Privacy Policy

PlantBase ("the App") is developed and operated by Smagris Studio ("we", "us"). This Privacy Policy explains what information the App collects, how it is used, and what choices you have.

1. Information We Collect

PlantBase does not require an account and does not ask for your name or email. Your plant library, care history, and garden plans are your data. The App uses a small number of third-party services, described below, and some optional features that send data only when you use them.

1.1 Locally stored data

Your plants, care logs, watering schedules, zones and garden plans, and plant photos are stored on your device. Backups are created only when you export them yourself (JSON or CSV), to a location you choose. We never receive these files.

1.2 Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version of PlantBase displays banner ads through Google AdMob. To deliver and measure ads, AdMob may collect:

• Advertising identifier (IDFA) — only if you grant tracking permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt.
• Coarse location (country / region) derived from your IP address.
• Device information such as model, OS version, and language.
• Diagnostic and performance data needed to deliver and measure ads.

Where required (for example in the European Economic Area), the App shows a consent form (Google's User Messaging Platform) before requesting ads. You can accept or decline personalised advertising there. Learn more at Google's Ads Privacy page.

1.3 Optional smart features (third-party requests)

Some features send limited data to third-party services, but only when you use them:

• Plant recognition — if you identify a plant from a photo, the photo is sent to the Plant.id service for analysis.
• Plant search — search queries (plant names) are sent to the Perenual and Wikipedia services to fetch plant information.

1.4 Permissions the App may request

• Camera / Photo Library — only to attach photos of your plants.
• Notifications — only for watering, fertilizing, and care reminders you configure.

2. Tracking and App Tracking Transparency

On iOS 14.5 and later, the App will ask for your permission before tracking via the IDFA. If you decline, ads will still appear but will be less personalised. You can change this choice at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

3. Children's Privacy

PlantBase is a plant-care tool and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided personal data, we will delete it promptly.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your data. The only data flows outside your device are:

• To Google AdMob, for delivering and measuring banner ads (see section 1.2).
• To Plant.id, Perenual and Wikipedia, only when you use the recognition or search features (see section 1.4).

5. Your Choices

• You can decline ad personalisation in the consent form and disable tracking in iOS Settings at any time.
• You can revoke Camera and Photo access in iOS Settings at any time; the App keeps working without them.
• You can export your data (JSON / CSV) from Settings at any time.
• You can delete all local data from the App's Settings or by deleting the App.

6. Data Retention

Locally stored data remains on your device for as long as the App is installed. We do not run our own analytics servers and do not retain user data ourselves.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Effective date" at the top of this page. Continued use of PlantBase after a change indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please email edijs.smagris.dev@gmail.com.