Privacy Policy

Gathery is made by AppKind. This policy explains what the app processes, where it is stored, who else is involved and what you can do about it.

In short

• Your group’s lists and plans are stored on our Google Firebase backend so the group can see them.
• No ads, no analytics, no crash reporting and no tracking.
• You can delete your account in the app at any time.
• We do not sell your personal data.

Who we are

The developer and data controller for Gathery is FOP Danyil Ihnatenko (ФОП Ігнатенко Даниїл Ігорович), Ukraine (D-U-N-S 66-768-9100), trading as AppKind. Contact: support@appkind.app.

What we process and where it is stored

This data is stored in our Google Firebase project in the United States (region us-central1). It is visible only to you and the members of the groups you join, is encrypted in transit (TLS) and is encrypted at rest by Google. We use it only to provide Gathery’s features.

• Account: every user gets a Firebase account, anonymous by default. You can link Sign in with Apple (iPhone) or Google. If you do, the provider gives us your email address (with Apple this can be a private relay address) and, with Apple, the name you choose to share. The email is kept only in Firebase Authentication for sign-in; it is never written to our database, file storage or logs. On iPhone your default display name is the part of the email before “@”, and you can change it.
• Profile: your account ID, display name, emoji and colour (shown to the members of your groups), language and time zone (used for notification texts and reminders).
• Group content: lists and items, photos you add (resized, up to 2 MB), events with their places, polls, chores and stars, expenses and balances, budgets and spending, meal plans, recipes, invites and inbox messages.
• Push notification tokens and an installation ID, so we can deliver notifications and Live Activities to your devices.
• Subscription status (see RevenueCat below).
• Device checks (App Attest on iPhone, Play Integrity on Android) confirm that requests come from the real app. They protect the service from abuse.
• Places: the place of an event is free text. On iPhone, address suggestions come from Apple Maps search (MapKit): the text you type goes to Apple, without your device location. “Open in maps” passes the place name, address or coordinates to your maps app only when you tap it. Gathery does not use Google Places or Maps APIs.

On-device smart features

Smart suggestions and recipe parsing run on the device (Apple Foundation Models on iPhone, Gemini Nano on Android); nothing is sent to an AI service. When you import a recipe, your device opens the pasted page directly; we receive the recipe only if you save it to your group.

Permissions

The app asks for a permission only when a feature needs it. You can say no and change your mind later in system settings; the rest of the app keeps working.

• Notifications (optional): list changes, reminders and Live Activities.
• Camera and photos (optional): to add a photo to an item or recipe. Only the photo you take or pick is uploaded to your group.
• Gathery does not ask for your location, contacts or microphone.

Third-party services

These providers process data for the purposes below under their own privacy policies:

• Google Firebase: Our backend, region us-central1 (United States). Authentication: account ID, email and name from Apple or Google, sign-in tokens, IP address. Cloud Firestore: profile, group content, push tokens. Cloud Storage: photos. Cloud Functions: invites, notifications, account deletion and Apple sign-in revocation. Cloud Messaging: push token and notification text. App Check: device attestation. Installations: installation ID. Hosting: invite pages, with IP addresses in server logs. Privacy policy: firebase.google.com/support/privacy
• RevenueCat: Checks Pro status and shares it with your group. Receives your Firebase account ID as the app user ID, your store receipts and transactions, device information and IP address. Its Firebase extension writes your subscription status to our database. Privacy policy: revenuecat.com/privacy
• Apple: Sign in with Apple (when you delete your account we revoke it), App Store payments, push delivery (APNs), App Attest, and Apple Maps search on iPhone (the place text you type). Privacy policy: apple.com/legal/privacy
• Google: Google Sign-In, Google Play Billing, Play Integrity and push delivery (Firebase Cloud Messaging) on Android; Gemini Nano runs on the device. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy

What other members see

Everything you add to a group (items, photos, events, expenses, messages and your profile name) is visible to all members of that group, including people who join later. Only invite people you trust. Invite links expire after 14 days.

What we don’t use

Gathery has no ads (no AdMob), no analytics (no Google Analytics), no crash reporting (no Crashlytics) and does not use Google Places or Maps APIs. We never use your data for tracking and never sell it.

Where your data goes

Our Firebase project is in the United States. For transfers from the EEA, the UK and other countries we rely on Google’s Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Why we process it

• To provide the app and the features you use, including Pro (performance of our contract with you).
• To protect the service from abuse with device checks (App Check) and rate limits (our legitimate interests).
• Optional permissions and connections are used only after you turn them on (your consent, which you can withdraw at any time).
• To meet legal obligations, such as tax rules for purchases, which the stores handle.

What we never do

• We do not sell your personal data.
• We do not show ads and do not track you across other companies’ apps and websites.
• We do not use analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.

International transfers and security

The providers above may process data outside your country, including in the United States. We rely on the safeguards they offer, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Data that leaves your device is encrypted in transit (HTTPS).

How long we keep data

Account and group data are kept until you delete your account. Guest (anonymous) accounts that are not used are deleted automatically: after 30 days of inactivity if they share no group with anyone, otherwise after 180 days. Invites expire after 14 days; technical records for rate limits and reminders expire automatically. A group is deleted, with its photos, when nobody is left in it. We keep no backups of our own: deletion is immediate, although Google’s infrastructure may keep deleted data in its internal systems for up to about 180 days. On Android, the system backup holds only one display setting of the app.

Deleting your data

• In the app: Settings → Account → Delete account. This removes you from your groups and events, deletes your account, profile, notification tokens, inbox and subscription record, and revokes Apple sign-in. Groups nobody else is in are deleted with their photos.
• Content you added to a group that still has other members (items, photos, events, expenses) stays with that group, because it is part of the group’s shared lists and history.
• Without the app: see Delete your Gathery account, or email us.
• Deleting your account does not cancel a subscription. Cancel it in your App Store or Google Play account.

Your rights

If you are in the EEA or the UK (GDPR / UK GDPR), you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. You can also complain to your local data protection authority (in Ukraine: the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights).

If you live in California or another US state with a privacy law (CCPA/CPRA and similar), you have the right to know, access, correct and delete your personal information, and not to be discriminated against for using these rights. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising.

To use these rights, use the in-app tools above or write to support@appkind.app. We may need to confirm the request comes from the account owner.

Children

Gathery is not intended for children under 13. A parent or guardian may add a child as a member of their group (the “child” role shows a simpler view with stars for chores). The adult creates and manages that member and is responsible for what the child sees and adds. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13 who use Gathery on their own; if you believe one does, contact us and we will delete the account.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will post the new version on this page with a new date, and tell you in the app if the change is significant.

Contact

Questions, requests or complaints about Gathery: support@appkind.app. We usually reply within a few days and always within one month.