Privacy Policy
ChoreCred is built so this policy can stay short: we don’t collect your family’s data, so there is very little to explain. It covers two things — the ChoreCred app (which sends us nothing) and this website’s waitlist form (which asks for one thing: an email address you choose to give us).
The short version
- Your family’s data stays yours. We never see it.
- App data lives on your devices. If you turn on the optional iCloud sync, it also lives in your family’s own iCloud — under your Apple Account, not on servers we run. We don’t run any.
- No user accounts and no logins in the app.
- No analytics SDKs, no crash-reporting SDKs, no ad networks, no ads.
- If you join the website waitlist, we store the email address you submit — for launch updates only — and delete it on request.
What the app stores, and where
ChoreCred stores chores, approvals, token balances, calendar events, grocery items, and family notes on your device. By default, that is the only place the app puts it. It is created by you and your family, for your family — we, the people who make ChoreCred, never receive it.
Optional iCloud sync (Partner Sharing)
ChoreCred includes an optional sync feature that a parent can turn on inside the app — the Partner Sharing card in the Family tab. With sync on:
- Your household data is stored in your family’s private iCloud database using Apple’s CloudKit, tied to your own Apple Account, and kept in step across your devices.
- If you invite a partner from the app, the household is shared through Apple’s iCloud sharing with the people you choose. Only the people you invite can see it in ChoreCred, and you can stop sharing at any time from the same screen.
- Data moves between your devices and your family’s iCloud — never through servers we operate, because we don’t operate any. iCloud data is protected by Apple’s iCloud security and is encrypted in transit and at rest; see Apple’s iCloud documentation for details.
- Sync stays off until you turn it on. In the current version of the app there is no in-app switch to turn sync back off once your household has enabled it. Your data still lives only on your devices and in your own iCloud either way — you can manage or delete the app’s iCloud data in iOS Settings, under your Apple Account’s iCloud storage (do this after removing the app from your devices, since a device that still has the household may sync it back), or email us and we’ll walk you through it.
What the app sends us
Nothing about your family or your use of the app. The app does not collect or transmit personal data, usage data, device identifiers, or location data to us. There is no account to create, so no name, email, or password of yours is stored with us. The app contains no analytics, crash-reporting, or advertising SDKs, and shows no ads. It is designed to qualify for the App Store’s “Data Not Collected” privacy label.
One exception: if you subscribe to ChoreCred Plus, the purchase is processed by Apple. We never see your name or payment details; Apple provides us only the standard transaction records needed to unlock and maintain your subscription.
How data can leave your device
- iCloud sync, if you turn it on — described above.
- Device backups. If you back up your device to iCloud or a computer, ChoreCred’s data is included like any other app’s, subject to Apple’s backup and encryption practices.
- The share sheet. If you export or share something from the app, that content goes where you send it.
Outside of the iCloud features you enable, purchases you make through Apple, and actions you take yourself, ChoreCred does not transmit your data anywhere.
Children’s data
ChoreCred is a family tool that parents set up and run. Information about kids in the household — profile names, chores, token balances — stays on your devices and, if you enable sync, in your family’s own iCloud, shared only with the family members you invite. It never reaches us. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and we could not sell or share it even if we wanted to, because we don’t have it.
The website waitlist
This website (not the app) offers a waitlist form, intended for parents and other adults. If you submit it, we receive and store the email address you enter — that’s all we ask for.
- Why: only to email you about ChoreCred launch and TestFlight availability. Never sold, rented, or used for any other marketing.
- Who processes it: submissions are handled by Formspree, a form service acting as our processor. Like any web form service, Formspree also processes standard technical data (such as your IP address) when you submit — see the Formspree privacy policy.
- How long: until launch announcements are done, then the list is deleted — or sooner if you ask.
- Your choice: email us from the signed-up address and we’ll delete it from our list, no questions asked.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we’ll update the effective date above, and any change that meaningfully affects how your data is handled will be called out on this page before it takes effect.
Contact
Questions about this policy or how ChoreCred handles data: support@chorecred.app. This policy is published by ChoreCred (chorecred.app).