Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

My Crochet Studio ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at mycrochetstudio.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

  • Name and email address (provided at registration or via Google sign-in)
  • Profile avatar (if signing in with Google)
  • Password (hashed; not applicable for magic-link or Google users)

Usage Data

  • Patterns you generate, save, or interact with
  • Yarn stash entries, project journal data, and circle shares
  • Browser type, device type, IP address, and approximate location (country/city level)
  • Pages visited and features used

Payment Information

Payments are processed by Paddle. We do not store your credit card or payment details. Paddle acts as our Merchant of Record and handles all payment data securely.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide and improve our crochet pattern generation service
  • To manage your account and subscription
  • To send transactional emails (magic links, pattern emails, seasonal reminders)
  • To analyze usage trends and improve the platform
  • To respond to support inquiries

3. AI-Generated Content

Patterns are generated using the Anthropic Claude API. Your pattern descriptions are sent to this service for generation. We do not share your personal information with Anthropic — only the pattern description and parameters you provide.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with:

  • Paddle — payment processing
  • Anthropic — AI pattern generation (pattern descriptions only)
  • Amazon SES — email delivery

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

6. Data Retention

Your account data is retained as long as your account is active. You may delete your account at any time from your profile settings, which will remove your personal data. Generated patterns that have been made public may remain available.

7. Your Rights

You may:

  • Access and update your personal information via your profile
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Request a copy of your data by contacting us

8. Security

We use industry-standard measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, and secure session handling to protect your data.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via email or a notice on the site.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this policy, please contact us.