Frankly for iPhone

Privacy Policy.

A plain-language explanation of what stays on your phone, what services support purchases and optional diagnostics, and the controls available to you.

Effective and last updated: August 13, 2026

1. Who this policy covers

This Privacy Policy applies to the Frankly iPhone application (the “App”), provided by Farid Jafarli, an independent developer (“Frankly,” “we,” “us”). It does not govern third-party websites or services that have their own policies.

Local-first by design. Frankly V1 has no account, profile, pairing, matching, chat, or cloud-sync feature. Card progress, favorites, settings, and any written reflections are stored locally on your iPhone and are not uploaded by Frankly.

2. Information stored only on your device

The App may save the following in local application storage:

This information remains on your device unless you explicitly export or share it using iOS. It can be erased in Frankly under Settings → Data & Privacy → Delete all local data, or by deleting the App. Apple may include app data in device backups according to your iCloud and device settings.

3. Purchases and entitlements

Apple processes payments. Frankly does not receive your payment-card number or Apple Account password. The App uses RevenueCat to validate purchases and restore access across eligible Apple devices.

For this purpose, Apple and RevenueCat may process a store receipt, product identifier, transaction and subscription status, an automatically generated RevenueCat App User ID, app version, device type, operating system, and timestamps such as when the App last checked an entitlement. This processing is necessary to provide purchased content, prevent duplicate charges, restore access, and handle refunds or subscription changes.

4. Optional analytics

Anonymous product analytics are off by default and begin only if you choose to allow them and, where requested by iOS, grant permission. You can turn them off at any time in Settings.

If enabled, PostHog receives a random identifier plus limited events such as app open, language selection, library/deck/card views, favorite/share actions, paywall views, and purchase success or failure. Events can include content identifiers (for example, a deck ID and card number), app version, device model, operating-system version, locale, and time zone. Frankly configures PostHog not to enrich events with GeoIP location and does not enable session replay.

Analytics never include card text, your written answers, conversations, name, email address, phone number, contacts, precise location, photos, or payment-card details. We do not use analytics for advertising or cross-app tracking and do not sell it.

5. Optional crash and performance reports

Crash reporting is off by default and begins only if you allow it. If enabled, Sentry may receive crash stack traces, performance timing, app version, device model, operating-system version, and technical diagnostic context needed to locate a defect. It is not intended to include card answers or conversation content. You can disable crash reports in Settings at any time.

6. App updates and the legal website

Expo may deliver signed application updates and receive ordinary technical request data required to do so. This legal website is hosted by GitHub Pages; GitHub may receive standard web-server request information such as IP address, browser type, and requested page under GitHub’s own privacy statement. The legal website itself uses no advertising, analytics, cookies, or tracking pixels; it stores only your chosen display language in your browser.

7. Notifications, sharing, and sensitive content

Frankly V1 schedules reminders locally and does not register a remote push token. Sharing a card or exported data opens the iOS share sheet; you decide which destination receives it. Frankly does not receive the shared file or destination.

The App does not record or listen to your conversations. Some card prompts cover relationships, emotions, and mature themes, but your response remains with you unless you choose to share it.

8. Service providers and disclosure

We use only providers needed for app functionality or optional diagnostics:

We may disclose information if reasonably required by law, to protect users or the service, or as part of a business transfer subject to equivalent privacy protections. We do not sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising.

9. Retention and deletion

Local app data stays until you erase it or delete the App. Purchase records are retained by Apple and RevenueCat as needed to provide entitlements and meet legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, and dispute-resolution obligations. Optional analytics and diagnostics are retained according to our provider configuration and provider policies and are deleted or aggregated when no longer reasonably needed.

You can stop future analytics or crash collection immediately in Settings. For help with a provider-held record, use the support page. We may need an anonymous RevenueCat identifier to locate an entitlement; never post receipts or private identifiers in a public GitHub issue.

10. Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or receive a copy of personal data, withdraw consent, and complain to a data-protection authority. Frankly does not discriminate for exercising privacy rights.

The fastest controls are available in the App: Settings → Data & Privacy to export or erase local data, and Settings to disable analytics or crash reports. You can also review the Privacy Choices page.

11. Children

Frankly is not directed to children under 13. Certain decks are intended only for users aged 16 or older and are protected by an age confirmation. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. A parent or guardian who believes a child provided information through an optional service may contact support.

12. Security and international processing

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including Apple’s payment system, encrypted HTTPS connections, consent gates, and local storage. No system is completely secure. Service providers may process data in countries other than yours subject to their contractual and legal safeguards.

13. Changes and contact

We may update this policy as the App changes or law requires. We will revise the date above and, for material changes, provide an appropriate in-app or App Store notice.

Questions can be submitted through Frankly Support. The support issue tracker is public, so do not include sensitive information. Developer: Farid Jafarli, Kyiv, Ukraine; public developer profile.