Privacy Policy
Suvia is built to be private by default. Your challenge and the photos you take as proof live on your iPhone — not on our servers. This policy explains exactly what information is and isn't involved when you use Suvia.
The short version
- Suvia never uploads your photos. Suvia does not require an account and does not have a server that stores your content. User-initiated sharing and Apple device/iCloud backups remain under your control.
- Apple processes payments. RevenueCat processes purchase information, an app-specific customer identifier, and limited app funnel events used to manage subscriptions and understand where onboarding or purchases fail. If you choose Sign in with Apple, Suvia also sends an opaque Apple user identifier to RevenueCat to link your subscription.
- Suvia does not upload your proof photos, contacts, or location, and does not include advertising or cross-app tracking SDKs.
What information is involved
Photos and challenge data (stored locally by Suvia)
When you check in each day, Suvia saves your proof photos and your challenge details (your promises, your era name, check-in dates, your day-1 time capsule note, and your progress) locally on your iPhone, using Apple's on-device storage (SwiftData and the app's local file storage).
This information:
- is stored on your device,
- is not transmitted to us or to any server we operate,
- is included in your device/iCloud backups if you have those enabled (that backup is controlled by Apple and your iOS settings, not by Suvia), and
- is deleted when you end an era in the app or delete the app.
Purchase information (processed by Apple and RevenueCat)
Suvia offers auto-renewing subscriptions. When you buy or restore a subscription:
- Apple processes the actual payment through your App Store account. We never see or receive your payment card details.
- We use RevenueCat to validate and manage your subscription status. RevenueCat receives purchase and transaction data (for example, which product you bought, purchase and renewal dates, and subscription status) associated with an app-specific customer identifier. For a new installation this is a random RevenueCat identifier, not your name or email, and is used only to keep your subscription working and to let you restore purchases.
Optional Sign in with Apple
You can use Suvia without signing in. If you choose Sign in with Apple, Suvia stores the opaque Apple user identifier and, if you share it, your given name locally on this iPhone. It sends the opaque identifier to RevenueCat to link your subscription across devices. Suvia does not upload your locally stored name or proof photos to RevenueCat. Signing in does not sync your photo board to another device.
Device permissions
- Camera — used solely so you can capture your daily check-in proof photos.
- Photo Library — used solely so you can pick an existing photo as proof, or save a share card you export. Suvia only accesses the specific photos you choose.
- Notifications — if you enable the daily reminder, Suvia schedules it locally on your device. No notification data is sent to a server.
You can change or revoke any of these permissions at any time in the iOS Settings app.
How the information is used
- On-device data is used only to run your challenge: to show your board, track your promises and proof, and generate your share cards and finale.
- Purchase data is used only to unlock premium features, keep your subscription active, and let you restore purchases on your devices.
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising.
Third parties
- Apple — payment processing and, if enabled by you, device/iCloud backup. See Apple's Privacy Policy.
- RevenueCat — subscription management. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.
These are the only third parties that receive app data from Suvia. Suvia sends limited onboarding and purchase funnel events to RevenueCat as subscriber attributes; it does not integrate advertising or cross-app tracking SDKs.
Data storage and retention
Because Suvia stores your photos and challenge data locally rather than on a Suvia server, you control them through the app, your device, and your Apple backup settings:
- Ending an era in the app deletes that era and its photos from your device.
- Deleting the Suvia app removes its on-device data from your iPhone.
- Purchase records held by Apple and RevenueCat are retained by those companies according to their own policies and are tied to the app-specific customer identifier described above and your App Store account.
Children's privacy
Suvia is a general-audience habit app. Optional Sign in with Apple may provide an opaque identifier and given name as explained above; Suvia does not ask for contacts or location. Proof photos and challenge content remain on the device. We do not knowingly collect children's personal information; subscription processing, if used, is handled through the Apple Account and the purchase providers described above.
Your choices
- Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions, or from within Suvia's Settings screen.
- Revoke camera, photo, or notification access anytime in iOS Settings → Suvia.
- Remove all on-device data by ending your era or deleting the app.
Changes to this policy
If we change how Suvia handles data, we will update this page and revise the "Last updated" date above. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect in the app.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your privacy? Contact us at vauldandsouza@gmail.com.