Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the hone mobile application ("hone", "the app", "we") handles your information. The short version: your habit tracking stays on your device, and the only data that ever leaves it is an optional accountability profile you choose to share.

1. Your data stays on your device

All content you create in hone, including your habits, completions, streaks, moods, categories, achievements and settings, is stored locally on your device only. It is never uploaded to us or anyone else. If you uninstall the app, this data is removed with it. You are responsible for your own backups via your device or the app's export feature.

2. Accountability partners (optional)

hone has an optional feature that lets you connect with an accountability partner using a friend code. It stays off until you open it and choose to share, and the core app works fully without it.

If you use it, a small profile is created on our backend so your partner can see it. It holds only what you decide: a display name (which can be anonymous), an optional short bio, your time zone, optional goals, a randomly generated friend code, and, if you turn sharing on, a summary of selected habits with their current streaks. Your underlying habit data, completions and history are never uploaded. We do not ask for your email, your real name or a password; the feature uses an anonymous app identifier, not a personal account.

This data is stored by our hosting provider Supabase on servers in the European Union (Frankfurt, Germany), encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest. We never sell it and never share it with advertisers.

3. Deleting your partner data

You can remove your partner profile and disconnect every partner at any time from inside the app: open the partners area, go to your profile, and tap "Delete my partner data". This deletes your profile and connections from the backend immediately and cannot be undone. You can also request deletion at honehabits.com/delete or by emailing us with your friend code. Deleting your partner data has no effect on the habits stored on your device.

4. Data retention

Your on-device data (habits, completions, streaks, moods, categories, achievements and settings) is kept on your device for as long as the app is installed. It is removed as soon as you uninstall the app or clear it from within the app. We never receive a copy of it, so there is nothing for us to retain.

If you use the optional accountability feature, your partner profile is retained on our backend only for as long as that profile exists. The moment you delete it (inside the app or at honehabits.com/delete) it is permanently removed from the backend and is not kept afterwards, aside from any short-lived operational backups our hosting provider rotates out within 30 days. We do not retain any data after you ask us to delete it.

5. No advertising or tracking

hone contains no advertising, no third-party analytics, and no cross-app tracking of any kind. There are no ad SDKs and no trackers in the app.

6. Purchases

If hone offers optional paid features, any purchases are processed directly by your app store (e.g. Google Play). hone does not receive or store your payment details. Such transactions are subject to the privacy policy of the respective app store.

7. Children's privacy

hone is a general-audience app and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Data security

Data on your device is governed by your device's own protections, such as your screen lock and device encryption. The optional partner profile is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS and stored encrypted at rest, with access restricted so that a profile is readable only by you and the partners you connect with. We recommend keeping your device secured and up to date.

9. Your rights

Because the partner feature is hosted in the European Union, you can ask us to access or delete the limited profile data it holds. The fastest way is the in-app "Delete my partner data" button; you can also contact us using the details below.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Material changes affecting how data is handled will be reflected here before they take effect.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at clearpointstudios@proton.me.

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