Privacy Policy

Who this policy covers

This policy describes how the Allergy Tracker iPhone app handles information, as of version 1.1. It matches the app's actual behavior rather than a generic template: if that behavior ever changes (for example, if analytics or a new network service were added), this page will be updated before that change ships.

Information you enter in the app

Allergy Tracker asks one question: how your allergies are right now. Each check-in stores:

• A severity level: None, Mild, Moderate, Bad, or Severe
• The date and time of the check-in, and the time zone your iPhone was set to. The app fills these in, and you can change the date and time.

You can also add optional details:

• Symptoms you select: sneezing, runny nose, congestion, itchy eyes, watery eyes, itchy throat, cough, or other
• Possible triggers, under "What were you around?": items from the app's list (dust or cleaning, bedding, pets, mold or damp, laundry products, fragrance or scented products, smoke, being outdoors, mowing or yard work, new product) or names you type yourself, up to 40 characters each
• A "Took medication" marker. It's a yes or no; the app doesn't ask which medication or how much.
• A short note, up to 500 characters

This is self-reported health information, and only the severity is required. Allergy Tracker doesn't analyze or interpret it. It shows simple counts, such as how many bad or severe days you logged, and the doctor report counts on how many bad or severe days you recorded each exposure. A count is a record of what you entered. It doesn't mean an exposure caused your symptoms.

The app also remembers a few settings on this iPhone, such as whether the daily reminder is on and the time it's set for. These settings don't sync to iCloud.

Location

Allergy Tracker doesn't request location access and doesn't include Apple's location permission. Each check-in stores the time zone your iPhone is set to (for example, "America/Toronto") so your days stay in the right order when you travel. The app doesn't use GPS or look up where you are.

Pollen, weather, and environmental data

Allergy Tracker doesn't connect to any pollen, weather, or air-quality service, and doesn't show forecasts or environmental conditions. Possible triggers are your own notes about what you were around; the app doesn't look anything up. Everything in your history comes from what you record yourself.

Where your data is stored: on your iPhone

Check-ins are stored on your iPhone using Apple's SwiftData framework, and the app works fully offline. Like other app data, this on-device copy is included in your iPhone backups (iCloud Backup, or a backup to your computer).

iCloud sync

Allergy Tracker has no sync switch of its own. If you're signed in to iCloud on your iPhone, the app keeps a copy of your check-ins in the private database of your own iCloud account, using Apple's CloudKit. That copy includes everything in each check-in, including possible triggers and notes, and check-ins you've deleted but not yet erased (see "Retention and deletion" below). It lets your history appear on your other Apple devices where you use Allergy Tracker with the same Apple Account.

The copy is stored in your iCloud account under Apple's iCloud terms. It isn't shared or public, and the developer never receives a copy of your allergy history through sync.

To stop syncing, turn off iCloud for Allergy Tracker in iPhone Settings → [your name] → iCloud, in the list of apps using iCloud, or sign out of iCloud. The exact labels depend on your iOS version. If sync is off or unavailable, the app keeps working with the check-ins stored on this iPhone. Sync runs in the background, so changes can take a while to reach your other devices.

Doctor reports and CSV exports

With Lifetime (see "Purchases" below), you can create two kinds of files from your check-ins: a doctor report (PDF) and a CSV file. Your iPhone creates both from the check-ins you haven't deleted. The app doesn't upload them anywhere.

• The doctor report covers the last 30 days, the last 90 days, or all time. It includes summary counts, days by severity, when your bad or severe days happened, the exposures you recorded on those days (as counts), your most recorded symptoms, and a table of every check-in in that period with its date, time, severity, exposures, and notes.
• The CSV file lists every check-in with its ID, date and time, time zone, severity, symptoms, medication marker, note, when it was created and last changed, and possible triggers.

When a file is ready, the iOS share sheet opens and you decide what happens next: print it, save it to Files, send it by Mail or Messages, or cancel. Once you share a file, whoever receives it (a person, an email or cloud service, a printer) handles it under their own terms. The app keeps the file in its temporary storage on this iPhone, which iOS may clear later.

