Privacy Policy
Hearth
Last updated
Provider: Wrenford Labs (“we”, “us”). This policy explains how Hearth handles information when you use the app. Support: parasharshubhankar22@gmail.com.
The short version: Hearth is designed to work mostly on your device. Your focus sessions and garden live on-device by default. We don’t sell your data, we don’t show ads, and we never see your payment card — Apple / Google and RevenueCat handle billing.
1. Information we handle
| Category | Examples | Why |
|---|---|---|
| App activity (on device) | Focus sessions, timer settings, garden progress, streaks, preferences | To run the timer, grow your garden, and show your history |
| Account information | Name, email, account ID, profile image — only if you sign in | To identify your account and sync where supported |
| Purchase data | Subscription status, product ID, expiry, store receipt — via RevenueCat | To unlock Premium and restore purchases |
| Identifiers | Anonymous RevenueCat App User ID; device / store identifiers needed for receipts | To link a purchase to your install |
| Diagnostics | Crash logs, OS / app version, performance data | To fix bugs and keep the app stable |
| Support messages | Emails you send us and anything you include | To answer your request |
We do not collect payment card numbers, precise location, contacts, photos, health data, or advertising IDs. Hearth does not require access to your contacts, location, photos, microphone, or camera for its core timer experience, and does not track you across other companies’ apps or websites for advertising.
2. Where data lives
Session and garden data is stored locally on your device (and in your private iCloud / Google device backup if you enable it — controlled by Apple / Google, not us). Purchase entitlement data is stored by RevenueCat and the app stores to validate your subscription. If a future version offers optional cloud sync, it will be opt-in and this policy will be updated first.
3. How we use information
- To provide, personalise, maintain, and improve Hearth;
- To preserve your focus progress and manage subscriptions, trials, and entitlements;
- To diagnose crashes, prevent abuse, and protect the service;
- To respond to support requests and send essential service messages;
- To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
4. When information is shared
- RevenueCat, Inc. — subscription infrastructure. Receives receipt data and an anonymous user ID to manage entitlements.
- Apple & Google — as app stores and payment processors, under their own privacy policies.
- Service providers — only as needed to operate (e.g. crash reporting), under confidentiality obligations.
- Legal and safety — if required by law, court order, or to protect rights and safety.
- A successor organisation — in a merger, financing, acquisition, or sale of assets, with appropriate protections.
We never sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising.
5. Retention & security
On-device data stays until you delete it or uninstall the app. Support emails are kept as long as needed to resolve your issue. Purchase records are retained by Apple / Google / RevenueCat per their legal and tax requirements. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational safeguards; no method of storage or transmission is completely secure.
6. Your choices and rights
Manage app permissions in your device settings, and manage or cancel subscriptions in your store account. Uninstalling stops future collection from that install, but does not cancel a subscription or delete stored account data. Depending on where you live (including under GDPR / UK GDPR and California law), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your data, and to object to processing. Email us and we will respond within 30 days.
7. Children
Hearth is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can delete it where required.
8. International users & changes
Hearth and its providers may process information in countries other than where you live, with appropriate safeguards where required. We may update this policy as Hearth evolves; the current version and effective date will always be posted here, with additional notice where the law requires it.
9. Contact
Privacy questions or requests: parasharshubhankar22@gmail.com — Wrenford Labs, developer of Hearth.