Privacy Policy

Pickulator helps a group of friends decide where to eat. This page explains in plain language what information the app handles to do that, who it's shared with, and what you can control.

What we collect

• Account details - your name, email address and a hashed password (never the password itself) if you create an account.
• Group details - group names, the names people are added under, and invite links. Guests who join through a link are identified by that link, not by an account.
• Round answers - the cuisines, dealbreakers, budget, vibe, travel preferences and any dietary needs you submit, the area you enter for a round, and the check-in you leave afterwards (where you went and how it was).
• Cookies - a sign-in cookie for accounts, and a cookie that lets a guest be recognized when they return to a group they joined. Both are needed for the app to work.
• Usage analytics - if you accept analytics, Google Analytics records page views and general device and browser information. It is not loaded until you accept.

How it's used

• To run rounds, combine everyone's answers and recommend a place.
• To show history and avoid repeating places a group has rated poorly or already visited.
• To send account emails such as password resets, and in-app notifications.
• To understand how the app is used and fix problems.

Who it's shared with

We don't sell your information. It is processed by services that help run the app:

• Anthropic - when a round is decided, the group's aggregated preferences, area and any places to avoid are sent to Anthropic's Claude API (with web search) to find a real restaurant. Individual names are not part of that request.
• Hosting and database providers - Vercel (hosting) and a managed Postgres database store the app and its data.
• Resend - sends account emails.
• Google Analytics - only if you accept analytics.

Your choices

• You can decline analytics in the banner; the app works the same either way.
• Hosts can delete a round or a group, which removes its answers, results and check-ins.
• You can clear cookies at any time; guests may then need their invite link again.
• To ask about or delete your account data, use the contact details below.

Children

Pickulator isn't directed at children under 13 and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Changes

If this policy changes in a meaningful way, the date at the top will be updated.

Contact

Questions about this page? Email hello@pickulator.com.