RemindMe — Privacy Policy

Data Collection

We collect nothing from you.

RemindMe does not collect any personal information. The app has no user accounts, no registration, and no server back-end.

Short version: RemindMe never sends any data off your device. There is no server, no database, no account — nothing.

What the app does use

Data type	Purpose	Leaves your device?
Location (background)	Monitor geofence boundaries to trigger reminder alerts	❌ Never
Reminder titles & notes	Displayed in notifications and the app list	❌ Never
Saved place names	Shown in your saved-locations library	❌ Never
App preferences	Default radius, alert type, appearance, language	❌ Never

RemindMe contains no analytics SDK, no crash-reporting SDK, no advertising SDK, and no third-party frameworks that could transmit data. The only network request the app ever makes is the place-search feature, which sends your typed query to Apple's MapKit servers — the same infrastructure used by Apple Maps.

Location Access

Location powers reminders, nothing else.

RemindMe requests "Always On" location access solely to monitor the geofence boundaries you set up. It does not track your movements or build a location history.

Why "Always" access is required

iOS geofencing only works in the background when the app has Always location permission. With "When In Use" only, iOS suspends geofence monitoring the moment you leave the app, making reminders unreliable.

Always access ≠ constant tracking. iOS uses low-power cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning to watch geofence boundaries. GPS is only activated when you are physically near a boundary. RemindMe receives a boundary-crossing event — not a stream of coordinates.

What location data is used for

Geofence monitoring — iOS notifies the app when you enter or exit a radius you defined. The app fires a local notification and nothing else.
Distance display — Your current position is used to calculate the distance to saved locations shown in the app. This calculation happens entirely on-device.
Map centering — When you open the Add Reminder screen, the map centers on your location for convenience.

What location data is NOT used for

Location history or movement logs
Advertising or profiling
Any form of server upload or sharing

Revoking location access

You can change or revoke location permission at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → RemindMe. Note that reminders will stop triggering if location access is removed.

Notifications

All alerts are generated on your device.

RemindMe uses iOS local notifications exclusively. There is no push notification server, and no Apple Push Notification service (APNs) token is ever requested or stored.

How notifications work

When iOS detects that you have crossed a geofence boundary, it wakes RemindMe briefly. The app schedules a local notification using the reminder's title and description that you entered. The notification is composed and delivered entirely on your device.

Urgent reminders

Urgent reminders play a loud audio alert using the AVAudioSession API. This audio is played locally on-device and involves no external service.

Revoking notification access

You can disable notifications at any time in iOS Settings → RemindMe → Notifications. Reminders will no longer produce alerts, but the app itself continues to function.

Data Storage

Everything lives on your iPhone.

All reminders, saved locations, and preferences are stored locally using Apple's SwiftData framework. There is no cloud sync and no remote backup.

What is stored locally

Reminder titles, descriptions, coordinates, radius, trigger type, and alert type
Saved location names, coordinates, addresses, and icons
App preferences (default radius, appearance, language, notification settings)

iCloud

RemindMe offers an optional iCloud sync feature that you can enable or disable at any time from the app's Settings.

When iCloud sync is turned off (default):
Your reminders and saved locations are stored locally on your device only. No data is sent to iCloud by the app. Standard iOS device backups (via iTunes, Finder, or iCloud device backup) may include this local data as part of a full device backup — this is managed entirely by iOS and Apple's infrastructure, not by RemindMe.

When iCloud sync is turned on:
Your reminders and saved locations are synced across your Apple devices using Apple's CloudKit technology. Your data is stored in your own private iCloud account and is never accessible to RemindMe or any third party. Apple handles all storage and transmission securely. You can turn off iCloud sync at any time from Settings, which will stop further syncing and revert to local-only storage.

RemindMe does not operate any servers, does not collect your reminder data, and has no access to anything stored in your iCloud account.

Deleting your data

Deleting RemindMe from your iPhone permanently removes all app data — reminders, saved locations, and preferences. There is no server-side data to delete because none exists.

Data Sharing

Your data is never shared.

RemindMe does not share, sell, rent, or disclose any data to any third party — because no data ever leaves your device.

RemindMe has no business relationships with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics companies. There is nothing to share.

Apple's MapKit place search

When you type a place name in the search bar while creating a reminder, the search query is sent to Apple's MapKit servers to retrieve results. This is the same service used by Apple Maps. Apple's handling of this data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. RemindMe does not receive or store any data from these requests beyond displaying the results to you.

Legal requirements

RemindMe may disclose information if required to do so by law. However, since no user data is ever collected or stored by the developer, there is nothing to disclose.

Your Rights

You are in full control.

Because RemindMe stores all data locally on your device and collects nothing externally, you already have complete control over your data.

Access and deletion

View your data — All reminders and saved locations are visible directly inside the app.
Edit your data — Swipe left on any reminder or saved location and tap Edit.
Delete individual items — Swipe left on any item and tap Delete.
Delete all data — Uninstall the app. All data is permanently removed.

Permissions

You can review and revoke app permissions at any time in iOS Settings → RemindMe:

Location — Change to "Never", "While Using", or "Always"
Notifications — Enable or disable alerts

Children's Privacy

Safe for all ages.

RemindMe does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Because the app collects no data whatsoever, it has no specific age restriction from a data-privacy perspective. The app is a simple utility tool and does not contain any content inappropriate for minors.

Policy Changes

We'll tell you if anything changes.

If this privacy policy is updated, the new version will be posted at this URL and the "Last updated" date will be changed.

Given that RemindMe collects no data and has no user accounts, there is no mechanism to notify users directly. We recommend bookmarking this page if you wish to stay informed.

The core principle of this policy — no data leaves your device — will never change without prominent notice in the App Store release notes before the update ships.

Your data stays on your device.