Scotch 4 Dummies LLC ("we," "us," "our," or "S4D") operates the Pour Decision mobile application (the "App"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It applies to your use of the App and any related services we provide.
If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the App.
1. Who We Are
Pour Decision is published by:
Scotch 4 Dummies LLC
6059 Lacebark Way
Avon, IN 46123-7188
United States
For privacy inquiries, contact: privacy@scotch4dummies.com
2. Age Restriction
Pour Decision is intended for adults of legal drinking age. You must be:
- 21 years or older if you are located in the United States, or
- Of the legal drinking age in your jurisdiction of residence, whichever is higher.
We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the applicable legal drinking age. If we learn that we have collected information from a minor, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a minor has provided us information, please contact privacy@scotch4dummies.com.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide
When you create an account and use the App, we collect:
- Account information: email address, password (stored hashed, never in plaintext), display name, and optional profile details (bio, banner image, avatar).
- Tasting content: your tasting notes, flavor ratings, scores, photos of bottles, and voice recordings you choose to create.
- Community content: posts, comments, reviews, and other content you publish in the App's community features.
- Subscription information: purchase receipts and subscription status (processed by Apple, Google, and our subscription management partner RevenueCat — we do not store your payment card information).
- Communications: emails, support requests, and feedback you send us.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you use the App, we automatically collect:
- Device and technical information: device type, operating system, app version, IP address (transiently, for session and security purposes), and language preference.
- Usage information: which features you interact with, timestamps of activity, and error/crash information (if crash reporting is enabled in a future release — see Section 8).
- Push notification tokens: if you grant permission, we store a push notification token to deliver notifications. You can revoke this permission in your device settings at any time.
3.3 Information from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from:
- Authentication providers (such as Apple Sign In or Google Sign In, if we add these options) — limited to your email address and public profile information.
- Subscription processors (Apple App Store, Google Play, RevenueCat) — your subscription status, renewal dates, and transaction identifiers.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and operate the App's features (account management, tasting logs, community features, the Dram Wheel, Dram Club subscription benefits).
- Generate AI-assisted tasting suggestions, flavor extraction, and other AI features using third-party models (see Section 6).
- Process subscription payments and deliver paid features to Dram Club members.
- Send you transactional notifications (password resets, subscription confirmations, new-feature announcements, and push notifications you have enabled).
- Protect the security and integrity of the App (fraud prevention, abuse detection, debugging).
- Respond to your support requests and feedback.
- Comply with legal obligations.
- Understand how our App is used and improve it over time (see Section 8 for future analytics).
Legal Bases for Processing (EEA, UK, Switzerland Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR / UK GDPR:
- Contract: to provide the App and its features you have requested.
- Legitimate interests: to secure the App, prevent fraud, and improve our services — balanced against your privacy rights.
- Consent: where required (for example, push notifications, future analytics, and future advertising) — you may withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation: where we must comply with applicable law.
5. Who We Share Information With
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with:
5.1 Service Providers (Subprocessors)
We use the following vendors to operate the App. Each is contractually required to protect your data:
| Service Provider | Purpose | Data Category |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Database, authentication, user data storage | Account info, tasting data, community content |
| Cloudflare (R2) | Image hosting (bottle and user-uploaded images) | Photos you upload |
| Anthropic PBC | AI processing (tasting companion, flavor extraction) | Text of tasting notes when AI features are used |
| OpenAI | AI processing (voice transcription, optional AI features) | Voice recordings when you use AI features |
| RevenueCat | Subscription management | Subscription metadata, purchase receipts |
| Apple Inc. | iOS App Store distribution, in-app purchases | Purchase transaction data |
| Google LLC | Google Play distribution, in-app purchases, push notifications (FCM) | Purchase transaction data, push token |
| Expo Application Services | Build and distribution infrastructure | Anonymous device/build telemetry |
| IONOS (email) | Support and transactional email | Email content you send us |
If we add analytics, advertising, or crash reporting providers in the future, we will update this list before enabling them.
5.2 Legal and Safety
We may disclose information:
- To comply with applicable law, court orders, subpoenas, or lawful government requests.
- To enforce our Terms of Service, investigate fraud, or protect the rights, property, or safety of S4D, our users, or others.
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets — in which case we will notify you and provide choices where required by law.
5.3 With Your Consent
We may share information in other situations where you have provided consent.
6. AI Features and Your Data
Pour Decision uses AI models provided by Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI to power certain features, including AI tasting suggestions, flavor extraction from your tasting notes, voice note transcription, and conversational AI characters ("Dr. Scotch"). When you use these features:
- The text of your tasting notes, voice recordings, and related content may be sent to these AI providers for processing.
- We do not permit these providers to use your data to train their models, per our service agreements with them.
- Responses generated by AI are suggestions and should not be relied on as medical, health, or professional advice.
