Privacy policy

Last updated November 5, 2026

PotteryDave (potterydave.com) is a small app for potters to track their clay, glazes and pieces. It’s run by POTTERYDAVE LLC, an Oregon limited liability company. This page explains, in plain words, what the app stores about you, why, who can see it, and how to remove it.

The short version

We keep only what the app needs to work: your account details and the pottery records and photos you add.
Your pieces are private unless you choose to share them.
No ads, no tracking or analytics tools, and we never sell your information.
You can download everything, or delete your account and everything in it, from the Me page at any time.

What we collect

Your account

Your email address and name.
Optional profile details you add: a public username and an Instagram handle.
Your password. We store it scrambled (hashed), so no one, including us, can read it.
Your settings, such as units and colour theme.

If you use “Continue with Google”

Google tells us your name, your email address (and that Google has verified it), and an ID number for your Google account, so we know it’s you next time. We don’t get your Google password, contacts, files or anything else.

What you add to the app

Your shelf (“My shelf”) of clay bodies, underglazes and glazes.
Your pieces: titles, notes, measurements, weights, firing dates, surface treatments and photos.
Photos are shrunk in your browser before they’re uploaded. This also removes hidden details a camera can add, such as where the photo was taken.

Help and feedback

What you type into the help assistant. Questions it couldn’t answer are saved so we can improve it.
Bug reports and ideas you send. These include the screen you were on, the app version, and your browser type and screen size, to help fix problems.

Payments (Pro plan)

Payments are handled by Stripe, which sells the Pro subscription and handles sales tax. Your card details go straight to Stripe; we never see or store them. We keep only a reference to your Stripe customer account and whether your subscription is active.

Technical information

Like any website, our server briefly records basic request details (such as your IP address and which pages were loaded) to keep the service running and secure.

Cookies and storage on your device

One cookie keeps you signed in (for up to 30 days, or until you sign out).
A second, temporary cookie is used only during “Continue with Google” and expires within 10 minutes.
The app saves copies of its own pages, and of what you last viewed, on your device, so it opens quickly and works offline.
In the PotteryDave iPhone app, if you allow notifications, we keep a code Apple gives your phone for notifications (a device token), so likes, comments and other news can reach it. It’s removed when you sign out, and you can switch notifications off for each phone.

We don’t use advertising cookies or third-party tracking.

How we use it

Only to run PotteryDave: to show you your records, make the pages and datasheets you choose to share, process your Pro subscription, answer help requests, keep the service secure, and improve the app. We may also send you occasional PotteryDave news by email. Every news email has an unsubscribe link, and you can turn them off any time under Me → Emails & notifications. Emails you ask for, such as password-reset links, still arrive. We don’t use your content for advertising, and we don’t sell or rent your information to anyone.

Who can see your information

Your pieces are private by default. Only you can see them.
Unlisted pieces can be seen by anyone you give the link to.
Public pieces can also appear on your gallery page and in the PotteryDave gallery on the front page. Shared pages show your name, and your username and Instagram handle if you’ve added them. Your private notes are never shown.
Search engines (such as Google or Bing) can find your Public pieces and your gallery page, unless you tick “Keep my gallery and pieces out of search engines” under Me → My gallery; then we ask them not to show them. Unlisted and Private pieces are never offered to search engines. We don’t share anything else with search engines, and we don’t use their tracking or analytics tools.
If you offer a clay or glaze to the shared lists, its name and details (not your notes) become visible to anyone, including search engines, after review.
PotteryDave’s administrator can view accounts when needed to give support, look into problems or reports, or keep the service safe. The administrator can’t see your password or card details.

Companies that help run PotteryDave

We use a few service providers, who handle information only to provide their service to us:

Oracle Cloud (USA) hosts the app, the database, photos and backups, and sends our emails (such as password-reset links).
Stripe handles Pro payments, as described above, and payments for pieces sold through PotteryDave (on the potter’s own Stripe account).
Google, only if you choose “Continue with Google”.
Apple, only if you choose “Sign in with Apple” in the PotteryDave iPhone app, and to deliver notifications to your phone if you allow them in the app (Apple Push Notification service gets the notification’s words and your phone’s notification code).
Cloudflare (USA) manages the potterydave.com domain name, and keeps an encrypted spare copy of our backups (the database and photos) in case Oracle Cloud has a problem.

We may also share information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of people or the service.

Buying a piece through PotteryDave

When you buy a piece through PotteryDave, Stripe collects your payment details on the potter’s behalf; PotteryDave never sees your card number. We keep your name, email address, shipping address and what you bought, so the potter can send it and you can see your order page. This information is shared with the potter who sold the piece and with Stripe. We keep it for one year after the order, then delete it. To have it deleted sooner, email hello@potterydave.com.

If you sell through PotteryDave, we keep the ID of your Stripe account, whether it can take payments, your shipping settings and your orders. Your Stripe account itself, your bank details and your payouts stay with Stripe.

Keeping and deleting your information

We keep your information while you have an account.
Download it: Me → Your data → Export all data gives you everything in one file.
Delete it: Me → Your data → Delete account removes your account, pieces, shelf and photos straight away. Copies in our backups, including the spare copy, are deleted as those backups expire, within 30 days.
You can change or correct your details at any time in the app.

Depending on where you live, you may have other rights over your information. For example, you may be able to ask what we hold about you, or object to how it’s used. Just contact us and we’ll help.

Security

Everything travels over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, passwords are stored hashed, and access to the server is restricted. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information and will tell you if a problem affects it.

Children

PotteryDave isn’t meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child has made an account, contact us and we’ll delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we’ll let you know in the app.

Contact

POTTERYDAVE LLC (Oregon) is responsible for your information on PotteryDave. Questions or requests: email hello@potterydave.com, or use the help button in the app.