Privacy Policy

Last updated 2026-09-24. This policy describes the iOS 1.0.2 edition. ChoiceFate is not currently offered publicly on Google Play; Android availability and data practices will be described before an Android release.

In short: ChoiceFate keeps decision content on your device and does not send it to a ChoiceFate server. There is no account or cloud sync. The iOS edition is a $1.99 paid download with no ads and no in-app purchases.

1. What stays local

ChoiceFate has no account system or cloud sync. The iOS 1.0.2 app does not upload your decisions or voice recordings to a ChoiceFate server. This edition does not initialize its advertising SDK, make ad requests, or offer in-app purchases. The $1.99 app purchase is processed by the App Store.

2. Where your decision data lives

Your questions, options, random results, adoption status, final decisions, and follow-up notes are stored in a local database on your device. They remain there until you delete them or uninstall the app. This data is not sent to us.

3. Voice and speech recognition

Voice input uses the system's on-device speech recognizer provided by your platform (Apple SFSpeechRecognizer on iOS, the system SpeechRecognizer on Android). The audio is held only for the active recognition session — typically a few seconds, at most 30 — and is not saved, uploaded, or kept as a recording. The recognition result is shown to you for confirmation before it becomes part of a decision. The speech model is provided and processed by the operating system on your device, not loaded by the app.

4. Permissions

Microphone (iOS & Android): used only for on-device voice input.
Speech recognition (iOS, the NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription permission): used only for on-device recognition.
If you deny microphone or speech permission, ChoiceFate still works: you simply type your choice instead.

5. Network

The iOS 1.0.2 edition does not make advertising requests or offer in-app purchases. The App Store processes the one-time app purchase. Decision content and voice recordings remain local to ChoiceFate; voice recognition uses the on-device recognizer.

6. How long we keep data

Data is kept on your device for as long as you use the app and until you delete it. Drafts are saved locally so that an interrupted session can be resumed.

7. Deletion

You can delete a single record or all of your data from within the app. Deletion is always confirmed first. When you delete, the app clears the current device data it controls — the database, its write-ahead log, indexes, cache, temporary audio, notification content, and local search index. We cannot delete copies that have already left your device; see the next section.

8. What we cannot promise

A few things are outside the app's control, and we state them plainly rather than overpromise:

System backup, migration, and restore. Your device may back up or transfer app data as part of Apple's or Google's backup and device-to-device migration, controlled by your device settings and their policies. The app neither prevents this nor claims to have cleared such backups.
Screenshots and diagnostic data. If you create a screenshot, or if the platform collects diagnostics, those are controlled by you and the operating system.
Copies you share. If you export or share any content yourself, that copy is yours and the developer has no control over it.

9. Children

The app is a general-purpose tool. Decision content and locally recognized speech are not sent to ChoiceFate. The iOS 1.0.2 edition has no ads and no in-app purchases. Apple processes the app purchase under its own privacy practices.

10. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date. Material changes will be described here. We do not use your data in ways that are not described in this policy.

11. Contact

Questions about privacy? Email privacy@iagent7.com.