Your messages are yours.

Last updated November 13, 2026

Some Fuel is a small service run by PittsDev LLC. It exists so that people can leave encouragement for someone doing something hard, and so that person can read or hear it later. This page explains what we keep, why, and how to get rid of it. We try to collect as little as possible.

If you send someone fuel (supporters)

You don’t need an account. When you send a message we store the message itself: the text you wrote, and any voice recording, photo, or video you attached, along with the name you typed (optional), the category you chose, and the time. That content is visible only to the runner who owns the event and is stored in a private bucket; it is never public and there is no feed. We also keep a one-way hash of your IP address for one hour to limit abuse. We do not store the raw address. We don’t set cookies on supporter pages; we do use cookieless page-view counts (Vercel Web Analytics) that don’t identify you.

If you run an event (runners)

You sign in with your email address; we email you a one-time code and never store a password. We keep your email, the events you create (title, your name, description, date, optional photo link), and the messages people send you, including whether you have marked them seen, favorite, or hidden. The app also keeps a copy of your messages on your phone so they work without signal.

If someone sets up an event for you

A signed-in person can set up an event for someone else. Until that person claims it, the event has no owner: the person who set it up can edit the page, share its links, and see how many messages have arrived, but can’t read, hear, or view them. They get a private claim link to pass on, and can ask us to email it to an address they enter, right away or at a time they choose. We store that address only to send that email. Whoever opens the claim link and signs in becomes the owner, and from then on the person who set it up keeps only the public supporter link. We email them once to say it was claimed, and up to two reminders while it isn’t. If you received a link you didn’t want, ignore it; nothing is created in your name unless you sign in and claim it.

Recap videos

A runner can make a short recap video from text messages and photos sent to their event. It is generated on our servers from the stored messages, saved privately, and downloadable only by the runner, who may then share it. Supporters can check “Hide from recap” when sending so their message is never included, and a runner can hide any message to keep it out. Deleting an event deletes its recap videos too. If the runner includes their recap in a thank-you email, anyone with that email’s link can watch it.

Thank-you emails

Supporters can leave an email address (optional) so the runner can thank them. The address is stored separately from the message and is never shown to the runner: the runner writes a note, and we email it for them through Resend, our email provider. A personal note quotes the message you sent. We use your address for nothing else. Every email has a link to stop thank-yous from that event, and deleting the event deletes the addresses. If the runner lets people reply, the email includes their address so you can write back.

Text-to-speech

When autoplay reads a text message aloud, the text of that message and the sender’s name are sent to ElevenLabs to generate audio. The resulting audio file is stored with the message. If you would rather this never happen for your event, tell us and we will turn it off; the app will use your phone’s built-in voice instead.

Interest list

If you leave your email on the landing page, we keep it (and the note you wrote) so we can tell you when the app is available. Reply to any message from us to be removed, or email the address below.

Where things live

Data is stored with Supabase (database and file storage, United States) and served by Vercel. Sign-in codes and thank-you emails are sent through Resend. We don’t sell data, share it with advertisers, or use it to train anything.

Deleting things

Runners can delete an event from the app or the web dashboard, which removes every message and file in it, and can delete their whole account the same way, which removes all events and the account itself. Supporters who want a specific message removed can ask the runner to hide or delete it, or email us with the event link and we’ll take care of it.

Children

Some Fuel is not directed at children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from them.

Contact

Questions or requests: benji.pitts@gmail.com. If this policy changes in a way that matters, we’ll update the date at the top.