Privacy Policy
WIINE is built around a simple idea: your wine, your phone, your business. This policy explains what we collect, what we don't, and how the app handles the small amount of information that does leave your device. "We," "us," and "WIINE" refer to the team behind the WIINE iOS application. "You" means you, the person using the app.
The short version
- WIINE is local-first. Your fridge, memories, ratings, notes, and photos live on your iPhone, not on our servers.
- We don't ask for an email address, name, or account. There's nothing to log into.
- When you scan a label, the photo is sent to our AI partner so we can read the producer, vintage, and region. We don't keep the photo and our partner doesn't use it for training.
- Location is optional. If you pick "Home" as the venue for a memory, no coordinates are stored. Ever.
- We don't run analytics SDKs, advertising trackers, or behavioral profiling.
What stays on your device
The following information is created and held entirely in iOS-managed storage on your iPhone (SwiftData, encrypted by the operating system):
- Wines you've saved (name, producer, vintage, region, grape, color, average price, your tasting notes).
- Your fridge inventory (quantity, purchase price, when added).
- Your memories (date, rating, companions, personal notes, optional location, optional photos).
- App preferences (location capture toggle, AI suggestions toggle, etc.).
- Photos you keep with a bottle or memory.
We have no copy of any of this. If you delete the app, it's gone, so we recommend exporting to CSV or JSON from Settings → Your data before uninstalling.
What leaves your device
Wine label scans
When you tap to scan a label, WIINE resizes and compresses the photo and sends it to a third-party AI provider (currently OpenAI) to extract structured fields like producer, vintage, region, grape, and an estimated market price. The request is made over HTTPS, contains only the image and the prompt, and is not associated with any account or device identifier. Per our agreement with the provider, image content is not retained and is not used to train models. WIINE does not save the transmitted photo on its own servers. We don't operate any.
Subscription billing
Subscriptions are processed by Apple through your Apple ID. WIINE never sees your card number, billing address, or Apple ID. We receive only anonymous receipt information from StoreKit needed to verify that your subscription is active.
Support email
If you tap "Contact support," your default mail app opens with a pre-filled message. The body includes your app version and iOS version so we don't have to ask. If you choose to send the email, your email address and message reach us at support@wiine.co. If you don't want us to have those, don't send the email.
Location data
WIINE can attach a location to a memory so you remember where the wine was. This is opt-in for each memory. Two important details:
- If you pick a venue from the nearby list, WIINE saves the venue name and its coordinates so it can show you a map pin later. The coordinates come from Apple's MapKit; we don't collect a real-time GPS feed.
- If you pick "Home," WIINE saves only the word "Home" with no coordinates and no address. Drinking at home shouldn't pin a map.
You can disable location capture entirely at Settings → Capture location on Memories, or revoke location permission in iOS Settings.
What we don't do
- We don't run analytics SDKs (no Firebase, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Segment, or similar).
- We don't run advertising or attribution SDKs.
- We don't fingerprint your device.
- We don't sell, rent, or share data with anyone except the AI provider strictly to fulfill a scan request.
- We don't have a server-side database of your wines.
Children
WIINE is intended for adults of legal drinking age. The App Store rates the app 17+ for that reason. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under that age. If you believe a minor has used WIINE, contact support@wiine.co and we will help where we can.
Your rights
Because WIINE doesn't keep a copy of your data, the typical "request your data" or "delete your account" flow doesn't apply. You already have full access (it's all on your phone) and you can erase everything by uninstalling the app. For data covered by GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or similar regimes, you may contact us at privacy@wiine.co with any question and we'll respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes in a material way, we'll update the effective date above and, where the change affects how data leaves your device, surface a notice in the app on next launch.
Contact
Questions, requests, or concerns: privacy@wiine.co. For general support: support@wiine.co.