Mea

Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how the Mea mobile application ("Mea," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the app. Mea is operated by Mea LLC.

By using Mea, you agree to the practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.

1. Who we are

Mea is a personal collections app for iOS. It lets you catalog things you care about: keepsakes, LEGO sets, sneakers, handbags, vacations, and more, organized into collections of items with photos and details. You can optionally share collections and items with other people who follow you.

2. Information we collect

We collect only what we need to run the app.

Account information

Your email address (used to create and secure your account and to sign you in).
A username and, optionally, a display name that you choose.

Content you create

Photos and images you upload for your items and collections.
Text and details you add, such as collection and item names, nicknames, descriptions, dates, locations, the names of people you associate with an item, and freeform tags or other metadata.

Social activity

Who you follow and who follows you, the collections and items you choose to share, likes, and any users you block or content you report.
Notifications generated by activity from people you follow.

Limited technical information

Basic information necessary to operate the app and keep it secure (for example, authentication tokens).
If you enable push notifications in a future version, a device push token used solely to deliver those notifications.

We do not knowingly collect precise geolocation from your device, contacts, or biometric data. Any "location" in the app is free text you type yourself.

3. How we use your information

We use your information to:

Provide, maintain, and improve the app and its features.
Store and sync your collections and items across your sessions and devices.
Authenticate you and send account-related email (for example, one-time codes and password resets).
Enable social features you choose to use, such as sharing, following, likes, and notifications.
Keep the app safe: for example, to enforce our Terms, respond to reports, and prevent abuse.

We do not use your content to train advertising profiles, and we do not sell your personal information.

4. How your information is shared

With other people, when you choose to share. Content stays private to you by default. When you share a collection or item, it becomes visible to the people who follow you, and details you post appear in their stream and notifications. If you stop sharing a collection, new items will no longer be posted, though content already shared may remain visible to people who previously received it.

With service providers who help us run Mea. We use trusted third parties to provide core infrastructure. They process data only to provide their services to us:

Supabase: authentication, database, and file storage.
Cloudinary: image hosting and processing.
Resend: sending account and security emails.
Apple: app distribution through the App Store and TestFlight.

For legal and safety reasons. We may disclose information if required by law, or where we believe in good faith that it is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of our users, the public, or us.

5. What we don't do

We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We do not show third-party advertising in the app.
We do not use third-party marketing or behavioral-analytics trackers at this time.

6. Data retention and deletion

We keep your information for as long as your account is active. You can delete your content at any time from within the app, and you can permanently delete your entire account from Settings. If you delete your account, we remove your collections, items, and associated content from our active systems. Some information may persist for a limited period in backups, and content you previously shared may remain visible to people who already received it. To request account or data deletion, contact us at support@meacollections.com.

7. Your choices and rights

You can:

Access and edit your collections, items, profile, username, and display name in the app.
Delete individual items, collections, or your entire account.
Stop sharing a collection so new items are no longer posted ("un-share").
Block users or report content.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of your personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us at support@meacollections.com.

8. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures, including access controls and encryption in transit, to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's privacy

Mea is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, contact us at support@meacollections.com and we will delete it.

10. Where your information is processed

Mea is operated from the United States, and your information is processed and stored in the United States. If you use the app from outside the United States, you understand your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective date" above and, for material changes, provide a more prominent notice. Your continued use of Mea after an update means you accept the revised Policy.

12. Contact us

Questions about this Policy or your information? Email support@meacollections.com.