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Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 4, 2026  ·  Last updated: April 4, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to NestMind. NestMind is a family coordination app developed and operated by an individual developer ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the NestMind iOS application ("the App").

By using the App, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App. We encourage you to read this document in full — it is written in plain language and kept as brief as possible.

Our commitment: We do not sell your personal data. We do not display ads. Your family's information is used solely to provide you with the NestMind service.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the minimum information necessary to provide the service. This includes:

Account information

  • Email address (when signing up with email and password)
  • Apple ID name and email (when using Sign in with Apple — Apple may provide a anonymized relay address)
  • Display name you choose for your profile
  • Profile photo, if you choose to upload one

Family and app data

  • Family name and members you add to your household
  • Tasks you create, including titles, descriptions, assignees, due dates, and completion status
  • Routines and recurring schedules you configure
  • Calendar events and reminders
  • Child profiles (name and optional avatar) added by a parent or guardian within a family group

Technical data

  • Firebase Authentication tokens used to identify your account securely
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) device token, used only to deliver push notifications to your device
  • Basic crash and diagnostic logs via Firebase (no personally identifiable information is included in crash reports)

We do not collect location data, contacts, camera access, microphone access, or any other device permissions beyond what is explicitly required by a feature you choose to use.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide the service: Authenticate your account, sync your family's tasks and routines across devices, and deliver push notifications for task assignments and reminders.
  • To improve the App: Anonymized crash reports and usage patterns help us identify bugs and prioritize improvements. This data cannot be linked back to you individually.
  • To contact you: We may send transactional emails related to your account (e.g., password reset, important security notices). We do not send marketing emails without your explicit opt-in.
  • To enforce our terms: To investigate abuse or violations of our Terms of Service if reported.

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or any purpose beyond what is described above.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We share data only in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers

We use Google Firebase (a product of Google LLC) to power the App's infrastructure. This includes:

  • Firebase Authentication — secure account management
  • Cloud Firestore — database for storing your family's tasks, routines, and events
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) — push notification delivery
  • Firebase Cloud Functions — server-side logic such as sending notifications when a task is assigned

Google processes this data as a data processor on our behalf, in accordance with their Firebase Privacy and Security terms. Data is stored in Google's secure cloud infrastructure.

Within your family group

Information you add to a family group (tasks, events, routines, member profiles) is visible to all members of that family. Please only add people to your family group who you trust.

Legal requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of NestMind, its users, or the public.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account and family data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal data and all associated family content (tasks, routines, events) are permanently deleted from our systems within 30 days. Data held in Firebase backups may persist for up to 90 days before being purged from backup cycles.

If your family group has other active members, the shared content (tasks, events) remains accessible to those members after your account is removed. Content you specifically created will be marked as belonging to a removed user.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

NestMind is designed for use by adults and families. The App allows adult users (parents or guardians) to create child profiles within a family group for the purpose of assigning age-appropriate tasks and routines. Children do not create their own accounts and do not directly interact with the App's authentication system.

Child profiles contain only a name and optional avatar image, both provided by the parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information about a child under 13 without proper consent, please contact us immediately at nestmindsupport@gmail.com and we will delete that information promptly.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete it. Regardless of location, we honor the following:

  • Access: You can view all data associated with your account within the App.
  • Correction: You can update your display name, email, and profile photo at any time from the Settings screen.
  • Deletion: You can delete your account and all associated data from within the App (Settings › Account › Delete Account). You may also request deletion by emailing us.
  • Data portability: If you would like an export of your data, contact us and we will provide it in a machine-readable format.
  • GDPR (EEA/UK users): You have the right to object to processing, request restriction, and lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
  • CCPA (California users): We do not sell personal information. You have the right to know what data we collect and to request deletion.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at nestmindsupport@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data. All data is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS. Data at rest is encrypted within Google's Firebase infrastructure. Access to your family's data is controlled by Firestore Security Rules that ensure users can only read and write data belonging to their own account and family group.

No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

NestMind App
Email: nestmindsupport@gmail.com

We take privacy inquiries seriously and aim to respond within 5 business days.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, for material changes, notify you via in-app notification or email. Continued use of the App after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.