Privacy
Privacy Policy
SurvivalSync is designed to keep emergency-supply information on the user's device unless the user deliberately enables a sharing or lookup feature described below.
Information stored on the device
Inventory names, categories, quantities, units, expiration dates, barcodes, storage locations, readiness metadata, AirTag display-name notes, and storage photos are stored locally using Apple's SwiftData framework. The app does not use this information for advertising or tracking.
Camera and on-device recognition
The camera is used to scan product barcodes and photograph printed expiration dates or storage locations. Barcode recognition and expiration-date OCR use Apple frameworks on the device. Expiration-date capture images are not retained or uploaded. A storage photo is retained only when the user adds it to an inventory item.
Optional family sharing
When a user creates or joins an invited household, selected inventory fields and storage photos are synchronized through an invite-only Apple CloudKit share. Apple processes this data under the user's iCloud account and CloudKit terms. Household members with read/write permission can add and update shared items. Family sharing can be left or stopped using Apple's CloudKit sharing controls.
Optional community barcode contribution
If no barcode provider recognizes a product and the user manually confirms its name and category, SurvivalSync may contribute the barcode, product name, category, and general locale region to the app's public CloudKit barcode database after the inventory item is saved. Personal inventory details, quantities, expiration dates, storage locations, AirTag notes, and photos are not contributed to that public database.
Third-party product lookups
The scanned barcode may be sent to the following services solely to retrieve product-identification data:
- Rakuten Web Service for Japanese JAN codes beginning with 45 or 49.
- Open Food Facts and Open Products Facts for global barcodes.
SurvivalSync does not send the user's name, email address, household inventory, location, photos, or AirTag information with these lookup requests. Results may be cached locally to reduce repeated network requests.
Calendar
If the user enables calendar synchronization, SurvivalSync requests write access and creates an expiration event in the user's selected iOS calendar. The app does not use calendar data for advertising or analytics.
AirTag and Find My
SurvivalSync can store a user-entered AirTag display name as a finding note. Apple does not provide this app with AirTag location, Find Nearby, or Play Sound access. Those functions, and AirTag sharing, remain in Apple's Find My app.
Retention and deletion
Local records remain until the user removes the app data or deletes a record in a future version that provides deletion controls. Shared CloudKit records remain according to the household owner's sharing and iCloud settings. Public barcode records may be retained to support other barcode lookups.
Children, sale, and tracking
SurvivalSync does not knowingly collect personal information from children, sell personal data, create advertising profiles, or perform cross-app tracking.
Changes
This policy may be updated when the app's features or providers change. The effective date at the top of this page will be revised when a material update is published.
Contact
Privacy and support requests can be submitted through the developer contact channel listed with the application's official distribution or registration record.