Last updated: July 4, 2026
Marigold is a garden-tracking app made by Andrew Stapleford ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information the app handles and where it goes. The short version: your garden data stays on your device. We don't have servers, accounts, or analytics that collect your personal information.
Everything you enter in Marigold — your name, country, postal/ZIP code, growing zone, frost dates, growing areas, plants, notes, photos, reminders, harvest logs, and costs — is stored locally on your device. We cannot see it, and it is never uploaded to us.
Automatic iCloud backup. Marigold automatically backs up your garden data and plant photos to a private, app-specific area of your own iCloud account — this is on by default and runs quietly in the background (shortly after opening the app, and when you leave it). It uses Apple's iCloud service directly: nothing passes through us or any server we operate, and only you can access it (through Marigold, signed into your own Apple ID). You can see when it last ran, or restore from it, under Settings → iCloud Backup in the app. This is separate from, and in addition to, the standard iOS device-backup behavior described below.
If you also enable iOS device backups (iCloud Backup in your device's Settings app), Apple includes Marigold's local data in that broader device backup too, under your own Apple account, governed by Apple's privacy policy.
If you choose to pin a plant's location or set your garden's location for weather warnings, the app reads your device's GPS position with your permission and stores the coordinates locally. Your garden's coordinates are sent to the Open-Meteo weather service (open-meteo.com) solely to fetch a local forecast; no name, identifier, or other personal data accompanies that request.
Photos you attach to plants are copied into the app's private storage on your device. The app only accesses the camera or photo library when you tap to add a photo, and only with your permission.
Care reminders use local notifications scheduled on your device. No push notification service or server is involved.
We do not collect, share, or sell any personal data. There is no advertising and no third-party analytics SDK in the app.
The "Export Backup" feature creates a file of your garden data that you choose where to save (iCloud Drive, email, AirDrop, etc.). Once exported, that file is under your control.
Deleting the app deletes all locally stored data. Individual plants, photos, reminders, and logs can be deleted in the app at any time.
Marigold is not directed at children under 13 and collects no personal information from anyone.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "last updated" date.
Questions about privacy: support@marigold.garden