Privacy Policy
Hoard is a private, invite-only reference-image library with an optional Chrome extension ("Hoard Clipper") for saving images from the web. This page explains what data the app and extension handle. There are no accounts open to the public — every account is created by invitation from the owner.
What the web app collects
When you use Hoard, it stores:
- Account info: email address, username, display name, and a hashed password (never the password itself).
- Content you save: images, titles, notes, tags, and the source link/page title of anything you clip.
- Activity tied to shared boards: who you shared a board with, and “likes” on boards/images you or others viewed together.
- A session cookie, so you stay signed in — no third-party ad or tracking cookies.
- Standard infrastructure logs (Google Cloud Run/Storage) — request timestamps and IP addresses, kept only as long as the hosting provider retains them by default, used solely for operating and debugging the service.
What the Chrome extension collects
The extension only acts when you invoke it — opening its popup or right-clicking an image and choosing “Save to Hoard.” It does not run in the background or monitor your browsing otherwise.
- Page content:when you open the popup, it reads image addresses and alt text from the page you're currently on, so you can pick which ones to save. This stays in the popup unless you click Save.
- Your Hoard API token and server address:stored in your browser's synced extension storage (Chrome's own account sync, not a Hoard server) so you don't have to re-enter it. Sent only to the server address you configured, as a login credential for your own requests.
- Images you choose to save: uploaded to the Hoard server you configured (by default Hoard), same as uploading a photo through the website.
The extension has broad host permissions (it can run on any site) because it needs to work on whatever page you're clipping from — it does not use that access to read or collect anything beyond what's described above.
What we don't do
- No selling or sharing data with third parties, advertisers, or data brokers.
- No analytics or tracking SDKs, in the web app or the extension.
- No public signup — accounts exist only by invitation, so there's no open data-collection surface.
- Boards and images are private by default. A board is only visible to others if its owner explicitly shares it (with specific invited accounts, or via a public view-only link they choose to turn on).
Your data, deletion & access
You can delete your own images (to trash, then permanently) and boards at any time from within the app. Because accounts are invite-managed, full account deletion is handled by the owner — email contact@my-hoard.app to request it or to ask what data is held about you.
Changes to this policy
If what's collected changes meaningfully, this page will be updated and the date below will change. There's no mailing list — check back here.
Last updated: 2026-07-01.
Contact
Questions about this policy: contact@my-hoard.app. See also the Terms & Copyright page.