Last updated August 20, 2026
Tastemaker is a social app for tracking, rating, and discovering movies, television, and books. This policy explains what information the Tastemaker mobile app and tastemakerclub.com collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have a question about anything here, email [email protected].
Account information. You create an account with a phone number, with Sign in with Apple, or with Sign in with Google. We never ask you to create a password and we do not store one. If you sign in by phone, we store a one-way hashed version of your number so we can help you find friends who are already on Tastemaker; if you sign in with Apple or Google, we store the email address that provider gives us.
Profile information. Your username, and optionally a profile photo, a short bio, links, and a city.
What you do in the app. Ratings, reviews, comments, the people you follow, the titles you track as watching or reading, and the lists you build. Ratings and reviews are visible to other people on Tastemaker.
Imported history. If you choose to import your history from another service such as Letterboxd, TV Time, or Goodreads, we read the export file you provide and create the corresponding ratings on your account.
Device and usage information. Device type, operating system, app version, and basic analytics about how the app is used, so we can find bugs and understand which features matter.
Notifications. If you turn on push notifications, we store a device token so we can send them.
Contacts. Only if you explicitly allow it, and only to find people you already know who are on Tastemaker. Your address book is not uploaded to our servers and is not stored.
When you choose Sign in with Google, Google asks your permission and then gives us your name, email address, and profile picture. We use them only to create and identify your Tastemaker account, to fill in your profile so you do not have to type it again, and to contact you about your account.
We do not use Google user data for advertising. We do not sell it, rent it, or transfer it to anyone except the service providers listed below, who process it on our behalf so that Tastemaker can run. We do not use it to build advertising profiles or for any purpose unrelated to running the app. Our use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
You can revoke Tastemaker's access at any time from your Google Account permissions page. Deleting your Tastemaker account deletes the data we received from Google.
To run the app and keep your account working; to show your ratings and reviews to the people who follow you; to recommend titles and people based on your taste; to send you notifications you have asked for; to answer your support questions; and to find and fix problems.
We share information with the companies that make the app work, and only so they can provide their service to us:
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or if Tastemaker is ever involved in a merger or acquisition — in which case this policy continues to apply to the information already collected.
We do not sell or rent your personal information. We do not show advertising in Tastemaker, and we do not let anyone pay to influence what you see.
You can edit your profile at any time in the app. You can turn notifications and contacts access on or off from your device settings. You can delete your account entirely from Settings in the app, which removes your account, your ratings and reviews, and your sign-in identity. You can also email us to ask what we hold about you, or to ask us to correct or delete it.
We keep your information for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account we delete it, except where we are required to keep something to meet a legal obligation. Backups are cleared on a rolling basis.
Information is sent over encrypted connections and stored with reputable providers. We take reasonable steps to protect it, though no service can promise perfect security.
Tastemaker is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we will remove it.
We will update this page when our practices change, and we will change the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will tell you in the app.
Tastemaker, New York, NY. [email protected]