Privacy Policy
Effective October 22, 2026 · Applies to the Get Gatsby website (get-gatsby.com), and to the Get Gatsby iOS app once it is released.
Get Gatsby is a local-first party planner made by Jacob Kuhn (Nederland, Colorado, USA). The short version: no ads and no tracking. Your plans and guest lists stay on your device unless you turn on Connect my AI for one party (§11). Gatsby no longer has points or rewards. If you saved points with your phone number before October 26, 2026, that saved record is still on our server until you ask us to delete it (§2).
1. Data stored on your device
Your event plan, budget, picks, guest list (names and the email addresses or phone numbers you type in), RSVP and check-in status, and reminders are saved in your browser's local storage (website) or, once the iOS app is released, the app's on-device storage. We do not receive or store this data. Deleting the app, clearing your browser data, or using Export → Erase all data removes it.
2. Points (retired)
Gatsby is free, so points and rewards are gone. Since October 26, 2026 the website no longer asks for your phone number or email for points, no longer awards points, and sends no code emails for points. We do not use saved points records for anything.
What is still stored: if you used Save with phone before then, our server still holds what you saved: a keyed one-way fingerprint (HMAC) of your phone number and its last 4 digits (never the number itself), your points history and redeemed perks, your display name and referral code if you set them, your email address if you added one, and hashed device tokens (they expire after 14 days). Codes were stored only as one-way hashes and expired after 10 minutes. Abuse-prevention counters (per phone fingerprint, hashed email and IP address) last up to 24 hours. Event plans and guest lists were never uploaded with points. We have not deleted these records; to delete yours, email [email protected] (see §10).
3. Location (optional)
If you allow it, Get Gatsby uses your device location to (a) pin your venue, (b) let a guest confirm they are at the venue when checking in, and (c) show venues and suppliers near you. Check-in distance is calculated on the device. When you search nearby places or look up an address, your coordinates or the text you typed are sent to the free OpenStreetMap services Nominatim and Overpass API (overpass-api.de, with overpass.kumi.systems as a fallback) to return results. Those services are operated by third parties under their own policies (see the OpenStreetMap Foundation privacy policy) and may keep standard server logs. We never receive your location. You can say no and type a city instead.
4. Camera (optional, supporting browsers and the iOS app once released)
Door Mode can use the camera to scan guests' QR passes. Video is processed on the device and is never recorded or uploaded.
5. Invites, RSVPs and messages
Invite links contain the event details in the link itself. You choose how to share them (copy, email, SMS or the share sheet); Get Gatsby only drafts messages and never sends anything on your behalf. When a guest opens an invite link on get-gatsby.com, their browser loads the page from our host (see §7). A guest's RSVP is sent back to the host by the guest, using their own email or messaging app. If you turned on Connect my AI for that party, a guest can also RSVP on the connected link (§11). Gatsby still does not message anyone.
6. Payments
Gatsby is free for everyone. Optional tips: a website tip (“Chip in for Gatsby”) is checked out with Stripe, on Stripe's checkout page. We never see your card number. As the merchant we receive the payment record Stripe provides (for example your email address and the amount) to provide support, handle refunds and meet tax and accounting obligations. Tips don't unlock anything.
iOS app (when released): it has an optional in-app tip ($3, $5 or $10) through Apple's in-app purchase. Apple handles the payment; we never see your card and get only Apple's sales reports, not your name or email. The tip unlocks nothing, and refunds are handled by Apple.
7. Hosting and logs
The website, Connect my AI, and the retired points records (§2) run on Cloudflare (Pages, Workers, D1, and Email Service). Connect my AI uses its own database, separate from the points database. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical data such as IP addresses to deliver the site and protect it from abuse (Cloudflare privacy policy). We do not use those logs to identify or track you, or to build a profile across parties.
Aggregate counts: to see whether the app is working for people, the website counts a few steps (a visit, with only whether it came from Instagram, an AI assistant link, directly or elsewhere; a plan was started or built, a guest added) as one total per day. Nothing about you or your device is sent or stored with those totals: no account, device id, IP address or cookie. The website may also use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless and does not track you across sites.
