Privacy Policy
SketchSend is a messaging app where every message is a drawing. This page explains what we store, why, and how long we keep it. We have tried to write it in plain language rather than legal boilerplate.
What we store
| Data | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | To sign you in and recover your account | Until you delete your account |
| Display name, @username and invite code | So friends can find you and know who sent a drawing | Until you delete your account |
| Profile picture from Google | Shown next to your name, only if you sign in with Google | Until you delete your account |
| Drawings you send to a friend | To deliver them to the friends you chose | 24 hours, then deleted automatically |
| Drawings you share to the gallery | To show them on our public site, only if you chose to share and we approved it | Kept for as long as SketchSend keeps them on the gallery — these do not expire after 24 hours. Ask us and we will remove yours |
| Your friend list | To show who you can send drawings to | Until you remove the friend or delete your account |
| Notification token | To tell your device a drawing arrived — only if you allow notifications | Until you turn notifications off |
| Anonymous usage events | To see which parts of the app work and which break | Aggregated, not tied to your drawings |
| Error reports | To find and fix bugs | Deleted periodically |
What we do not collect
- We do not ask for or store your location.
- We do not read your phone's contacts.
- We do not access your camera or photo library.
- We do not sell your data, and we do not show advertising.
Your drawings
A drawing you send to a friend is stored so they can open it. Twenty-four hours later it is deleted, automatically and irreversibly.
A drawing you choose to share to our public gallery works differently: it stays up for as long as we keep the gallery, and does not expire. You can ask us to take yours down at any time.
Anyone who has the link to a drawing can open it. Links are long and random, so they cannot be guessed, but a person who receives a drawing can pass its link to someone else. Treat a drawing as something that can be shared onward, like a photo you send in a chat.
Services we rely on
We do not run our own servers. The app is built on these services, and your data passes through them:
- Google Firebase — sign-in, database and notifications.
- PostHog — anonymous usage statistics.
- GitHub Pages — serves the app itself.
Your choices
- You can change your name and @username at any time in Settings.
- You can turn notifications off in Settings or in your browser.
- You can ask us to delete your account and everything attached to it.
- You can ask us for a copy of what we hold about you.
For any of the above, or any question about this page, write to hello@sketch-send.com.
Age
SketchSend is not intended for children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, write to us and we will remove it.
Changes to this page
If we change what we collect, we will update this page and change the date at the top. Significant changes will be announced inside the app.