On-device unless you say otherwise.

Who we are

This policy is for the iPhone app Beer Companion and this website.

• Operator: Beer Companion
• Privacy contact: support@beer.sjdr.com.br

Write to that address for any privacy question or deletion request.

Cellar and tastings

Your cellar, ratings, and private notes stay on the iPhone. They are not uploaded by default.

Anonymous app counts

The app may send a coarse event when you open it, finish a scan, or tap Looks right / Not this beer. That is a scene type or the guessed beer name - not a photo, not a location, and not an account. A rotating daily token is used to count active installs without storing your install ID.

Published reviews

If you choose to share a review, the app posts the beer name, optional brewery/style/ABV, rating, checks, review text, and either “anonymous” or a display name you typed. No account is required.

Recognition crops

Off by default. A crop is uploaded only when the Settings toggle is on and you confirm a thumbs-down on that scan. That payload is an install UUID, app/model/catalog versions, the original guess, your correction, and a compressed JPEG of the label crop. No location, contacts, or full uncropped camera-roll photos. Crops are rate-limited and deleted after 180 days. They are used only to improve aliases and visual references.

Catalog sources

Open Food Facts (ODbL 1.0), Wikidata (CC0), Open Brewery DB, and curated public facts. Optional Gemini text is flagged as AI-generated and is not copied from review sites.

Catalogue download

After the app is open, it may download an updated public beer list from this site. That file is names, breweries, styles, and aliases - not your cellar and not who you are. Identification still works offline on the bundled list.

Location

Local accolades can use the city you are in right now (coarse location). A home city you type is stored on the iPhone only. Location is not sent with scans, reviews, or crops.

Optional Gemini

Ask Gemini is completely optional. If you paste your own Google AI Studio key, tapping Ask Gemini sends only the beer name and on-device OCR text to Google (a third party) under that key, so Google can write an original brief. Nothing is sent until you both provide a key and tap Ask. The key never leaves the iPhone Keychain except for that request. You can delete the key in Settings at any time.

Retention

Anonymous usage events are kept up to 400 days. Opted-in recognition crops are deleted after 180 days. Cellar data is not uploaded, so there is nothing to delete on the server unless you shared a review or a crop.

Your rights

• Data stays on the iPhone by default. Your cellar, notes, and private visual fingerprints are not uploaded unless you choose to share.
• No account is required.
• You can turn off “Contribute scans to improve recognition” in Settings at any time. Even with the toggle on, a crop is sent only after you confirm on that scan.
• To request deletion of a review or recognition crop you chose to share, email support@beer.sjdr.com.br and identify the beer, approximate date, or display name. We will delete what we hold.
• Deleting the app removes the local Cellar and all on-device data.

Accuracy

Beer Companion helps identify beers on-device. Recognition is a best match, not a guarantee. The app does not give medical, dietary, or “safe to drink” advice. Always verify important details yourself.