YardGuardian Privacy Policy
Effective date: May 18, 2026
YardGuardian helps users create landscape and garden design ideas from yard photos, project instructions, ZIP-code climate context, and design preferences. This policy explains what information the app may collect, how it is collected, how it is used, how long it may be kept, and what choices users have.
Information Users Provide
YardGuardian may process information users choose to provide, including:
Yard photos selected from the photo library or captured with the camera
Project names, design goals, instructions, and preferences
ZIP code or climate zone information used for plant and landscape guidance
Saved project notes, generated design summaries, and export content
Support information a user chooses to share when troubleshooting an issue
Purchase entitlement status used to unlock paid features
Basic technical diagnostics, such as app version, device type, request status, and error state
Users are not required to upload photos they do not want processed by the app.
YardGuardian does not require access to a user's full photo library. Users can choose specific photos through Apple's photo picker or camera permissions where available.
Photo Ownership
Users keep ownership of the photos they upload or capture in YardGuardian. Uploading a photo does not transfer ownership rights to YardGuardian.
YardGuardian uses selected photos only to provide app functionality, such as generating design previews, saved projects, planning notes, exports, and troubleshooting support when requested by the user.
How Information Is Used
YardGuardian may use user-provided information to:
Generate landscape and garden design previews
Create plant, hardscape, safety, climate, and planning guidance
Save and display user projects inside the app
Create shareable exports or contractor planning documents
Process purchases and subscription access
Troubleshoot generation, image, purchase, available-design, or app issues
Improve app reliability, quality, and user experience
YardGuardian does not use uploaded yard photos for third-party advertising.
AI Processing
YardGuardian uses AI services to create design previews and planning guidance. Photos and project instructions may be sent to the app's backend and AI providers as needed to generate results.
Users should not upload photos or instructions containing sensitive personal information they do not want processed for design generation.
AI-generated design results may be inaccurate or incomplete. Users should review all outputs before relying on them.
Third-Party Services
YardGuardian may share limited information with service providers needed to operate the app, including:
AI providers used to generate landscape designs and planning notes
Backend hosting providers used to process requests
RevenueCat and Apple App Store services used for purchases, subscriptions, entitlements, and restores
Diagnostics or support tools used to troubleshoot app issues
These providers are expected to protect user data consistently with this policy and applicable App Store requirements.
Purchases
YardGuardian may offer subscriptions, design bundles, or other in-app purchases through Apple's in-app purchase system. Purchase status may be processed through RevenueCat and App Store services to unlock paid features, restore purchases, prevent entitlement errors, and support customer service.
Diagnostics And Support
If a user chooses to share support information, YardGuardian may receive technical details about the design request, generation status, available-design outcome, app version, and troubleshooting context. Support exports are intended to avoid including uploaded photos or API keys.
Support emails or messages may include whatever information the user chooses to provide.
What YardGuardian Does Not Do
YardGuardian does not claim ownership of user-uploaded photos.
YardGuardian does not sell user photos.
YardGuardian does not require users to give up all rights to their uploaded photos.
Data Retention
YardGuardian keeps project information only as long as needed to provide app features, maintain user projects, support purchases, troubleshoot issues, comply with legal obligations, or improve app reliability.
If account-based storage or cloud sync is added in the future, YardGuardian will update this policy with retention and deletion details for those features.
Users may request deletion of support records or other personal information associated with them by contacting support. Some purchase records may remain available through Apple or RevenueCat as needed for receipts, fraud prevention, tax, accounting, legal compliance, and purchase restoration.
User Choices
Users can choose whether to upload photos, enter project instructions, save projects, export plans, or share support information.
Users can manage subscriptions through their Apple account settings.
Users can request support using the support contact listed on the App Store product page.
Users can revoke camera or photo access at any time in iOS Settings.
Tracking And Advertising
YardGuardian does not currently use uploaded photos, project instructions, or purchase information to track users across apps or websites owned by other companies for advertising purposes.
If advertising, tracking, or analytics practices change in the future, this policy and the App Store privacy details should be updated before release.
Important Design Disclaimer
YardGuardian provides landscape design ideas and planning guidance. Users should verify measurements, drainage, grading, utility locations, local codes, HOA rules, plant availability, mature plant sizes, and installation details before starting work.
Contact
Support: https://yardguardianai.com/support
Business name: BTS INNOVATIONS, LLC