Reminders and notifications

The daily reminder is optional and stays off until you turn it on. When you do, iOS asks whether Allergy Tracker may show notifications. The reminder is a local notification that your iPhone schedules for the time you choose. No server sends it, and it contains a short prompt, not your data. If you don't allow notifications, the reminder stays off and the rest of the app works the same.

Third-party services

Allergy Tracker doesn't include any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking software, and it has no server of its own. The app connects to Apple, for iCloud sync (described above) and for the Lifetime purchase through the App Store, and to RevenueCat, a company that manages the Lifetime purchase for the developer (see "Purchases" below). No allergy data is sent to the developer, to RevenueCat, or to any other company, unless you choose to share an exported file.

Analytics

Allergy Tracker doesn't use any analytics SDK. It doesn't track how you use the app, and it doesn't know who you are.

Crash reporting

The app doesn't include a crash-reporting SDK, and it doesn't write your check-ins to any log. If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in iPhone Settings (Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements), Apple may share standard crash and performance reports with the developer under Apple's own policies.

Purchases

Allergy Tracker is free to download and offers one optional in-app purchase, Lifetime. It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it unlocks the doctor report (PDF), CSV export, and the 30-day summary.

Lifetime is bought through Apple's App Store using StoreKit and is charged to your Apple Account. Apple processes the payment, so Allergy Tracker never sees or stores your card or other payment details. You don't need an Allergy Tracker account to buy it, and buying it doesn't change what the app stores about your allergies or send your check-ins anywhere.

To know whether Lifetime is unlocked, the app uses RevenueCat (revenuecat.com). The app contacts RevenueCat when it opens or you come back to it, when you buy Lifetime, and when you tap Restore Purchases. RevenueCat receives:

• a random ID that RevenueCat creates for this installation of the app. It isn't your name, your email address, or your Apple Account.
• your Lifetime purchase information from the App Store: the product, the transaction, its price and currency, and your App Store country.
• technical details sent with each request: the app and iOS versions, the iPhone model, your preferred languages, and the identifier Apple gives this developer's apps on your iPhone (the "identifier for vendor"). Like any internet connection, a request also carries your IP address.

RevenueCat never receives your check-ins, symptoms, possible triggers, medication marker, or notes. The app doesn't sign you in to RevenueCat, doesn't send it an advertising identifier, and doesn't use it for advertising or tracking. The developer can see these purchase records in RevenueCat; they aren't linked to your name or to your allergy history. RevenueCat handles this information under its own privacy policy.

The app also remembers on this iPhone whether Lifetime is unlocked. Restore Purchases checks your App Store purchases again, for example on another iPhone signed in to the same Apple Account.

Retention and deletion

Your check-ins stay on your iPhone, and in your iCloud account if sync is on, until you delete them.

• Deleting one check-in (swiping it in History, or tapping Delete check-in) removes it from your history, calendar, summaries, reports, and exports right away. The app keeps the deleted check-in hidden in its storage, including the iCloud copy if sync is on, until you use Delete All Data. That hidden copy is what lets Undo delete bring a check-in back.
• Delete All Data in Settings permanently erases every check-in on this iPhone, including hidden deleted ones. If iCloud sync is on, the app sends the deletion to your iCloud account through Apple's normal sync, which can take some time. It doesn't remove doctor reports or CSV files you've already created or shared.
• Uninstalling the app removes its data from that iPhone. If iCloud sync was on, a copy may remain in your iCloud account. You can delete it in iPhone Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage (labels depend on your iOS version).

Children's privacy

Allergy Tracker is not directed at children under 13. It has no account system, and the developer receives no information from the app beyond the purchase records described under "Purchases".

Changes to this policy

If Allergy Tracker's data practices change (for example, if a new feature introduced a new type of data collection), this page will be updated first, with a new "Last updated" date above, before that change ships in the app.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to riznewhite@gmail.com.