Privacy Policy

Small Hours is a private journal for tracking moments with your child. This policy explains what information the app handles and how it's kept private to you.

What we collect

Small Hours stores the entries you create — photos, videos, voice notes, written notes, milestones, growth measurements, and any places or songs you tag, along with their dates. All of it is written directly to your own iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit framework.

Where your data lives

Your journal entries are stored in your private iCloud database, the same infrastructure Apple uses for Photos and Notes. That means:

• Your entries are tied to your Apple account, not to a Small Hours account or server we operate.
• We do not have a backend, and we cannot see, access, or export your data.
• Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, per Apple's standard iCloud protections.
• If you share a journal with a partner, or share chosen memories to the Fridge for family, only the people you explicitly invite can view them.

What we don't do

• No advertising, and no ad networks or trackers of any kind.
• No analytics SDKs collecting your behavior in the app.
• No selling, renting, or sharing of your data with any third party.

Purchases

Small Hours offers optional tips as in-app purchases. Payments are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store — we never see or store your payment details, and no purchase is required to use any part of the app. Purchase history stays between you and Apple, per Apple's privacy policy.

TestFlight testers

If you're using Small Hours through Apple's TestFlight, Apple separately collects some crash logs, feedback, and usage data to support the beta testing program. That collection is governed by Apple's TestFlight privacy terms, not by us.

Children's privacy

Small Hours is designed for use by parents and caregivers, not by children. While entries may describe or include photos of a child, that information is entered and controlled entirely by the adult using the app. We don't knowingly collect information directly from children, and the app has no features that allow a child to interact with it independently.

Your choices

You can edit or delete any entry at any time directly in the app. Because data lives in your personal iCloud account, deleting an entry removes it the same way deleting a Photos or Notes item would. Uninstalling the app does not automatically delete your iCloud data — you can manage or remove it anytime from your device's iCloud storage settings.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the effective date above. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the update.

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