On This Day -- Privacy Policy

Effective: September 1, 2025

Summary

On This Day is designed to work entirely on your device. We do not collect, store, or sell personal data. We use privacy‑first, anonymized analytics (TelemetryDeck) to understand basic app usage and improve the product. We do not use advertising SDKs and we do not track you across apps or websites.

Data We Access (with your permission)

  • Photos: Read your photo library to show photos taken on this calendar day across past years. If you choose to save favorites or delete photos, those actions occur in your local Photos library.

  • Notifications (optional): If enabled, we schedule a daily local reminder on your device. No notification data leaves your device.

What We Store

  • On device: Lightweight app metadata (e.g., save decisions, queued deletions, streak statistics) is stored locally using Apple frameworks.

  • iCloud (optional, private): If iCloud syncing is enabled by the system for app data, certain small metadata (not your photos) may sync through your private iCloud container via Apple's CloudKit. This data is tied to your Apple ID and is not accessible to the developer.

Telemetry (Analytics)

  • Anonymized usage: We use TelemetryDeck, a privacy‑first analytics SDK, to collect basic, anonymous signals about how On This Day is used (for example, that the app launched or that the settings screen was viewed). These signals help us fix issues and prioritize features.

  • No personal data: Signals do not include your name, email, phone number, photo content, or any identifying information. TelemetryDeck anonymizes identifiers on‑device before transmission.

  • No sales or ads: Usage information is not sold, shared for advertising, or used to profile you.

What We Do Not Do

  • No collection of personal data by the developer

  • No advertising SDKs

  • No tracking across apps or websites

  • No upload of your photos or their contents to developer‑controlled servers

Your Choices & Controls

  • You can revoke Photos or Notification permissions in iOS Settings at any time.

  • You can clear locally stored app data from the in‑app Settings (Reset / Clear Pending Deletes).

  • Deleting the app removes all on‑device app data.

Data Sharing

We do not share your data with third parties.

Customer Support

If you contact us for customer support or technical assistance, we may collect limited information to help resolve your issue:

  • What we may collect: Device model, operating system version, app version, error logs, diagnostic information, and your description of the issue.

  • How we collect it: You may voluntarily provide this information via email or through system-generated diagnostic reports if you choose to share them.

  • What we don't collect: We do not access your photos, photo metadata, or other personal content from the app. Your email address is only used to respond to your support request.

  • How we use it: Support information is used solely to troubleshoot your issue and improve the app. It is not sold, shared with third parties for advertising, or used for any other purpose.

  • Retention: Support communications are retained only as long as necessary to resolve your issue and for reasonable record-keeping purposes.

By contacting us for support, you consent to this limited data collection. This is separate from the app's normal operation, which does not collect personal data.

Children's Privacy

The app is rated 4+ and does not collect personal data.

Privacy Law Compliance

CCPA & CPRA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

For California Residents:

Since On This Day does not collect, store, or sell personal information as defined under the CCPA and CPRA, the following applies:

  • Personal Information Collected: We do not collect personal information. Only anonymized, non-identifying usage telemetry is collected through TelemetryDeck.

  • Sale of Personal Information: We do not sell personal information. We have not sold personal information in the preceding 12 months.

  • Right to Know: There is no personal information to disclose, as none is collected.

  • Right to Delete: No personal information is collected or stored by the developer. You may delete the app to remove all local data.

  • Right to Opt-Out: Not applicable, as no personal information is sold or shared.

  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We do not discriminate based on the exercise of privacy rights.

  • Sensitive Personal Information: We do not collect sensitive personal information.

Authorized Agent Requests: California residents may designate an authorized agent to make requests on their behalf by contacting [email protected].

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

For EU/EEA/UK Users:

On This Day processes minimal data in compliance with GDPR principles:

  • Legal Basis: Processing of anonymized analytics data is based on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)) in improving app functionality. No personal data is processed.

  • Data Controller: The developer of On This Day acts as the data controller for any processing activities.

  • Your Rights: Under GDPR, you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object. Since we do not collect personal data, these rights are largely not applicable, but you may contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

  • Data Retention: Anonymized telemetry data is retained by TelemetryDeck according to their privacy policy. No personal data is retained by On This Day.

  • Data Transfers: Anonymized telemetry may be transmitted to TelemetryDeck's servers. No personal data is transferred outside the EU/EEA.

  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your data protection rights have been violated.

  • No Automated Decision-Making: The app does not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.

CalOPPA (California Online Privacy Protection Act)

On This Day complies with CalOPPA by:

  • Posting this privacy policy: Available in-app and at the time of distribution.

  • Disclosure of information collection: We clearly state what is collected (anonymized usage telemetry only) and what is not (personal information, photo content).

  • Third-party disclosure: We disclose that TelemetryDeck, a privacy-first analytics service, receives anonymized usage signals. No other third parties have access to any user data.

  • User control: Users can control Photos and Notifications permissions through iOS Settings. Users can delete the app to remove all local data.

  • "Do Not Track" signals: Because we do not track users or collect personal information, Do Not Track signals do not apply to On This Day.

  • Policy updates: We will update the "Effective" date at the top of this policy if material changes are made. Continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of changes.

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

On This Day is compliant with COPPA:

  • No Collection from Children: We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in some jurisdictions).

  • Parental Consent: Not required, as no personal information is collected from any users, including children.

  • Anonymized Telemetry: Usage analytics collected through TelemetryDeck are fully anonymized and cannot be linked to any individual child or adult.

  • Age Rating: The app is rated 4+ by Apple, indicating it contains no objectionable content. However, since the app accesses a user's personal photo library, parental supervision is recommended.

  • Parental Rights: Parents may delete the app at any time to remove all local app data.

If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [email protected], and we will investigate and take appropriate action.

Plain English

Far too many times we've seen apps harvest your contact database for spam, for profit, or for just doing gross stuff. On This Day collects basic information about how you interact with the app, but that information is used solely to help make On This Day better. Furthermore, this information cannot be tied back to you; it is completely anonymized. This usage information is not and will not be for sale.

Legal Mumbo Jumb

Personally‑Identifying Information

On This Day does not gather or transmit any Personally‑Identifying Information outside of your local device. It only stores preferences and lightweight app metadata within its own databases. Your photos are stored within your device's photo library. Anonymous usage telemetry is collected to improve the app and cannot be linked back to you.

Business Transfers

If On This Day, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that On This Day goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, this policy and its effects may change or be amended. Since On This Day does not collect information about you--other than anonymized usage data--nor your photos, it's unlikely this privacy policy will materially change.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, On This Day may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, in its sole discretion. Your continued use of this app after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Indemnity

You hereby indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, legal expenses and any amounts paid by us to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of our legal advisers) incurred or suffered by us arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms of use, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms of use.

Contact

For questions or requests: [email protected]