Effective date: October 19, 2026
Sourdough Starter Tracker (the "app," listed on the App Store as "Starter: Sourdough Feed & Rise") is made by John Gillespie, an independent developer ("I," "me"). This policy explains, in plain English, what the app does with your information. The short version: the app does not collect your personal data. Everything it uses stays on your iPhone.
The short version
- Starter logs, feeding history, notes, and optional photos of your starter stay on your iPhone. They are stored on the device with SwiftData.
- Photos are taken with the camera or chosen with the photo picker, only with your permission. They are stored only on your iPhone and never uploaded.
- Feeding reminders are local notifications, scheduled on your iPhone only.
- The home screen widget reads the app's data on your device through an App Group. That data stays on the device.
- No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party software development kits (SDKs), and nothing is sent to any server by me.
- Purchases are handled by Apple. I never see your payment card details.
- I do not sell your data. I don't have any to sell.
Information stored on your device
Your starter logs, feeding history, notes, optional photos, and app settings are stored locally on your iPhone with SwiftData. I don't operate any servers, and this information is not sent to me or to anyone else.
Optional photos of your starter are taken with the camera or chosen with the photo picker, only with your permission. Those photos are stored only on your iPhone and are never uploaded.
If your iPhone's iCloud device backup (or another device backup) is turned on, Apple may include this on-device data in that backup, according to your backup settings. I don't receive that backup.
Feeding reminders
The app can schedule local notifications to remind you to feed a starter. Those notifications are scheduled on your iPhone only. They are not sent through a server I run. You can turn notifications on or off anytime in Settings > Notifications.
Home screen widget
The home screen widget reads the app's data on your device through an App Group. That shared data stays on your iPhone. It is not sent to me or to any server I run.
Purchases
Premium subscriptions are purchased and processed by Apple through the App Store. Apple handles your payment, and I never receive your payment card information. The app checks with Apple (using Apple's StoreKit) to know whether you have an active subscription. Apple's handling of your purchase is covered by Apple's own privacy policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/.
No accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking
The app has no sign-up or login. It contains no advertising, no analytics, no third-party software development kits (SDKs), and no third-party tracking. It does not track you across other apps or websites. Nothing in the app is sent to any server by me. I do not sell or share your personal information.
Children's privacy
The app is not directed at children under 13, and I do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Because the app does not collect personal data, there is nothing to collect from a child either. If you have questions, contact me using the details below.
Your choices and deleting your data
Because your data lives only on your iPhone, you're in control:
- Turn off notifications anytime in Settings > Notifications.
- Delete your data by deleting the app. Removing Sourdough Starter Tracker from your iPhone deletes your starter logs, feeding history, notes, optional photos, and settings stored on the device, including data the widget reads. (If your iPhone backs up to iCloud or a computer, copies may remain in those backups until they're replaced or deleted under your backup settings.)
- Cancel a subscription in your Apple ID settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
California residents
Sourdough Starter Tracker does not collect, sell, or share personal information as those terms are used in California privacy law. If you have a question about your privacy rights, contact me below.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, I'll update this page and the effective date above. If a change is significant, such as the app starting to collect new information, I'll update this policy before the change takes effect.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Email apps@dabbly.net.