Scavenger — Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Draft for review. This is a working draft prepared for Bob's review and is not a substitute for legal advice. Confirm this accurately reflects Scavenger's actual data handling before publishing, and consider a licensed attorney's review before App Store submission — especially if Scavenger's data flows change before launch.

Scavenger is built by Northbaseworks, LLC ("Northbaseworks," "we," "us"). This policy explains what information Scavenger collects, how it's used, and what choices you have.

The short version

Scavenger doesn't require an account. Your shopping lists and household sharing are handled through your own iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit framework — Northbaseworks does not operate a separate server that stores your list content by default. Photo-based item recognition happens on your device. We don't collect advertising identifiers, track your location, or sell any data.

Information Scavenger handles

Shopping list content. Items, quantities, and notes you add to a Hunt are stored in your iCloud account via Apple's CloudKit, and sync across your own devices the same way.
Shared household data. When you invite others to your Party, list data is shared directly between the invited iCloud accounts using Apple's CKShare mechanism. Northbaseworks does not have a separate copy of this shared data.
Photos for item recognition (Scout). Free-tier text recognition from photos happens entirely on your device using Apple's on-device Vision framework. Photos are not uploaded to Northbaseworks or any third party for this feature.
AI categorization (Scout Pro, subscribers only). If you subscribe to the AI categorization tier, the text of list items you're actively organizing (not photos, and not any account or device identifier) may be sent to a third-party AI processing service to generate category suggestions. This request contains only the item text needed to generate a suggestion.
Subscription and payment information. Subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit. Northbaseworks never receives or stores your payment details.

What we don't collect

No account creation, no email address, no password
No advertising identifiers or third-party ad tracking
No location tracking
No access to your contacts beyond what iCloud sharing itself requires, which Apple — not Northbaseworks — manages

How long data is kept

Your list data lives in your own iCloud account for as long as you keep the app installed and signed in with iCloud. Deleting the app, removing Scavenger's iCloud data, or leaving a shared Party removes the corresponding data from your device and iCloud. Northbaseworks does not separately retain your list content once it leaves your device for the AI categorization feature described above.

Children's privacy

Scavenger is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "last updated" date above will change and, for material changes, we'll make reasonable efforts to notify users through the app.

Contact

Questions about this policy or Scavenger's data practices: [email protected]