Backstage Sidekick — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-07-28 · Operator: SlowArcs, LLC

Backstage Sidekick is a free helper app for people who moderate or run live shows on Whatnot. It gives you a deck of one-tap quick phrases for chat, and a "who to thank" list (raids, tips, giveaway winners) built from the show you're watching. This policy explains what data the app handles. It works alongside the suite-wide Backstage Live Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

The short version: Sidekick has no account and no sign-up. Everything it captures about a show stays on your device. The only thing it can ever send us is your email address — and only if you choose to type it into the optional welcome card. We never sell your data, never run ads, and never use it to train AI models.

1. What the app handles

1a. On your device only (never sent to us)

• Your phrase deck — the quick phrases, size chips, and emoji you customize
• Show activity — while a show is open in the app, Sidekick notes events like raids, tips, and giveaway winners (usernames and amounts) so it can build your "who to thank" list. This stays in the app's local storage on your device.
• App preferences — e.g. whether taps send or copy

1b. Optional email (the only data that can reach us)

The first time you open the app, a welcome card offers to take your email so we can send setup tips and news about the wider Backstage seller tools. It is skippable ("Maybe later") and the app works identically without it. If you do enter an email, it is sent to our servers and stored in our hosted database (Supabase). That's the entire list — the app sends us nothing else.

1c. Whatnot, inside the app

Sidekick shows the Whatnot website in a built-in browser view so your show and the helper panel share a screen. You sign in to Whatnot directly with Whatnot — we never see or store your Whatnot password, and your session lives in that browser view on your device. When you tap a quick phrase, the app places that text into Whatnot's chat box for you, exactly as if you typed it; what happens to chat messages on Whatnot is governed by Whatnot's own privacy policy. Backstage Sidekick is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Whatnot.

2. How we use the data

• Email (optional): to send setup tips and occasional news about Backstage tools. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.
• Everything else: used only inside the app, on your device, to show you your phrase deck and thank-you list.

We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers or data brokers, serve ads, or use your data to train AI/ML models. The app contains no third-party advertising or analytics trackers.

3. Who we share data with

• Supabase — hosted database where the optional email is stored
• Apple App Store / TestFlight — app distribution and crash/diagnostic data, governed by Apple's privacy policy
• Email provider (Resend) — delivers our emails if you opted in

4. Device permissions

• Clipboard — only when you use "Copy" mode, to copy the phrase you tapped
• Local storage — to keep your phrase deck and settings
• No location, contacts, camera, microphone, photos, health data, or advertising identifier is collected

5. Data retention

• On your device: your deck, settings, and show activity remain until you clear them or uninstall the app
• Email: kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it

6. Security

All network traffic uses TLS encryption. Since show activity never leaves your device, there is nothing of yours on our servers to breach beyond the optional email. If we discover a breach affecting your data, we'll notify you as required by law.

7. Your rights and choices

• Skip the email card — the app is fully functional without it
• Delete your email from our list — use any unsubscribe link or email us
• Clear everything local — uninstalling the app removes your deck, settings, and show activity

If you live in California, the EU/UK, or another jurisdiction with data-rights laws (CCPA, GDPR, etc.), you may also request a copy of the data we hold (for most users: at most one email address) and lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

8. Children

Backstage Sidekick is not intended for anyone under 18, and we don't knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has used it, contact us and we'll delete the data.

9. Changes to this policy

If we materially change what we collect or how we use it, we'll update this page and the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact

Questions, deletion requests, or anything else: [email protected]
Operator: SlowArcs, LLC