Privacy Policy
Cardworthy is made by Cassian Vire, the publishing name of Amangeldy Baiserkeev, an individual developer (“I”, “me”). This policy explains what the app does with your data.
Contact: [email protected]
The short version
Cardworthy has no accounts, no advertising and no tracking. Your collection stays on your device and in your private iCloud. Card photos are read on your iPhone; a photo is sent for AI processing only when you agree to it.
Your collection
Cards you add, their variants, condition, your own prices and folders are stored on your device and, if iCloud is on, in your private iCloud database so they sync across your devices. I cannot access this data.
Card photos and AI
The camera is used only while you scan. Photos you choose from your library are picked through Apple’s system picker, without access to your whole library. Cards are recognized on your iPhone with Apple’s Vision framework. If a card cannot be recognized on the device, or when you request a condition estimate (Pro), the photo is sent over an encrypted connection to my server and to Anthropic’s Claude API to produce the result — only after you agree the first time. Photos are not stored on my server after the answer, and Anthropic does not use API data to train its models.
Prices and card images
To show prices and pictures, the app requests public card data from TCGdex (api.tcgdex.net). These requests contain the card being looked up and, like any internet request, your IP address — but no identifier of you.
Identifier
The app creates a random identifier stored in your device’s Keychain. It is used to count free AI scans per day on my server and as the customer ID for purchases in Adapty. It is not linked to your name, email or Apple Account.
Purchases and subscriptions
Cardworthy Pro is sold through Apple’s App Store; I never see your payment details. The app uses Adapty (adapty.io) to show the Pro offer and check your purchase. Adapty receives the random identifier, your purchase history for Cardworthy, basic device and app information (device model, system version, app version, language, region) and your IP address — used only to provide purchases, not for advertising. See Adapty’s privacy policy.
Anonymous usage statistics
To learn which features are used and where the app can be improved, Cardworthy sends anonymous usage signals to TelemetryDeck (telemetrydeck.com), a privacy-focused analytics service based in the EU. A signal says, for example, that onboarding was completed or that a feature was used. It contains an anonymized identifier that cannot be traced back to you, the app version, the system version, device model and language. It never contains your name, email, the content you enter, photos or health or financial data, and it is not used for advertising or tracking across apps. See TelemetryDeck’s privacy policy.
What is not collected
Cardworthy does not collect your name, email, phone number, contacts or location, and does not ask to track you.
Deleting your data
Use “Delete all my data” in the app’s settings to remove your collection from the device and iCloud; the daily scan counter on my server is tied only to the random identifier. Deleting the app removes the data on that device.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their personal data.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new date.
Cardworthy is an unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak, TCGplayer, Cardmarket or any card publisher or grading company. All trademarks belong to their owners.
Contact
Questions about privacy: [email protected]