Last updated November 1, 2026.
This policy describes Hoopside, an iPhone app by Dzmitry Apanasik. Questions: hoopside.tracker@gmail.com
On this device
Hoopside does not have an account. Charts you import, stitch marks, a parked needle, your place in a chart, the floss stash, and the shopping list are stored only on the iPhone, in the app's own storage. We do not upload them, and we do not run a server that receives them. Deleting the app deletes that data. The app does not keep its own iCloud backup.
Camera and photos
The camera is used only when you tap Scan, to read the number on a skein band. Recognition runs on the phone. The picture is not uploaded, and the app does not save it to your photo library.
If you tap Use a photo, the photo you pick is read on the phone for the same purpose and is not uploaded.
PDF files
When you import a pattern, the PDF is read on the phone to build the chart. The file is not sent to us.
Purchases
The free 14-day Trial and the one-time Full Unlock are App Store purchases. Apple processes the payment. We never see your card number. The app asks Apple whether this Apple ID owns the trial or the unlock, including a purchase shared through Family Sharing, and whether a purchase was refunded. Restore Purchases uses that check. Apple's privacy policy covers the Apple ID and the payment.
Sharing a shopping list
Nothing leaves the phone unless you tap Share. The list then goes through the iOS share sheet to an app you choose, or it is copied to the clipboard.
What we do not collect
We do not collect your name, contacts, location, or advertising identifier. There are no ads and no analytics. We do not sell personal information.
Typefaces
The app downloads the typefaces DM Sans and Fraunces from Google Fonts when it opens. That request goes to Google, not to us.
Children
Hoopside is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new text will be posted on this page with a new date.