Privacy
Privacy Policy
Handflow is a local-first poker hand recording and review tool. This policy explains what data is handled, where it is stored, and the choices available to you.
Effective July 18, 2026
Overview
Handflow does not require a Handflow account. We do not sell personal data, show advertising, or use third-party advertising or behavioral analytics SDKs.
Data you create
Hands, actions, boards, sessions, notes, tags, opponents, drafts, and app preferences are created by you. They are stored locally on your device using Apple's app storage technologies.
Draft hands, theme, language, guide progress, temporary input, filters, and navigation state remain device-local unless a feature explicitly states otherwise.
iCloud Sync
iCloud Sync is off by default and can be enabled by you. When enabled, completed hands, sessions, notes, tags, opponents, and related synchronization records are stored in your private Apple CloudKit database so they can stay current across devices using the same Apple ID.
Handflow does not receive your Apple ID password. Apple operates iCloud and processes this data under Apple's privacy terms. Turning off sync on one device keeps that device's local data and does not delete existing iCloud data.
Manual backups
A .handflowbackup file is created only when you choose Export Backup. The file is generated locally and you decide where it is saved or shared. Handflow does not automatically upload manual backup files.
Shared hand links
When you create a share link, Handflow prepares a read-only snapshot containing the hand and any note, tag, or opponent cards you chose to include. The snapshot is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM before upload.
Our Cloudflare service stores only the encrypted snapshot, a random share identifier, creation and expiration timestamps, and a hash used for revocation. The decryption key stays in the URL fragment after # and is not sent to our server during normal web requests.
Anyone who receives the complete link can open the shared snapshot. A link remains available until its selected expiration time, until you revoke it, or indefinitely if you selected No Expiration. Cloudflare may process standard connection information needed to deliver and protect the service, such as IP address and request metadata, under its own privacy terms.
Purchases
Handflow Pro purchases and restoration are processed by Apple through StoreKit. Handflow does not receive or store your Apple ID password or payment card details. The app reads Apple's verified entitlement information to determine Pro access.
Support communications
If you email support@handflow.app, we receive your email address, message, and any information or attachments you choose to provide. We use this information only to respond, investigate issues, and improve Handflow. Support correspondence is retained only as reasonably needed for those purposes and legal obligations.
Data we do not request
Handflow does not request access to your contacts, precise location, microphone, camera, or health data. Saving a generated share image to Photos occurs only after you choose that action and grant the system Photos permission.
Retention and deletion
- Local records remain until you delete them or remove the app and its data.
- iCloud records follow your in-app changes and deletions while sync is enabled.
- Manual backups remain wherever you chose to save them.
- Shared snapshots are deleted when they expire or when you revoke the corresponding link.
- You can request deletion of support correspondence by contacting us, subject to legal retention requirements.
Service providers and security
Apple provides app distribution, StoreKit, device storage, and optional private CloudKit synchronization. Cloudflare provides the public website, encrypted share-link storage, network delivery, and email routing. We use reasonable technical safeguards, including local-first storage, encrypted transport, client-side encryption for shared snapshots, restricted private CloudKit scope, and expiring or revocable links.
No method of storage or transmission is completely secure. Keep complete share links private because the URL fragment contains the key needed to decrypt that snapshot.
Children
Handflow is intended for adults who record and review live poker hands. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when Handflow's features or data practices change. The current version and effective date will always be published on this page.
Privacy questions
Contact the independent developer of Handflow.