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Privacy policy

How my iOS apps handle your data

This policy covers the iOS apps I publish on the App Store. It’s deliberately generic: the same principles apply to all of them, and any app that needs to say something extra will say it in its own App Store listing or in the app itself.

The short version

I don’t want your data. My apps don’t have accounts, don’t track you, don’t show ads, and don’t sell anything about you to anyone.

What I collect

Nothing. I don’t run analytics in my apps, I don’t assign you an identifier, and there is no server of mine receiving your activity.

What stays on your device

Whatever you put into an app — notes, settings, saved items, preferences — is stored on your device, in the app’s own storage.

If an app uses iCloud to sync or back up that data, it goes to your own iCloud account, under Apple’s terms, and I have no access to it. You can turn iCloud off for any app in iOS Settings.

Crash reports and diagnostics

Apple may share crash logs and usage diagnostics with me if you’ve opted in to sharing them with developers on your device. Those reports are aggregated and don’t identify you. You can change this at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements.

Third-party services

Some apps talk to a service you have chosen to connect to, or open links in your browser. When that happens, your data goes to that service under their privacy policy, not mine. I don’t add anything of my own to those requests.

If an app offers a purchase or subscription, that transaction is handled entirely by Apple. I never see your payment details.

Permissions

If an app asks for a permission — photos, camera, location, notifications, and so on — it’s because a feature you’re using needs it, and it’s used for that feature only. iOS asks first, and you can revoke any permission in Settings.

Children

My apps aren’t directed at children under 13, and since I don’t collect personal data, I don’t knowingly collect anything from them either.

Your rights

Because I don’t hold your data, there is nothing for me to look up, export or delete on your behalf. Deleting an app removes its data from your device; if the app used iCloud, you can remove that data from Settings → your name → iCloud → Manage Storage.

Changes

If this policy changes, I’ll update this page and the date at the top of it.

Contact

Questions about any of this: [email protected].