Privacy Policy

Last updated May 26, 2026

GardenIQ collects the account information you use to sign in, plant photos you choose to analyze, saved garden details, care reminders, diagnoses, and app diagnostics needed to operate the service.

Plant photos are processed by OpenAI through the GardenIQ backend for identification, plant-card extraction, care recommendations, and health analysis. Saved garden data is stored in GardenIQ's database and scoped to your account.

GardenIQ does not sell personal data and does not use third-party advertising trackers. You can delete your account in Settings, which removes your saved account, garden, reminders, and diagnoses from the production database.

Full-resolution originals require your signed-in account. Display-sized image links remain unlisted shareable links for compatibility: anyone you give a link to can view that image. Avoid including people, addresses, or private information in plant photos.

Account deletion removes saved database records. Storage cleanup is retried when services are unavailable; copies previously downloaded or cached outside GardenIQ cannot be recalled. Export includes image references, not a restorable archive of image files.

For privacy or support requests, contact johndhelmuth@gmail.com.