Beadsketch: Bead Loom Pattern Privacy Policy

Beadsketch: Bead Loom Pattern – Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 15, 2026

This policy explains how the Beadsketch: Bead Loom Pattern app (the "App") handles information. The App is published on Google Play by Sce Apps (developer: Sıtkı Can Erzurum, Türkiye), package name com.sceapps.beadsketch. Contact: cnerzurum@gmail.com

1. Summary

  • There is no account or sign-up. We never ask for your name, email address or phone number.
  • Your patterns, palettes, row progress and settings are stored only on your device. We do not run servers that store them.
  • Your patterns, pattern names, color names and photos are never sent to us or to any analytics or ad service.
  • The App works without internet. Internet is used only for ads, usage statistics and purchases.
  • The App is free and shows ads provided by Google AdMob. The optional one-time purchase Beadsketch Pro removes ads and adds extra features.
  • To improve the App we collect usage statistics with Google Analytics for Firebase.
  • The App is not directed to children under 13.

2. Data stored on your device

The App saves the following on your device so that it can work:

  • your patterns: name, stitch type (loom, peyote, brick), size, the colors of every bead, notes and the row you are on;
  • your saved palettes and the names or codes you give to colors;
  • your settings: bead size, theme, language, vibration;
  • whether you own Beadsketch Pro, and simple app counters (first opening date, number of exports, review prompt counter).

Deleted patterns go to a trash in the App first and can be restored or removed for good. All data is deleted when you uninstall the App or clear its data. If Android backup is turned on for your device, Android may include this data in your Google account backup; that backup is managed by Google.

3. Photos

If you choose "Pattern from photo", you pick a photo with Android's own photo picker. The App does not ask for permission to your photo library and only sees the photo you pick. The photo is turned into a bead pattern on your device. The photo is not uploaded, not sent to us and not shared with any analytics or ad service. The App keeps the resulting pattern, not your photo.

4. Permissions and how they are used

  • Vibration: for button feedback (can be turned off in Settings).
  • Internet and network state: needed for ads, usage statistics and purchases. Drawing and following patterns work without internet.
  • Advertising ID (AD_ID): used by Google's ad and analytics services described below. You can reset or delete it in your device settings (Settings > Privacy > Ads).

The App does not send notifications and does not access your contacts, camera, microphone or location.

5. Files you choose, sharing and backups

  • Export: when you export a pattern as an image (PNG), a PDF or a pattern file, the App creates the file on your device and saves it where you choose or opens Android's share window. The file goes only to the app or person you choose, under that app's own policy.
  • Import: when you open a pattern file or a backup, the App reads only the file you pick.
  • Backup and restore: "Back up" writes one file with your patterns, palettes and settings to the location you pick. The App does not send it anywhere else.

6. Advertising (Google AdMob)

If you do not own Beadsketch Pro, the App shows a banner ad on the pattern list and occasional full-screen (interstitial) ads after an export, and you can choose to watch a rewarded ad to try a PDF export once. To show and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google may collect information from your device such as the advertising ID, IP address (which can be used to estimate your approximate location), device and app information, and how you interact with ads. Ads may be personalized only where the law allows it and, where required, only with your consent. Ads are never shown in the pattern editor, while following rows, in the photo converter or on the bead list.

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the App shows Google's consent form before requesting ads. Where US state privacy laws apply, the App can show Google's US privacy message, where you can opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for personalized ads. You can change your choices at any time in Settings > Privacy options.

More information: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

7. Usage statistics (Google Analytics for Firebase)

We use Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the App is used and to improve it. It records events such as: the App was opened (with the number of patterns), a pattern was created (stitch type and a size range), which drawing tools were used, a photo was converted (size range and number of colors), the bead list or row tracker was opened and how far you got, a file was exported or imported (and its type), the Pro screen was opened, a purchase was completed or restored, a setting or theme was changed, and whether an ad was shown. Events contain only general details such as counts, ranges and types. Your patterns, pattern names, color names and photos are never included.

Firebase also collects some information automatically, such as an app instance ID, device model, operating system and app version, country or region, and session information. This data is processed by Google and kept for a limited period according to Google Analytics retention settings. Where consent is required, analytics storage follows your choice in the consent form.

More information: Privacy and security in Firebase.

8. Purchases (Beadsketch Pro)

Beadsketch Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription) made through Google Play. Payment is handled entirely by Google; we never see your card or payment details. The App only receives a confirmation from Google Play that you own Pro, so it can unlock the Pro features and restore them on a new phone. Pro can also be unlocked with a code in Settings > Redeem code. The code is checked on your device and is not sent anywhere.

9. Ratings

The App may show Google Play's own rating window. Your rating and review are sent to Google Play, not to us.

10. Sharing and selling of data

We do not sell your data. We do not share it with anyone except through the Google services described above (AdMob, Firebase, Google Play), which act under their own privacy policies.

11. Security

Data on your device stays inside the App's private storage, which other apps cannot read. Data sent to Google services is sent over encrypted connections.

12. Your choices and rights

  • Change your ad consent or US privacy choices in Settings > Privacy options (where available).
  • Reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings.
  • Delete patterns in the App, clear the App's data, or uninstall the App to remove all data from your device.
  • Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, US state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA, or Türkiye's KVKK), you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data, to object to its processing, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. Because we do not keep your data on our own servers, most requests concern data held by Google; contact us and we will help.

13. Children

The App is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the App changes. The "Last updated" date at the top shows the latest version.

15. Contact

Sce Apps – Sıtkı Can Erzurum, Türkiye
Email: cnerzurum@gmail.com

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