Watcha ("we", "our" or "app") values the privacy of its users. This policy describes how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when using our price tracking app.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Account Data
- Name, email and profile picture (when registering via Google, Apple or email)
- Authentication identifiers provided by OAuth providers
1.2 Usage Data
- URLs of products you add for tracking
- Product lists created and organized
- Price history of tracked products
- Notification preferences (target price, percentage drop)
1.3 Device Data
- Push notification token (Expo Push Token)
- Device platform (iOS/Android)
1.4 Pinterest Integration
When connecting your Pinterest account, we collect:
- Your Pinterest identifier and username
- OAuth access tokens (stored securely and encrypted)
- Information from your boards: name, description, cover image and pin count
- Information from pins on selected boards: title, image, link and dominant color
We access your Pinterest account in read-only mode (scopes: boards:read, pins:read, user_accounts:read). We never publish, edit or delete content on your Pinterest account.
1.5 Visual Identification Data
When using the product identification feature (Google Lens via SerpAPI), images are processed temporarily to identify visible products. Temporary images are automatically deleted within 2 minutes.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Price tracking: monitor prices of added products and send drop notifications
- Personalization: organize your products in lists and display relevant data
- Pinterest integration: sync selected boards to identify and track products found in images
- Notifications: send price alerts via push notification
- Service improvement: understand usage patterns to enhance features
3. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We share data only with:
- Convex: our database and real-time backend provider
- Pinterest API: to sync your boards and pins (only with your explicit authorization)
- SerpAPI / Google Lens: for visual product identification (images processed temporarily)
- Expo Push Notifications: for push notification delivery
- Cloudflare Workers: for scraping prices from public websites
4. Storage and Security
- Data stored on secure servers via Convex (with encryption in transit and at rest)
- Authentication tokens stored securely on device via SecureStore
- Pinterest OAuth tokens stored on server with automatic renewal
- Temporary images automatically deleted after processing
5. Your Rights (GDPR & Privacy Laws)
In accordance with privacy laws (GDPR, LGPD, etc.), you have the right to:
- Access: request what personal data we hold about you
- Correction: correct incomplete or outdated data
- Deletion: request deletion of your personal data
- Revocation: revoke previously granted consents
- Portability: request your data in a readable format
- Disconnection: disconnect integrations (Pinterest) at any time through the app
6. Cookies and Tracking
The mobile app does not use cookies. The admin dashboard uses an HTTP-only session cookie for authentication, without tracking purposes.
7. Data Retention
- Account data: kept while the account is active
- Price history: kept indefinitely for reference
- Pinterest data: kept while integration is active; deleted upon disconnection
- Temporary images: automatically deleted within 2 minutes
8. Children
Watcha is not intended for children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
9. Changes to this Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated via in-app notification.
10. Contact
For questions, requests or to exercise your privacy rights:
Watcha App
Email: contato@watcha.app