What we promise, in plain language
- Your data stays on your device — we never see it.
- No accounts. No sign-ups. No login walls.
- No analytics SDKs. No tracking. No ads.
- No third-party SDKs of any kind.
- Apps work fully offline.
- You can delete everything anytime by deleting the app.
What we collect
Nothing.
That's not a catchy line — it's the technical reality. Every Apps for Hope app stores your information locally on your device using Apple's SwiftData framework. None of it is sent to us, synced to a cloud, or shared with any third party. We genuinely have no way to see what you log, track, or write inside the app.
What this means in practice
If your phone is lost or wiped, your app data is gone — there's no cloud backup we hold. Use Apple's iCloud Backup or encrypted iTunes/Finder backups if you want a recovery option. That data goes to your Apple account, not to us.
What we don't do
It's easier to list what we never touch:
- We don't run analytics, telemetry, or usage tracking — not even anonymized
- We don't use third-party crash reporters like Crashlytics, Sentry, or Bugsnag
- We don't sell, rent, or share data — we couldn't if we wanted to
- We don't show ads or partner with ad networks
- We don't require an account or email address to use the apps
- We don't access your contacts, location, photos, microphone, or camera unless you specifically grant a feature permission inside the app — and even then, that data stays on your device
Apple's App Store may show you aggregate, anonymized download counts and crash reports if you've opted into sharing analytics with developers at the iOS level. That's a system-level setting governed by Apple's privacy framework, not ours. You can turn it off in Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements.
Per-app details
Each app is a little different in what it stores locally. Here's exactly what each one keeps on your device — and what it never asks for.
Signal & Support
Self-regulation check-in for autistic adults
Stored on your device
- Your assessment responses
- Personalized question text (optional)
- Trusted-person message draft (optional)
Never collected
- Your name or identity
- Your trusted person's contact info
- Mental health diagnoses
When you send a support message to a trusted person, it goes through your phone's standard messaging or email — Signal & Support never touches the contents or the recipient.
Healthy Pet Tracker
Pet weight monitoring with export
Stored on your device
- Pet name, breed, birthday
- Weight log entries and dates
- Photos you choose to add (Pro)
- Pro purchase status (StoreKit 2)
Never collected
- Your name or location
- Your veterinarian's information
- Photo metadata sent off-device
Pro upgrades are validated on-device through Apple's StoreKit 2 — we never see your Apple ID, payment details, or purchase history. When you export weight data, it's saved to your device or shared via your phone's standard share sheet, your choice.
Train Today
Service dog training planner — in development
Stored on your device
- Your dog's profile and skill inventory
- Training session logs and notes
- Schedule preferences and reminders
Never collected
- Your handler details or disability
- Trainer or vet contact info
- Location data from training sessions
When trainer curriculum link import launches in Phase 2, the link is read once and the data is stored locally — there's no trainer account, no shared backend.
Purchases
If you upgrade to a Pro version of one of our apps, the transaction is handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit 2. Your payment goes to Apple, not to us. We receive a small portion of the proceeds, but we don't see your credit card, billing address, or Apple ID.
The app validates your purchase on-device — meaning your Pro status is stored locally and verified against Apple's records. We never run a server to validate purchases, because we don't run a server at all.
You can restore previous purchases at any time using the Restore Purchases button in the app's settings. This is required by Apple and works without any account on our end.
Children's privacy
Our apps are designed for adults and teens. We don't knowingly direct any of our apps at children under 13, and because we don't collect data, we have nothing to delete or restrict for younger users. Parents are welcome to use any of our apps with or for their kids — just know the apps weren't designed with a child audience in mind.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change how our apps handle data, we'll update this page and clearly note the date. Material changes — anything that would alter what we collect or how we handle it — will also be announced on @HopeTheServiceDoodle and called out in the app itself.
Our brand promise of privacy-first is non-negotiable. Any future change will be in service of more privacy, not less.
Questions?
If something here is unclear or you want to dig deeper into how a specific feature handles data, write to us at apps-for-hope@outlook.com. We read every message.
For help with an app — bug reports, feature requests, or how-to questions — head over to the Support page.