Privacy Policy

LifeLens is built by a small team focused on shipping a privacy-first iOS app. We don't run ads, use analytics SDKs, or operate photo servers. This policy explains—in straightforward terms—what data we collect, what we don't, and how your information stays private.

1. Privacy at a Glance

• Your content stays yours: Photos, tags, and timelines live on your device. We never access them.
• Minimal data collection: We only receive information when you email us or join the beta waitlist.
• Simple storage: Beta signup forms go straight to our Gmail inbox via FormSubmit. No separate databases.
• Optional diagnostics: Crash reports only reach us if you enable sharing in Apple's TestFlight settings.
• Your right to delete: Request deletion of any data we have by emailing lifelens.help@gmail.com.

2. What we actually collect

2.1 Beta waitlist + support messages

When you fill out the beta form, we receive your email address and any context you type. FormSubmit relays that straight to our Gmail account. When you email us directly, we keep the conversation history so we can reply. That’s it.

2.2 TestFlight diagnostics (optional)

If you toggle on “Share With App Developers” in TestFlight, Apple sends us anonymized crash logs and device metadata (model, iOS version). We cannot see your photos, camera roll, or precise location from those reports.

3. What stays on your device

LifeLens saves captures, tags, and insights inside the app’s sandbox on your iPhone. We do not run a LifeLens cloud, and we never transmit that data to our servers because we don’t have any. If your device backs up to iCloud, that backup is between you and Apple.

4. Permissions we request

• Camera: Required to take the photos you use for tracking.
• Photo Library (write only): Needed to save captures to the LifeLens album so you can reuse them later.
• Location (optional): Used only to stamp entries when you explicitly enable it inside the capture flow. If you turn it off, we stop asking.

5. Third parties involved

• FormSubmit: Handles the beta form POST request and forwards it to Gmail. We do not store submissions anywhere else.
• Google (Gmail): Stores beta and support emails. Access is limited to the two people running LifeLens.
• Apple TestFlight: Distributes the app and, if you allow, sends us crash diagnostics.

6. How we use the limited data we have

• Review beta requests and decide who to invite.
• Send you TestFlight links or product questions.
• Debug app crashes when Apple shares logs.
• Answer support emails.

7. Data retention

• Beta emails: Kept in Gmail until you ask us to delete them or we clean the inbox during roadmap reviews.
• Crash logs: Apple keeps them for 90 days. We download summaries when working on a bug and discard local copies after the fix ships.
• On-device data: Persists until you delete it, uninstall the app, or wipe your phone.

8. Your choices and rights

• Email us to see or delete the beta info we hold about you.
• Disable TestFlight sharing if you no longer want to send crash logs.
• Revoke camera, photo, or location permissions in iOS at any time.
• Delete the app to erase everything stored locally.

9. International users

We operate out of the United States. If you live elsewhere, your beta email may sit on Google’s U.S. servers and any TestFlight diagnostics route through Apple’s infrastructure. We do not transfer your photos anywhere because we never receive them in the first place.

10. Children

LifeLens is not for kids under 13. If you discover that a child has joined the beta, email us and we will delete the submission immediately.

11. Policy changes

When our data practices change (for example, if we ever launch our own sync service), we will update this page, bump the “Last Updated” date, and call it out in beta emails. Continuing to use the app after a new policy goes live means you accept the changes.

12. Contact

If you need a formal GDPR/CCPA export or deletion, spell that out in your email—we will honor it even though we are not yet required to register as a data controller.