Vael is a fashion app that helps you digitize your wardrobe, get AI-styled outfit suggestions, and try garments on virtually before you buy them. This page explains, in plain language, what data we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, and how you can delete it.
What we collect
Account data. When you sign in with Apple or email, we store your email address and an authentication identifier provided by Apple or our authentication provider (Supabase). We never see or store your Apple ID password.
Wardrobe photos. Photos of garments you add to your wardrobe are uploaded to private, per-user storage in our Supabase backend. Each photo is processed by our AI pipeline to extract the garment, tag its category, color, and style, and produce a clean catalog image. Originals and processed versions are stored under a path scoped to your user ID; no other user can read them.
Body photo. If you enable virtual try-on, you upload a full-body reference photo. We store it privately under your user ID in our Supabase storage. It is used only to render try-on results for you and is never shared or used to train any model.
Try-on results. Rendered try-on images (your body plus a garment, composited by Google's Gemini image model) are cached in your private storage for seven days so repeat try-ons of the same garment are instant. Older results are automatically deleted.
Shared looks. If you explicitly tap "Share" on a saved look or outfit, we generate an unguessable URL (twelve random characters) that makes that single item publicly viewable. You can revoke the share at any time; revoking it makes the URL immediately return a not-found page.
Usage data. We track how many virtual try-ons you've performed per day so we can enforce subscription limits. We don't sell this to anyone. We use TelemetryDeck (a privacy-first, GDPR-compliant analytics provider) to measure aggregate app health (which screens people open, which features are used) without associating events to you personally.
Device tokens. If you enable push notifications, we store the APNs device token so we can send you your morning outfit.
Subscription state. If you subscribe to Vael Pro in the iOS app, Apple's StoreKit (via RevenueCat) tells us which plan you're on and when it renews or expires. We store this state in your account row so the web app and browser extension know you're Pro.
What we don't collect
We don't sell, rent, or share your wardrobe, photos, or try-on results with advertisers. We don't track you across other apps or websites. The Vael browser extension does not collect your browsing history; it only reads the page you're actively on to detect a product image, and only when you explicitly click the Vael button does any data leave your browser.
Third-party services
We use a small set of third parties to run Vael:
- Supabase: PostgreSQL, authentication, file storage, and edge functions.
- Apple StoreKit via RevenueCat: subscription management.
- Google Gemini: AI image generation for virtual try-on. Photos sent to Gemini are used only to generate your try-on result; per Google's terms, generated content is not used to train their models when called via the paid API.
- OpenAI: auto-tagging new garments (category, color, style) and generating daily outfit suggestions.
- WeatherKit (Apple): weather data for outfit suggestions.
- TelemetryDeck: privacy-first, aggregate analytics. No personal identifiers sent.
- Sentry: crash reporting. Only technical crash context; no wardrobe content.
Your rights
You can export or delete your data at any time from the iOS app (Account → Delete my account). Deletion removes your user record, wardrobe photos, body photo, try-on renders, and subscription state from our backend permanently. It propagates to the web app and any browser-extension session within seconds.
Under the GDPR (EEA, UK) and CCPA (California), you also have the right to request a copy of the data we hold about you. Email hello@drobeapp.com and we will respond within thirty days.
Children
Vael is not directed at children under thirteen and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe we have collected data from a child, email us and we will delete it.
Changes
We may update this policy as the product evolves. Material changes will be announced in the app and on this page. The "Last updated" date above is authoritative.
Contact
Questions, concerns, data requests: hello@drobeapp.com.