Privacy Policy
Effective date:
Who we are
Chedders is an independent app studio that develops and operates Tidy Blocks and Octopus Usage Insights. In this policy, "we", "our", and "us" refer to Chedders.
This policy explains how data is handled by our apps and when you contact us for support.
Apps covered by this policy
- Tidy Blocks, a block puzzle game for iPhone.
- Octopus Usage Insights, an app for Mac and iPad that helps Octopus Energy customers understand their energy usage.
Tidy Blocks
Tidy Blocks does not require a Chedders account and we do not operate a server that receives your gameplay progress, puzzle board state, or high-score data.
Game progress, settings, and similar gameplay information may be stored locally on your device so the app can function and remember your progress.
We do not collect location data, contacts, payment details, advertising identifiers, or personal analytics data through Tidy Blocks.
Octopus Usage Insights
Octopus Usage Insights uses the Octopus Energy API key you provide within the app to retrieve available account and meter details, readings, estimated costs, supply agreements and tariff rates from the official Octopus Energy API.
Within the app, your usage data is processed to provide:
- Historical energy consumption trends and comparisons.
- Summaries of high and low usage periods and export offsets.
- Estimated cost breakdowns and available tariff history.
Energy usage data is processed locally on your device. The app does not upload or sync your energy usage data to Chedders servers. Your API key and account number are saved in the app’s local preferences. The API key is not stored in Apple Keychain. Downloaded data, archived history and internal recovery copies are stored in the app’s local files. The app does not add encryption to these preferences or files; your device’s protections and access controls apply. Device backups may contain app data, depending on your backup settings.
The app sends authenticated requests directly to Octopus Energy using the credentials you supply. Chedders does not receive your API key or energy data through the app. The public Version 2 app does not send your data to an AI service and contains no advertising, tracking or analytics service that sends your personal data to Chedders.
Exports and backups in Version 2
Exports and app backups can contain account and meter identifiers, readings, costs and tariff details. Complete app backups also include preferences and archived history. Your API key is excluded by default, but you can explicitly choose to include it and your account number. Backup files are not encrypted by the app. Anyone with a backup containing your API key could use it to access your Octopus account information. Keep these files private.
You choose where to save files. If you choose a cloud service or shared folder, that service or folder’s access controls apply. The app does not automatically upload these files to Chedders. Demo data is synthetic and does not use your account or make supplier requests.
Support communications
If you contact us for support, we may receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message. We use support correspondence solely to respond to your enquiry and improve our apps. Diagnostics and backups are not automatically attached. Please do not send your Octopus API key.
You may request deletion of support emails or correspondence by contacting us at support.chedders@icloud.com.
Data sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We do not share personal data with third-party advertisers.
Octopus Usage Insights communicates with the Octopus Energy API as described above. Tidy Blocks does not send gameplay data to Chedders servers.
Your choices and controls
Tidy Blocks
You can remove locally stored game data by deleting the app from your device, subject to the standard behaviour of iOS and any device backups you control.
Octopus Usage Insights
In Version 2, resetting the app removes the saved API key and stops future authenticated requests until you reconnect. You can also regenerate your key through your Octopus account to invalidate the old key.
In Version 2, Settings → Advanced → Reset this app removes saved readings, account details, preferences, archived history and internal recovery copies from the app. Saved information remains until you remove it using reset or other device controls. Delete exported files and external backups separately; reset does not remove them.
Restoring a backup replaces this app’s local data and settings after you review it and keeps an internal recovery copy of the previous state. Resetting or restoring the app does not delete supplier-held information or change your Octopus tariffs or payments. Octopus Energy’s own privacy policy governs the information it holds about your account.
Children's privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our apps or legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the effective date above and, where appropriate, notify users within the relevant app or on this website.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle data, please email support.chedders@icloud.com.