Your information, explained.

Who is responsible

This policy covers the Stoic Alarm website and iPhone app. Stoic Alarm is owned and operated by Fernando Vargas, based in the United States. Our public contact is email. For privacy questions, contact support@stoicalarm.si.

Information on your device

Alarm schedules and preferences, journal entries, and saved-reading preferences are stored locally by the app. The current app does not upload journal entries to its account backend or provide cloud journal sync. Your device’s backup settings may separately affect copies held by your operating-system provider.

Keep copies of writing you want to preserve before deleting local data. Account deletion does not remove the journal or alarms stored on your device.

Optional account information

Where account features are enabled, account creation and sign-in process your email address, authentication credentials or sign-in tokens, and account identifier through Supabase. Authentication services also process technical information needed to operate and secure account access.

If you choose Sign in with Apple in a supported build, Apple provides the sign-in identifier and email information you authorize, which may be a relay address. Feature availability varies by build; this notice does not imply every sign-in option is live.

Account information is used to provide sign-in, account recovery, and account-related services. It is separate from locally stored journal content.

Dictation and permissions

Microphone and speech-recognition access are requested when you choose journal dictation. Recognized text is placed into your journal. The app does not maintain an audio-recording library or upload recordings to its own backend.

Dictation uses the device’s speech-recognition service. Depending on your device, language, settings, and provider, speech may be processed remotely; the app does not require on-device-only recognition. Review your device’s speech privacy settings before dictating sensitive information. You can decline permissions and type instead.

Alarm and notification permissions support scheduled alarms and reminders. Motion sensors support the shake challenge; this is not a location-tracking feature. You can review or revoke permissions in iPhone Settings.

Purchase information

When purchase services are enabled, the app contacts RevenueCat to retrieve product offerings and identify your account. If you make a purchase, Apple and RevenueCat process account identifiers, transaction records, and subscription status to verify access. The app’s server verifies entitlement status. We do not receive your full payment-card details from Apple.

See Subscription information.

Support and website visits

If you email support, your email address, message, and any attachments are processed to respond to your request. The support mailbox uses Spacemail. Only include information needed to explain the issue.

The current static website has no account form, email collection form, advertising trackers, or analytics scripts. Fonts and artwork are served as site assets. The website is hosted by Vercel, which may process IP addresses, requested URLs, browser information, and security logs to deliver and protect the site. These records support delivery, troubleshooting, abuse prevention, and security.

Following links to Apple or another provider takes you to that provider’s service and privacy practices.

Service providers and disclosure

The current design uses Supabase for account and content services, Apple for supported sign-in, device services and App Store transactions, RevenueCat for configured purchase services, Spacemail for support email, and Vercel for website hosting. These services process the information needed for their functions. Providers may process information in the United States and other countries where they operate. Privacy laws may differ from those in your country. We require providers handling information on our behalf to protect it consistently with this policy and applicable requirements, including appropriate safeguards for international transfers where required.

Information may also be disclosed when legally required or reasonably necessary to investigate misuse and protect service security. We do not sell journal content or use it for advertising.

Retention and deletion

Local data remains on your device until removed through available controls or by deleting the app’s local data, subject to device backup behavior. Account deletion requests remove the account and associated server records when successfully processed. Provider backups and records required for legal, security, or transaction purposes may have separate retention.

We retain support correspondence for as long as needed to resolve the request and related follow-up, and retain security, transaction, and operational records as needed for their stated purposes or legal obligations. Retention depends on the type of record, unresolved issues, applicable requirements, and provider backup cycles; deletion from backups may not be immediate. We do not promise a fixed deletion period for independently controlled Apple transaction records. Contact support for access or deletion requests; identity verification may be needed to protect your information.

Your choices and rights

You can choose whether to create an account, write a journal, or use dictation. Where applicable law grants rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or receive a copy of personal information, contact support to exercise them. You may also have a right to complain to your local data-protection authority.

Where consent is the basis for optional processing, you may withdraw it for future processing. Where applicable, we process information to provide the service you request, with your consent for optional permissions, for legitimate interests in operating and securing the service and responding to support, and to meet legal obligations.

Children’s privacy

The service is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact support so we can investigate and address deletion as appropriate.

Changes and contact

The effective date appears at the top of this page. Material changes will be reflected on this page and communicated where required. Contact support@stoicalarm.si with privacy questions.