You can avoid using AI features by not interacting with them.
7. Photos, Voice Recordings, and User-Generated Content
When you upload photos of bottles, record voice notes, or create written tasting content:
- The content is stored in our secure cloud infrastructure (Supabase and Cloudflare R2).
- You retain ownership of your content. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, and process your content solely to provide the App (see Terms of Service).
- You can delete your content at any time via the App's settings or by deleting your account.
Community Content
If you choose to share your tasting notes, photos, or comments to community features within the App, that content becomes visible to other users of Pour Decision. Do not share anything you do not want other users to see.
8. Future Use: Analytics, Crash Reporting, and Advertising
We reserve the right to add the following in future releases, subject to applicable consent requirements:
Analytics
We may integrate analytics services (such as PostHog, Amplitude, or similar) to understand how the App is used. If enabled, these services would receive anonymized or pseudonymized usage data such as screen views, feature interactions, session duration, and device characteristics. We will update this Policy and — where required — obtain consent from EU, UK, and other applicable users before enabling analytics.
Crash Reporting
We may integrate crash reporting services (such as Sentry) to diagnose app crashes and errors. If enabled, crash reports may include device model, OS version, app version, and a stack trace of the error. We will minimize personal data in crash reports.
Advertising
We may, in the future, display third-party advertising to free-tier users. Dram Club subscribers will continue to have an ad-free experience. If we enable advertising, we will:
- Update this Policy to disclose advertising partners.
- Obtain consent where required by law (including GDPR in the EU/UK, CCPA/CPRA in California).
- Provide controls to opt out of personalized advertising.
Dram Club Member Analytics
Dram Club subscribers may access personal analytics dashboards showing their tasting history, flavor preferences, and progress over time. These analytics are calculated from your own tasting data and shown only to you.
We will notify you of material changes to our data practices before they take effect.
9. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as your account is active and as long as necessary to provide the App. Specifically:
- Account and profile data: retained until you delete your account.
- Tasting notes, photos, voice recordings: retained until you delete the specific content or your account.
- Subscription transaction records: retained for at least 7 years for tax and legal compliance.
- Support correspondence: retained for up to 3 years for operational and legal purposes.
- Backups: standard database backups are retained for up to 7 days.
- Logs: technical logs are retained for up to 30 days.
If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal, accounting, or fraud-prevention purposes.
10. Your Rights and Choices
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information. To exercise any right, email privacy@scotch4dummies.com or use the in-app controls described below.
Universal Rights (Available to All Users)
- Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: update inaccurate information, directly in the App via your profile settings.
- Deletion: delete your account and associated data via the App (Settings → Account → Delete Account) or by emailing us.
- Content control: delete individual tasting notes, photos, or community posts at any time.
- Communication preferences: manage push notifications in your device settings; manage email notifications via the App's settings.
GDPR / UK GDPR Rights (EEA, UK, Switzerland)
In addition to the above, you have the right to:
- Data portability (receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format).
- Restrict or object to certain processing.
- Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing).
- Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell (we do not sell personal information).
- Delete personal information (subject to legal retention requirements).
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out of sharing personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising (not currently applicable, as we do not do this).
- Limit use of sensitive personal information (we do not process sensitive personal information as defined by CPRA).
- Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.
To make a CCPA/CPRA request, email privacy@scotch4dummies.com. We will verify your identity before responding and will respond within 45 days.
Other US State Rights
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights (access, correction, deletion, opt-out). Email privacy@scotch4dummies.com to exercise these rights.
11. International Data Transfers
We are based in the United States, and our service providers operate in multiple countries. If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.
For transfers of personal data from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we rely on:
- Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission (or UK equivalents) with our service providers.
- Adequacy decisions where applicable.
You may request a copy of the safeguards we use by contacting privacy@scotch4dummies.com.
12. Security
We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information, including:
- Encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
- Encryption at rest for sensitive data stored in our databases.
- Role-based access controls and row-level security on user data.
- Service provider contracts requiring equivalent protections.
- Routine security reviews and updates.
No system is perfectly secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact privacy@scotch4dummies.com immediately.
13. Children's Privacy
Pour Decision is not directed to children under the applicable legal drinking age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, contact privacy@scotch4dummies.com so we can delete it.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will:
- Update the "Last Updated" date at the top.
- Notify you in the App and/or by email before material changes take effect.
- Where required by law, obtain your consent to the new practices.
Continued use of the App after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy (subject to applicable consent requirements).
15. Contact Us
Questions, requests, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data practices:
Scotch 4 Dummies LLC
Attn: Privacy
6059 Lacebark Way
Avon, IN 46123-7188
United States
Email: privacy@scotch4dummies.com
This Privacy Policy is provided for informational purposes and reflects our current practices. It is not legal advice. We recommend consulting a qualified attorney for legal questions specific to your situation.