Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 19, 2026

PriceMatcher (“we”, “us”) makes the iOS app of the same name. This policy explains what we collect, why, and what control you have over it. We tried to write it in plain English. If anything is unclear, email hello@pricematcher.app.

What we collect

Account information

When you sign in with Apple, we receive a stable, anonymous identifier from Apple plus — only if you choose to share them — your name and an email address (which may be Apple's private relay address). We never see your Apple ID password.

Receipt information

You explicitly upload this — nothing is collected from your phone in the background.

• The receipt photo itself
• Information our scanner extracts from it: store number, purchase date and time, item names, item numbers, prices paid, and totals

Device information

If you allow push notifications, we store the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) token for your device so we can alert you when one of your tracked items drops in price.

What we do not collect

• Your location
• Your contacts, photos library, or other apps
• Advertising identifiers
• Browsing history outside the app

How we use what we collect

• Authenticate you and keep you signed in
• Show you a list of your purchases and the savings you've claimed
• Periodically check whether items you bought have dropped in price
• Push you a notification when a price drop is worth claiming
• Diagnose crashes and bugs

We do not sell your data. We do not use it to build advertising profiles. We do not share it with data brokers.

Where your data lives

Your account information and receipt metadata are stored in MongoDB Atlas (United States). Receipt images are stored in Cloudflare R2. The app is hosted on Vercel. Push notifications are routed through Apple. Each of these providers has their own privacy practices, and we share with them only what is necessary to operate the service.

How long we keep it

• Receipts and items:Items become “expired” once their 30-day price-match window closes. Receipts and their items are retained for your historical dashboard until you delete them or close your account.
• Account: Kept until you ask us to delete it.
• Device tokens:Removed automatically when Apple tells us they're invalid, or when you sign out.

Your rights

You can, at any time:

• Delete an individual receipt or alert from inside the app
• Request a full export of your data by emailing hello@pricematcher.app
• Delete your account and everything tied to it by emailing the same address. We will confirm and complete the deletion within 30 days.

Depending on where you live (e.g. California, EU/UK), you may have additional rights under laws like CCPA or GDPR. We'll honor those requests at the address above.

Children

PriceMatcher is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

Security

We use TLS for all data in transit, encrypted-at-rest storage with our cloud providers, and Sign in with Apple so you never give us a password to leak. No system is perfect — if you discover a vulnerability, please email us before disclosing publicly.

Changes to this policy

If we make a material change, we'll update the “Last updated” date at the top and notify you in the app before it takes effect.

Contact

Questions, requests, or complaints: hello@pricematcher.app.

Trademark notice

PriceMatcher is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Costco Wholesale Corporation. Costco and the Costco logo are trademarks of their respective owners.