7a. Partner signup
The Partner with Gatsby form signs up local, independently operated businesses. When you submit it, we store what you enter — business name, category, address, country, how far you will travel for mobile services, contact name, email, phone, website or Instagram, alcohol license number if you give one, and whether offers are for people 21 and over — so we can create your partner page and email your QR kit to the address you gave. We do not ask for products, prices or payment details. To verify a business before listing it to hosts, we run automatic checks: we load your website's public home page, look up the domain's public registration date (RDAP), check for a Gatsby verification tag on your home page, a verification file at /.well-known/gatsby-verification.txt or a DNS TXT record if you add one, and compare your email and website domains and the format of your phone and address. We keep a log of those checks and their result. If a check is unusual, a person at Gatsby reviews your signup by email. Your kit link and results link are private keys; we store only a one-way hash of each. We use your contact details only to run your partner page and contact you about partnering. We do not sell them. Hosts order straight from the partner; the partner collects payment and handles refunds; Gatsby never takes, holds or processes partner payments. Cloudflare Turnstile checks that a person submitted the form. We count submissions per IP address for up to 24 hours to limit spam. To delete your partner page and its data, email [email protected] from the address you signed up with.
A partner link (/r/…) keeps two anonymous totals for that business: the page was opened, and a party was started. Those totals have no guest name, contact, or account. They are not a commission. The link’s name is saved on your device so a later party on that device can be counted with the same business.
8. What we don't do
- No selling or sharing of personal data for advertising.
- No tracking across other companies' apps or websites.
- No advertising SDKs and no analytics that identify you (only the anonymous totals in §7 and §7a).
- No marketing texts or emails.
9. Children
Get Gatsby is for people 18 and older. Alcohol-related content and alcohol-related parties are only for people 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18, and it is not directed to children under 13.
10. Your choices and deletion
On your device: export your data (Export → Backup (JSON)), or clear it in the app or your browser.
Points saved before October 26, 2026: email [email protected] from the email on the record (or tell us the last 4 digits of the phone number) and we will delete your points, perks, email address, device tokens and phone fingerprint from our server. Records of tips stay with Stripe as the law requires. For payment records or any other access or deletion request, email us and we will help where the law allows.
11. Connect my AI
Connect my AI is off until you turn it on for one party on the website. The iOS app, once released, will not include it. Leaving the switch off means that party is not uploaded. Turning it on for one party does not upload your other parties. The badge says Private, on this device while it is off and AI connected while it is on.
Before the switch stays on, the app shows What gets shared and asks you to confirm with Connect this party to AI? The confirmation says: Gatsby will securely sync this party's details so Party Bot can answer your guests' questions and guests can RSVP from a link. Your other parties stay on this device.
We store only the fields in What gets shared, plus the RSVP a guest chooses to send and questions they flag for you:
| Stored for that party | Not stored |
|---|---|
| Party name, date, and time | Your budget. A budget is not uploaded. |
| City, venue name, and the street address only if you added one and turned on “Share the street address with guests and Party Bot” | Guest phone numbers and email addresses. The RSVP form does not ask for them, and the server rejects them. |
| The schedule, theme, dress code, what to bring, and parking text you typed for guests | Card numbers, bank logins, and Stripe or Apple purchase records. Gatsby does not process or verify a chip-in and never charges a guest. |
| If you add a payment reminder and accept the responsibility note: an optional cost, whether it is per person or per RSVP, your first name on the invite, the Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal.me handle you typed, a short chip-in note, and each guest’s status (Unpaid, Says paid, or Confirmed). A “price changed” flag if you edit the cost. How many reminders you marked as shared (one per guest per day, three total). On a fraternity or sorority plan the price and payment handles are not stored; dues text is stored only when it is not about alcohol. | A charge, a refund, or a message sent for you. Guests pay you directly. You collect and handle any refunds. Gatsby just shows your link. Gatsby does not check that anyone paid. |
| Guest first name and last initial, RSVP status (going, maybe, or no), plus-one count, and an optional dietary or allergy note | Birthday, home address, photos, or a guest’s other parties. |
| Optional, only if you turn the question on: what the guest is bringing, and an arrival time | Your other parties, your on-device guest list export, check-in codes, and the host signing secret. |
| If this is a fraternity or sorority plan and you require a door-list name: the guest’s full name, only after they agree to this sentence: “The host asked for your full name for the door list. Only the host sees it, for check-in. It is not shown to other guests or Party Bot.” | Alcohol, drug, age, or ID answers. Party Bot does not provide them. |
| Questions a guest flags for you, as text | The contents of the party are not sent to the anonymous visit counters. |
If you have not marked the street address shareable, it can remain in that party’s row so you can turn sharing on later without retyping it. Guests, Party Bot, calendar links, and assistants do not receive it until you mark it shareable. An unshared street is also removed from the other details those people can see.
