Privacy Policy
Data stored on your device
The app saves the challenges you accept, their status and timestamps, places you chose (name, coordinates and city-level address), your notes, photos you add, and your preferences. This data is stored locally on your iPhone.
iCloud sync
If iCloud is turned on for your device, Yetly syncs this data through your private iCloud database (Apple CloudKit) so it appears on your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account. This data is stored by Apple under your account. Yetly's developer cannot access it. Apple's handling of iCloud data is covered by Apple's privacy policy.
Location
- Location is used only while you use the app, to find places near you and to check whether you've arrived at a challenge.
- Yetly never requests “Always” location access and never records your route.
- When a completion is confirmed by location, the arrival coordinates and accuracy are saved with that challenge on your device and in your private iCloud. If you decline location access, you can choose a city and confirm challenges yourself.
Maps and place search
Place search, maps, travel-time estimates and directions are provided by Apple Maps (MapKit). Search requests are sent to Apple to return results, as described in Apple's privacy policy. Yetly doesn't send this information anywhere else.
Photos
Yetly only accesses the photos you pick. It keeps a resized copy inside the app with location metadata removed. If you save a share card, Yetly asks for permission to add it to your photo library.
Share captions
On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, captions are written by Apple's on-device language model. Only coarse details are used (challenge title, category, city-level area, date and your note), and processing happens on your device. Other devices use built-in templates.
Sharing
Nothing is posted automatically. When you share, you choose the app and the content. Share cards show at most the city or area, never exact coordinates, addresses or routes.
Statistics
Your stats (challenges completed, streaks and similar) are calculated on your device and are not sent to us. If you choose to share analytics with app developers in iOS settings, Apple may provide aggregated, anonymized App Store analytics to us.
Backups and deletion
- You can export a backup file (JSON) of your challenges and notes at any time. Backups don't include photos.
- Deleted challenges stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days, then are removed.
- “Delete all data” in the app removes your data from this device and, if iCloud sync is on, from your iCloud and other devices.
Children
Yetly doesn't knowingly collect personal data from anyone. Share cards are designed not to reveal exact locations, home addresses or routes.
This website
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Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the effective date above.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email support@yetly.net.