Privacy
Little Pocket Binder · effective November 5, 2026
The short version: we keep what you put into your binders so the app can work. A scan photo goes to Anthropic, an AI company, to read the card. If you scan a card that has no picture, the card's image from your scan may become that card's picture for everyone, after we approve it. We don't sell your information or use it for ads. Questions? [email protected].
Who we are
Little Pocket Binder is operated by The Corgi Squad, who is responsible for the information described here. Contact: [email protected].
What we keep
- Your account: email address, name and password. The password is stored scrambled (hashed); nobody can read it, including us.
- Your binders: the binders you make, the cards and versions you own, and any notes, conditions, prices and purchase details you add.
- Scan photos: each photo you scan, and what was read from it, is stored with your account until you delete your account.
- A phone key, only if you make one in Settings. It is stored encrypted.
- Your settings, such as language, and the date you agreed to photo reading.
- Server logs: the short technical records every website keeps (IP address, browser type, time), kept for security and fixing problems.
The app saves your sign-in and a few display preferences on your device. There are no advertising cookies, trackers or analytics.
Scan photos go to Anthropic
When you scan a card, the photo is sent to Anthropic, the AI company whose service reads the card's name, number and set. Nothing is sent until you say OK, which the app asks once, on your first scan. If you say no, you can still add cards by tapping a pocket. Under Anthropic's commercial terms, what we send through its API isn't used to train its models. Anthropic may keep it for up to 30 days to run the service and check for misuse.
Scans of cards with no picture
Some cards in the catalogue have no picture. When you add one of these cards with a scan, we cut the card out of your photo, remove the location and other hidden details stored in the photo file, and review that copy. If we reject it, your scan stays in your own binder only and we delete the copy. If we approve it, it becomes that card's picture for every user, with nothing on it that links it to your account. The Terms cover this.
Who else sees it
Your binders are private to your account, apart from an approved card picture, as described above. Companies that run parts of the service for us see only what they need to provide it:
- Anthropic: reads your scan photos, as above.
- DigitalOcean: hosts the server and database (New York, USA).
- Cloudflare: delivers the site securely and protects it from attacks.
- Resend: sends the email when you ask to reset your password, so it sees your email address and that message.
- TCGplayer and TCGdex: some card pictures load straight from their image servers, which see your device's IP address, as any website does. Nothing about your account is sent.
We don't sell your information or share it for advertising. We'd only hand it over if the law required it.
Keeping it safe
Everything travels over HTTPS. Backups of the database, which hold approved card pictures, are kept so a mistake or a broken server doesn't lose your binders.
Taking your data with you
In the app, go to Settings → Export for a CSV file of every card in your binders. For anything else we hold about you, email [email protected] from the address you signed up with.
Deleting your account
In the app, go to Settings → Delete my account. Your account, binders, collection, notes and scan photos are deleted straight away and you're signed out everywhere. Any copy still waiting for review is deleted too. The shared card catalogue stays, as it isn't yours, and that includes a card picture that was already approved, which no longer has any link to you. To have an approved picture taken down, email [email protected]. Old database backups age out in time.
Children
Little Pocket Binder isn't for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information. If you think a child has made an account, email us and we'll delete it.
Changes
If this page changes, the date at the top changes with it. Big changes will be mentioned in the app.
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