We store a one-way hash (SHA-256) of each guest-link secret. We do not store the secret itself. The guest link is shown to you so you can share it. Anyone who has it can RSVP and ask Party Bot about that one party until you disconnect.
The guest pass can submit an RSVP, ask Party Bot, and flag a question. It cannot read the guest list, other guests’ RSVPs, contact details, the budget, or any other party. A separate host credential stays on your device so you can see RSVPs, disconnect, and delete. It is not a password for your points account. If you paste a guest link into ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or Gemini, that service keeps its copy; disconnecting stops it from working. Disconnect AI turns the guest link off on the next request. We do not cache an allowed guest link. The rows stay until you delete them or connect that party again. Connecting again issues a new guest link. The old link stays off.
Your own assistant cannot read this party’s RSVPs or guest list.
Party Bot on the guest page answers from the details you entered: time, place, parking, dress code, what to bring, schedule, theme, and how to RSVP. If you did not enter it, the reply is: “The host didn't share that. Want me to flag it for them?” A flagged question is saved for you to read. On a question the bot refuses (the guest list, the budget, who paid, alcohol, age, ID, an unshared street, or another party), the reply is: “I can't share that. Ask the host directly.” That reply has no Flag button. The bot does not change the party, does not act as you, and does not follow instructions hidden in a guest’s message. It does not reveal the guest list, other people’s RSVPs or contact details, the budget, who has paid or who chipped in, the street address unless you marked it shareable, or any other party. It does not answer alcohol, drug, age, or ID questions. On a fraternity or sorority plan it will only quote the house rules you typed. It does not quote a price or a payment handle there. If you turned on a payment reminder, it can repeat the chip-in line and that payments go straight to you. If a guest describes an emergency, the reply is: “Contact the host directly or call 911.”
Questions and RSVPs are rate-limited per guest so one link cannot flood the party. The limit uses a short-lived counter keyed by a hash. We do not keep the raw IP address as a profile.
Add to calendar downloads an .ics file and can open a Google Calendar link. Both use the same public fields as the guest page (party name, date, time, and place). They do not include the guest’s name, other guests, the budget, a chip-in link, who has paid, or a hidden street address.
Payment reminder is optional and only exists after you connect that one party. You can set an optional cost, choose per person or per RSVP, and add chip-in instructions: a Venmo username, a Cash App tag, a PayPal.me name, or a short note. Handles must be a username or tag, or an https link on account.venmo.com, cash.app, or paypal.me. The chip-in note cannot contain a web link. The guest page says “Chip in” and, after the guest chooses Going or Maybe, shows the cost line, Venmo and Cash App buttons, a PayPal button, and “I chipped in.” Gatsby never sees the payment. Plus-ones show a total when the cost is per person. Small print says payments go straight to the host and Gatsby doesn’t handle money. After a guest taps “I chipped in” they see “Thanks! [your first name] will confirm.” You see Unpaid, Says paid, or Confirmed. “Not received” returns that guest to Unpaid. If you change the price, a guest who already chipped in stays in their status and you see “price changed.” If a guest RSVPs no after chipping in, the line is “Paid, not attending, refund is up to host.”
Reminders are yours to send. “Send reminder” and “Remind all unpaid” show the text “Quick reminder to chip in $X for [party]” so you can copy the guest link yourself. Gatsby does not message anyone. Each guest can be marked at most once a day and three times total. Reminders turn off after the event starts unless you turn them back on. A blank or $0 cost with no instructions shows no payment reminder. On a fraternity or sorority plan the price and Venmo, Cash App, and PayPal handles stay hidden. Guests see “Chapter dues apply, see your treasurer” only after you enter dues text that is not about alcohol.
Delete synced data asks you to confirm, then erases that party’s server rows right away: the party snapshot, guest-link secrets, RSVPs, flagged questions, and that party’s rate-limit counters. It is a hard delete, not a hidden archive. Your plan on this device is not erased. Erasing the on-device plan is a separate control. Disconnect AI only turns the guest link off and leaves the rows.
You can leave the switch off, disconnect, delete the synced rows, skip the payment reminder, and avoid pasting a guest link into an assistant. We cannot delete an assistant’s copy of a link you already pasted.
12. Changes and contact
We'll post changes here with a new effective date. Questions: support@get-gatsby.com · Jacob Kuhn, Nederland, CO, USA. Please do not send a guest link or a host secret in email.
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