Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 16, 2026
Splotch is a drawing app made for little kids. We built it to be safe and simple, so the short version is easy to remember:
- 🚫 No ads. Ever. None.
- 🙈 No tracking. We don't follow you around the internet.
- 👤 No accounts. No sign-up, no login, no passwords.
- 📊 No analytics. No third-party trackers or SDKs.
- 🗂️ No background collection. The only info we ever receive is what a grown-up chooses to send us (like a bug report).
- ✈️ Works offline. Drawing happens entirely on your device.
The simple truth
Everything you draw stays on your device. Splotch does not create a profile about you or your child, does not sell or share any information, and does not show advertising of any kind.
When the internet is used
Splotch has an optional “magic image” button that re-imagines a child's drawing as a polished illustration. It only runs when someone taps it.
- When tapped, the current drawing is sent to our image service (which uses Google's Gemini AI) to generate a new picture, which is sent right back.
- We keep a simple count of how often each invite code is used, purely to prevent abuse. This isn't tied to a person and isn't used to identify anyone.
- Drawings are not used to build profiles, are not sold, and are not used for advertising or tracking.
- If your device is offline, this button is hidden and the rest of the app works normally.
Sending feedback
Grown-ups can report a bug or suggest a feature from the Parent Center. When you tap “Send report”, only what you type is sent, so we can post it as an issue on our public issue tracker on GitHub, where anyone can read it. Please don't type personal details (like a name or email address) into a report — the form reminds you of this too.
For a bug, you can optionally tick a box to include basic device details (like your app version, operating system, browser, and screen size) to help us reproduce the problem. It's off by default, you can expand it to see exactly what will be sent first, and some of those details (such as your browser's user-agent) can be somewhat identifying — so it's entirely your choice. We never include your name, account, or location, because Splotch doesn't have any of those.
Saving pictures
When you save a drawing, it's stored locally in your device's own photo gallery. Splotch never uploads your saved photos anywhere.
Settings on your device
Splotch remembers small preferences (like sound on/off and your last color or brush size) using your device's local storage. This stays on your device and is never sent to us.
Children's privacy
Splotch is designed for young children. It has no accounts, ads, tracking, or analytics, and gathers nothing on its own. The one place any information is sent is the grown-ups' feedback form above, which a child can't reach — so we collect no personal information from children, and we comply with children's privacy laws such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the GDPR's protections for children. There are no social features, comments, links out, or in-app purchases.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page. We'll keep it just as plain and honest as it is today.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Please open an issue on GitHub and we'll take a look.