Privacy Policy — VisualRoutine

Last updated: September 3, 2026

VisualRoutine is a picture‑based visual‑routine app for iPhone and iPad. This policy

explains, in plain language, what data the app handles and how. The short version:

**VisualRoutine does not collect your data. We have no servers, and we use no third‑party

analytics, advertising, attribution, or crash‑reporting services.**

Who this app is for

VisualRoutine is built for adults — adults who manage their own routines, and the

parents, caregivers, educators, and support professionals who set routines up for the

people they support. The account holder is always an adult. The app is not directed to

children and is not offered in the App Store "Kids" category.

Because a supporter may set up and use VisualRoutine on behalf of a minor, we build to

children's‑privacy standards regardless: no advertising, no third‑party data sharing, no

accounts for the people being supported, and no behavioral tracking.

What data the app handles, and where it lives

All of the content you create stays on your device only. Version 1 has no cloud

component of any kind — no accounts, no sync, and no server we could store anything on:

• Routines, steps, profiles, reward settings, and completion history — stored locally

on your device (SwiftData).

• Photos you add to steps — chosen by you from your photo library and stored as local

files in the app's container.

• Voice prompts you record — stored as local audio files in the app's container. They

are never transcribed and never uploaded to us.

Nothing you create leaves the device. The app makes no network requests at all — it

works exactly the same in airplane mode — and there is no server, anywhere, that could

receive it. (A future version may offer optional iCloud sync to your own private Apple

account; if that ever ships, this policy will be updated first and the choice will be

yours.)

What we collect

Nothing. VisualRoutine does not collect, transmit, sell, or share personal data. There

is no account to create with us, no analytics SDK, no advertising identifier (we never use

the Advertising Identifier / IDFA), and no crash‑reporting or attribution service.

Device permissions

The app asks for a permission only when you use the related feature, and only for that

purpose:

• Microphone — to record optional voice prompts for routine steps. Recordings stay on

your device.

• Face ID / Touch ID — optional, to quickly unlock and leave Focus Mode. Authentication

is performed on‑device by iOS; we never receive biometric data. Your passcode always works

as a fallback.

• Screen Time (Family Controls) — optional, to shield selected apps during a routine and

unlock chosen reward apps during a break, using Apple's Screen Time framework with your

explicit authorization. Selections stay on the device.

The app uses Apple's system photo picker to attach photos, which does not require access to

your full photo library.

Children

VisualRoutine is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly

collect personal information from anyone. If a supporter uses the app on behalf of a minor,

the minor has no account and no data is collected.

Your control

You can delete any routine, step, profile, photo, or voice recording in the app at any time,

which removes it from your device. Deleting the app removes all of its data from the device

— so if you want to keep something, export or note it before deleting.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and publish the revised

policy at the same location.

Contact

Questions about privacy: rwstout4@gmail.com.