacy promise: your craft-beer journey stays on your iPhone. This policy explains what that means, and the narrow set of cases where data leaves your device.
Short version
- There are no accounts. You don't sign up, sign in, or give us your name.
- Your passport, visits, beers, notes, and photos live on your iPhone in on-device storage (Apple's SwiftData).
- We don't run analytics, telemetry, or ads. We can't see how you use the app.
- A few third-party services receive brewery domain or name queries — never personal data.
What stays on your device
Everything you create in the app is stored locally on your iPhone:
- Your passport and stamps
- Brewery visits, notes, and photos you attach
- Beers you log, your ratings, and your tasting notes
- App preferences and settings
None of this is transmitted to us. We operate no servers that store your passport data.
Location
Location is used only when you actively use the Map or "Nearby" features, and only with your permission (you'll see Apple's standard location prompt). Your location is used to show nearby breweries and compute distances on-device — it is not logged or sent to us.
Third-party services
Pintly Passport queries a small number of external services strictly to enrich brewery information. These requests include brewery domain names or names only — never your personal data, passport, or location history.
- Brandfetch — fetches official brewery logos by domain.
- Clearbit Logo API — fallback for brewery logos when Brandfetch doesn't have one.
- Open Brewery DB — a public, community-maintained brewery directory used for search and discovery.
- Apple MapKit / CoreLocation — used by iOS to render maps, search for breweries, and provide location services. Apple's privacy policy applies to MapKit usage.
These services see only the brewery query (e.g., a domain like "exampletaproom.com" or a search term like "taproom near New Haven"). They do not receive any personal identifier from Pintly Passport.
This website
If you submit your email on pintlypassport.app to be notified about launch, that email is handled by Formspree, which delivers it to us. We only use your email to send you a single launch notification (and nothing else) unless you explicitly opt in to more. You can ask us to delete it anytime.
Analytics and ads
We do not run analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or advertising inside the app. No SDKs. No tracking pixels. No third-party trackers.
Your rights
Because we don't hold your passport data, there's nothing to request from us. Deleting the app removes all your on-device data. For website email submissions, contact us to access or delete your email: privacy@pintlypassport.app.
Age restriction
Pintly Passport is not intended for users under 21 years of age. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 21.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect any material changes.
Contact
Questions? Reach out to privacy@pintlypassport.app.