Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12/11/2025

Free Service Disclaimer

BrewHoard is provided as a free service with no warranty or guarantee of any kind. By using this service, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • The service is provided "as is" without any warranties, express or implied
  • We are not liable for any damages, losses, or issues arising from your use of this service
  • There is no guaranteed support - we may respond to issues at our discretion, but are under no obligation to do so
  • The service may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice
  • You use this service at your own risk and are responsible for your own data backups
Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and username. This information is required to provide you with access to our services.

Collection Data

We store information about the beers in your collection, including ratings, reviews, photos, and acquisition dates that you choose to add.

Marketplace Activity

When you buy or sell beers through our marketplace, we collect transaction information including listings, prices, and transaction history.

Usage Data

We collect analytics data about how you use the app, including pages visited and features used, to improve our services.

How We Use Your Information
  • To provide and maintain our services
  • To notify you about changes to our services
  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our services
  • To monitor the usage of our services
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To facilitate marketplace transactions
  • To send you relevant notifications (if enabled)
Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored in databases with standard security practices. While we take reasonable measures to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We strongly recommend you regularly export your collection data using the Export feature for personal backups.

Data Sharing

We will never sell or share your personal data with third parties, except in the following limited circumstances:

  • Skedia - We may share anonymized or aggregated data with Skedia for development and improvement purposes only. Skedia is the development partner responsible for building and maintaining BrewHoard.
  • When you list beers for sale in the marketplace (publicly visible listing details)
  • When required by law or to respond to legal processes
  • To protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public
  • With your explicit consent

Your personal data remains yours. We do not monetize your data or use it for advertising purposes.

Your Rights
  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Export your data
  • Opt-out of notifications
  • Close your account
Cookies and Local Storage

We use cookies and local storage to maintain your session and provide offline functionality. As a Progressive Web App, some data is cached locally on your device for offline access.

Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall BrewHoard, its operators, owners, or contributors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

  • Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the service
  • Any conduct or content of any third party on the service
  • Any content obtained from the service
  • Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory

This is a hobby project provided free of charge. Use at your own risk.