Privacy Policy

        The short version: Pend stores your countdowns on your device and syncs them via your own private iCloud account. We never see them. Payments go through Apple — we never see card details. We use anonymous, EU-hosted analytics. No ads, no cross-app tracking, no selling of data.
      

1. Who We Are

Pend is developed and published by Jamie Newman ("we", "us", "our"). If you have questions about this policy, contact us at contact@jamie-newman.com.

2. Data We Collect

Your countdowns & collections

Title, emoji, notes, target date, direction (countdown or count-up), and recurrence rule for each event
Collection names and ordering
Completion history for recurring countdowns

This data lives in SwiftData on your device. If you subscribe to Pend Pro, it syncs through your private CloudKit database on your own Apple ID. We, the developers, cannot access it.

Subscription data

Subscription status and entitlement information managed by RevenueCat
A pseudonymous user ID generated by RevenueCat to link your purchase to the app
We do not store or process payment card details — all payments are handled by the Apple App Store

Usage analytics

Anonymous usage events (e.g. screens opened, features used, conversion funnels) via PostHog, processed in the EU
No countdown titles, collection names, notes, or personally identifiable information is ever included in analytics events
Events are tagged with an anonymous per-install ID. We never attach your name, email, or Apple ID

3. How We Use Your Data

To provide the core functionality — displaying, creating, editing, and deleting countdowns and collections
To render widgets and Live Activities on your device
To sync your countdowns across your iPhone and iPad via your private iCloud account (Pro)
To manage your subscription and restore purchases via RevenueCat
To improve the app through anonymous usage analytics

4. Data Storage & Security

All your countdowns, collections, and history are stored locally on your device using SwiftData. The app works fully offline without an account.

Sync uses Apple's CloudKit service on your own private iCloud database. Data is transmitted over TLS and stored in your Apple-managed iCloud container. The developer has no access to this data — only you, via your Apple ID, do.

Pend never runs its own backend for your countdown data. There is no third-party server holding the contents of your events.

5. Third-Party Services

Pend uses the following third-party services:

Apple iCloud / CloudKit — private sync across your own devices (Pro)
RevenueCat — subscription and purchase management
PostHog (EU region) — anonymous usage analytics

Each service operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review their policies.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes. Your countdown data is never shared with anyone — it lives in your private CloudKit database only, and we cannot read it.

We do not use advertising SDKs. We do not request NSUserTrackingUsageDescription. We do not cross-reference your activity across apps.

7. Notifications

Pend can send a single local notification at the target date of a countdown, if you grant notification permission. These notifications are generated on-device and are not routed through any push server. You can disable notifications globally in Pend's Settings, or per-app in iOS Settings.

8. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You can delete any countdown from the home list with swipe-to-delete, or from the detail view.
Uninstalling Pend removes all locally stored data from that device. For Pro users, data on other signed-in devices remains until you delete it there.
To remove all iCloud data globally, go to iPhone Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Manage Account Storage > Pend and delete the container.
You can opt out of anonymous analytics by revoking "Analytics & Improvements" access in iOS Settings.
You can request a copy of any analytics or subscription data we hold by contacting us below.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and have questions about your rights under GDPR, or if you are a California resident with questions about your rights under CCPA, please contact us at the address below. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

Pend is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of Pend after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

Questions or concerns about this privacy policy? Please reach out:

Email: contact@jamie-newman.com