Privacy Policy
Effective March 26, 2026
1. What we collect
- Email address (when you create an account or join the notification list)
- Body measurements (when you enter them to generate a pattern; stored only if you save a profile)
- Purchase history (which patterns you have bought and when)
- Payment information (processed by Stripe; we never see or store your card number)
- Fit feedback (if you choose to submit it after sewing a pattern)
- Basic usage data (which garments you view, browser type, general location)
2. What we do not collect
- We do not collect your name unless you provide it for a measurement profile
- We do not sell your data to third parties
- We do not show you ads
- We do not share your measurements with anyone outside People's Patterns
3. How we use your data
- To generate your patterns
- To store your measurement profiles so you don't have to re-enter them
- To send you purchase confirmations and download links
- To send fit feedback requests (2 weeks after purchase, one time)
- To notify you of new patterns (only if you opted in)
- To improve pattern geometry over time using aggregated, anonymized fit data
4. Body measurement data
Your measurements are stored securely in your account and are never shared, sold, or used for any purpose other than generating your patterns and improving fit accuracy. You can delete your measurement profiles at any time from your account settings.
5. Fit feedback and aggregate data
If you submit fit feedback, your individual response may be used in anonymized, aggregated form to improve pattern geometry for other users with similar measurements. We will never publish or share individual fit data tied to your identity.
6. Email communications
We send the following emails:
- Account confirmation (required)
- Purchase confirmation and download link (required, transactional)
- Fit feedback request, one time per purchase (you can opt out in account settings)
- New pattern announcements (only if you opted in, unsubscribe any time)
We do not send unsolicited marketing email.
7. Third-party services
- Supabase: stores your account data and measurement profiles (supabase.com)
- Stripe: processes payments. We never see your card number. (stripe.com)
- Resend: sends transactional emails (resend.com)
- Vercel: hosts the application (vercel.com)
Each service has its own privacy policy.
8. Data retention
- Account data: retained until you delete your account
- Measurement profiles: retained until you delete them
- Purchase history: retained permanently so you can always re-download
- Email list (notification only, no account): retained until you unsubscribe
9. Your rights
You can at any time:
- Download all your data (email us)
- Delete your measurement profiles (account settings)
- Delete your account entirely (account settings; this is permanent)
- Unsubscribe from non-transactional emails
- Request we delete all your data by emailing hello@peoplespatterns.com
10. California residents (CCPA)
We do not sell personal information. You have the right to know what data we collect, request deletion, and opt out of any sale (we don't sell data so this is a non-issue). Contact us to exercise these rights.
11. European users (GDPR)
Our legal basis for processing your data is contract performance (we need your measurements to generate your pattern) and legitimate interest (improving fit accuracy). You have the right to access, correct, and delete your data. Contact hello@peoplespatterns.com.
12. Contact
hello@peoplespatterns.com
People's Patterns LLC
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