Privacy Policy

Short version

Pink Roost does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to us. The photos you capture and the coordinates attached to each sighting live in on-device storage and are never uploaded. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no third-party SDKs that contact a server we operate. The only network calls the app makes are to Apple's StoreKit when you choose to subscribe or unlock the Lifetime tier.

Who we are

Pink Roost is published by Danielius Studio LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company at 30 N Gould St, Suite #5280, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA (“we”, “us”).

Camera permission

Pink Roost requires the Camera permission (NSCameraUsageDescription) so it can open a live capture session via AVCaptureSession when you tap the capture button. iOS will prompt you the first time you try to capture a sighting. You can revoke the permission at any time in iOS Settings → Pink Roost.

When you snap a photo, the image is immediately compressed to JPEG at approximately 0.7 quality and stored in on-device SwiftData using @Attribute(.externalStorage). The photo is never uploaded, never sent to any server we operate, and never shared with any third party. Pink Roost photos do NOT save to your iCloud Photo Library by default — they live only in the app's own SwiftData store. Uninstalling Pink Roost deletes them.

Location permission

Pink Roost requests the “When In Use” location permission (NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription) when you tap Save on a sighting. The app calls CLLocationManager.requestLocation() exactly once at that moment to fetch a SINGLE coordinate, and saves latitude, longitude, and accuracy with the entry.

Pink Roost never polls your location continuously, never tracks your movement, never runs in the background, and never shares your coordinates with any server we operate. If you deny the permission, the app still works — sightings save without coordinates, and the year-end map simply omits any entry that has no location attached.

Data we do NOT collect

• No account, no email, no password — the app has no signup.
• No analytics, no telemetry, no event tracking.
• No advertising identifiers (no IDFA, no fingerprinting).
• No usage data sent off the device.
• No microphone, no HealthKit.
• No contacts, no calendar.
• No third-party SDKs.

What stays on your device

• Your saved sightings (species name, JPEG photo, optional latitude/longitude/accuracy, date). Stored in on-device SwiftData; the photo bytes live in external storage on the device file system.
• The date the app was first launched (used to time the three-day no-strings free window). Stored in UserDefaults.
• Whether the day-three gift screen has been acknowledged.

All of the above lives on your device and never leaves it. Uninstalling the app deletes it.

In-app purchases

If you choose to subscribe (Monthly, Annual) or buy the Lifetime unlock, that transaction is handled by Apple's StoreKit. Apple processes the payment and shares only the receipt with the app so we can verify your entitlement. We never see your card number, billing address, or any personal information beyond Apple's opaque transaction identifier.

Subscription receipts are stored on-device by iOS and used to validate your entitlement when you re-open the app. They are not sent to any server we operate.

Family Sharing

Pink Roost Pro purchases (Monthly, Annual, Lifetime) are Family-Shareable through Apple's standard Family Sharing mechanism. Apple handles eligibility checks; we do not see who is in your family group.

Children

Pink Roost is rated 4+ in the App Store. Because the app collects no data at all, it complies with COPPA and similar children's-privacy regulations by design.

Your rights

Because Pink Roost does not collect data, there is nothing for us to export, correct, or delete on your behalf. To revoke all access and remove all on-device state (including saved photos and coordinates), simply delete the app.

For questions, write to privacy@danielius.studio.

Changes

If we ever introduce a feature that involves any data leaving the device to a server we operate, this page will be updated and the “Last updated” date at the top will change. For v1.0, no such feature exists.