Last updated: August 6, 2026
The short version: you can erase everything yourself, from inside the app, in two taps — no request, no waiting, no email needed. Open Settings → Cloud Backup and tap Delete all my data.
Delete everything from inside the app
- Open Pool Recipe.
- Go to the Settings tab.
- Scroll to the Cloud Backup card, down to Delete your data.
- Tap Delete all my data and confirm.
This immediately erases your pool setup, test readings and history, dose log, chemical inventory, checklists, streaks and settings from the device; removes any push-notification subscription from our server; and — if you are signed in — permanently deletes your cloud backup file. None of it is recoverable afterwards, so export a backup file first if you want to keep a copy.
Delete only the cloud copy
If you want to keep using the app on this device but remove what is stored on our side, sign in and tap Delete cloud backup in the same card. Your on-device data is untouched.
Delete your account
Pool Recipe has no account of its own. Signing in is optional and exists only to name your cloud backup file; we never create a user record, a profile, or a password. When you delete your cloud backup there is nothing of yours left on our servers, and Sign out ends the session. To also revoke the app's access at the identity provider, remove it from your GitHub authorized apps or your Microsoft account permissions.
What is stored, and what deletion removes
| Data | Where it lives | Removed by |
|---|---|---|
| Pool setup, readings, history, dose log, inventory, checklists, settings | Your device only (localStorage) |
Delete all my data — or uninstalling the app / clearing site data |
| Cloud backup snapshot (only if you signed in and backed up) | A private file in our Azure storage, keyed to your sign-in | Delete cloud backup, or Delete all my data |
| Push subscription + reminder schedule (only if you opted in) | Our server, so reminders can be sent | Turning notifications off, or Delete all my data |
| Location | Your device only — coordinates go to the weather API but are never stored by us | Clearing the location in setup, or Delete all my data |
There is no retention period to wait out: deletion is immediate, and we keep no backups or archived copies of user snapshots.
Prefer to ask us?
If you can't reach the in-app control — for example you've already uninstalled the app but backed up to the cloud — email poolrecipe@gmail.com from the address associated with your sign-in and ask us to delete your backup. We will confirm within 30 days.
More detail
See the privacy policy for the full picture of what the app stores and what it sends anywhere.