USER'S CONSENT

By downloading, installing and using the Mobile application you (hereinafter also referred to as "User") with your own free will and for your benefit give your written consent to the processing of User's Personal Information for the purposes and under the terms and conditions stipulated by this Policy.

1. General Provisions

1.1. This Policy is an integral part of the End User License Agreement for the Mobile application (hereinafter referred to as the "EULA"). Therefore, when executing the above said EULA by methods defined therein including by downloading, installation and using the Mobile application you fully accept the terms of this Policy.
1.2. Methods of processing of Personal Information include any action (operation) or a combination of actions (operations) with Personal Information including collection, recording, systematization, storage, updating (refreshment, modification), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction in the purposes established by this Policy with/without the use of automated facilities.
1.3. The terms and definitions provided for by the EULA are used herein, as well as other agreements entered into with the User, unless otherwise provided for by this Policy or follows from the merits thereof. In other cases, the terms used in the Policy shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws, the business practice, or scientific doctrine.

2. Personal Information

2.1. When using the Mobile application for its intended purpose, User may provide certain information voluntarily. Appisode does not collect unnecessary personal data and processes only data relevant for functionality.
2.2. Personal Information in this Policy means as follows:
2.2.1. User’s e-mail or account (if User subscribes to newsletters, support, or premium features).
2.2.2. Photos of stitches, patterns, or projects uploaded by User for recognition, fixing, or AI guidance. Such visual works are stored temporarily for processing purposes only.
2.2.3. Project-related metadata (e.g., stitch type, row count, pattern selections) created in the Mobile application.
2.2.4. Data transmitted in a depersonalized form in automatic mode, depending on the settings of the User's software including operating system of User's device (device identifiers, language, time zone, OS version, activity logs).
2.3. User acknowledges and accepts the possibility of using third party software in the Mobile application; as a result, such third parties can receive and transmit the data in a depersonalized form as stipulated in the paragraph 2.2.4 hereof.

The aforementioned third party software may include following analytic and service systems:

• Adjust, that collects and processes data according to privacy policy available at: https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy
  
  

• Facebook SDK, that is software product of Facebook and that collects and processes data according to data use policy available at: https://web.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy
  
  

• Firebase, that is software product of Google and that collects and processes data according to data use policy available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  
  

Such data collected with third party software may include:

• User's device data, including unique identifiers of User's device, its location (country and city), operating system data (type, version, screen resolution);
  
  

• query data (time, source, IP address);
  
  

• anonymized activity about how the Mobile application is used.
  
  

The scope and conditions for collection and use of impersonal data by such software's titleholders are determined directly by its titleholders and governed by documents available at their websites.

2.4. User acknowledges and accepts that Appisode may temporarily collect and store audiovisual or graphic works (photos of stitches, uploaded patterns, generated project visuals) created by User in Mobile application. Such works are not considered Personal Information. User grants Appisode with limited non-exclusive royalty-free right to collect, store and analyze such works for not longer than 7 days and solely for the purposes of improvement and further development of the Mobile application.

3. Legal basis of processing of Personal Information

The legal basis on which Appisode LLC relies for the use of Personal information includes:
3.1. Processing of Personal Information where User has given consent for one or more specific purposes;
3.2. Processing required to provide the core functionality of the Mobile application (e.g. stitch recognition, pattern analysis, AI recommendations).

4. Policy with regard to children

4.1. Appisode does not intentionally collect personal data from children younger than 16, it does not request it and does not allow them to use the Mobile application. If Appisode gets to know that the information was collected from a child under 16, Appisode shall immediately delete such information. If you think we could have obtained any information from a child or about a child under 16, please contact us through e-mail: engin@appisode.ai.

5. Purposes for Personal Information Processing

5.1. Appisode LLC is entitled to use the Personal Information for the following purposes:
5.1.1. To provide AI-powered stitch recognition, project guidance, mistake fixing, and personalized recommendations.
5.1.2. Communication with the User by email for information services, support, or marketing of the Mobile application. User may opt out of such services at any time.
5.1.3. Marketing, statistical and other research based on depersonalized data from analytics systems for the purpose of improvement of the Mobile application.
5.1.4. Targeting of advertising and/or informational materials based on depersonalized data.

6. User's Rights to User's Personal Information

6.1. Subject to specific provisions of applicable law, the User has the right:

• to be informed about the collection and use of his/her personal data.
  
  

• to access his/her personal data and have it corrected if it is wrong or incomplete.
  
  

• to restrict or object to the processing of his/her personal data.
  
  

• to withdraw consent at any time.
  
  

• to request deletion of personal data when it is no longer needed or was unlawfully processed.
  
  

• to receive personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (data portability).
  
  

• not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing where legally applicable.
  6.2. These rights may be exercised by contacting Appisode LLC through the contact details provided below.
  
  

7. Personal Information Storage Retention

7.1. All Personal Information that is collected will be stored only as long as is necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is collected, or as long as is permitted or required by applicable law. Uploaded project visuals (e.g. stitch photos, pattern scans) are automatically deleted within 7 days of processing unless User chooses to save them in-app.

8. Requirements for the Personal Information Protection

8.1. Appisode LLC stores the Personal Information and provides its protection against unauthorized access and distribution in accordance with internal terms and regulations.
8.2. Appisode LLC keeps User's Personal Information confidential.

9. Transfer of the Personal Information

9.1. Appisode LLC is entitled to transfer Personal Information to third parties in the following cases:

• with the User’s consent;
  
  

• in connection with third-party service providers (analytics, storage, email, customer support) strictly for the purposes described herein;
  
  

• due to partial or full transfer of Appisode LLC’s assets to third parties;
  
  

• when required by law or state authority;
  
  

• to protect the rights and legitimate interests of Appisode LLC.
  
  

10. Amendments to and deletion of the Personal Information

10.1. Any questions related to this Policy, use, amendment, deletion of the User's and/or exercising of any User's rights with respect to the Personal Information can be mailed to Appisode LLC at the address: engin@appisode.ai

11. Amendments to the Privacy Policy

11.1. This Policy may be amended or terminated unilaterally by Appisode without prior notice to the User. The User is recommended to read this Policy in the current version regularly.
11.2. The new version of the Policy becomes effective upon its placement, unless otherwise provided for by the new version of the Policy.
11.3. The current version of the Policy is available at: https://sites.google.com/appisode.ai/knitprivacy

Appisode LLC
e-mail: engin@appisode.ai
The current version of the Policy of 01.10.2025