Effective 5 October 2026
Mindporch is a task-initiation app. This policy explains what we collect, why, and what we will never do with it.
It is written in terms of categories of data and the reasons we use them rather than a list of features, so it stays accurate as the app changes. Where something genuinely unusual happens — and one thing does — it is called out plainly rather than buried in a category.
| Category | Examples | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account | An account identifier; your email address and Apple ID only if you sign in | To keep your data apart from everyone else’s, and to let you get it back |
| Usage and diagnostics | Which features are used and when, app version, crashes, errors, performance | To find out what works, fix what breaks, and decide what to build |
| What you write | Tasks, thoughts, the “2-minute version” of a task, voice recordings while they are being transcribed | To run the app and keep your list safe across devices |
| Technical | Device type, operating system version, approximate region inferred from your connection | Security, abuse prevention, and making the app work on your device |
We do not collect your location, contacts, photos, health data, financial data, or advertising identifiers. The app never asks for them.
The first time you open Mindporch it creates an account for you with no name, no email address, and nothing you have typed — just an identifier. Your list is saved against it from the very first dump.
This means your tasks reach our server even if you never sign in. We think that is the right default: phones get lost and apps get deleted, and a list that only exists in one place is one accident from gone.
The trade-off is worth understanding. The identifier for that anonymous account lives only inside this installation of the app. If you delete the app without signing in, the rows on our server can no longer be reached by anyone — including us. Signing in with Apple is what makes your list recoverable, and it keeps everything already in the anonymous account.