Beacon — Privacy Policy
Beacon is an ADHD-first reminders app published by Waypoint Apps LLC (“we”, “us”). It works on top of Apple Reminders and Calendar and adds a focus-and-scaffolding layer on top.
This policy describes exactly what Beacon does with your information. We’ve kept it to what the app actually does — not boilerplate.
The short version
- There is no account and no login. We don’t ask for your name, email, or any sign-up.
- Almost everything stays on your device. Your reminders, calendar events, tasks, notes, voice, and AI features are processed locally on your iPhone (and Apple Watch).
- The only information that leaves your device is anonymous crash and diagnostic data, sent to our error-monitoring provider (Sentry) so we can fix bugs. It does not include your tasks, reminders, calendar, or voice, and it is not linked to your identity.
- We do not track you, show ads, use analytics, or sell or share your data.
Information Beacon accesses, and where it stays
Reminders and Calendar
With your permission, Beacon reads and writes your Apple Reminders and Calendar using Apple’s EventKit framework. This is how Beacon shows your tasks, adds its focus scaffolding, and time-blocks work — while keeping Siri and the Reminders app fully functional.
This data is read from and written to your own Apple Reminders/Calendar store on your device. Beacon never transmits your reminders or calendar content to us or to any third party. (If you have Apple’s iCloud sync enabled, Apple may sync that data across your devices under your Apple account and Apple’s terms — that is Apple’s service, not a transfer by Beacon.)
Beacon’s own task data
Beacon stores its extra, ADHD-focused metadata — micro-steps, time estimates, energy tags, focus history, and similar — in a private on-device database (Apple’s SwiftData). This stays on your device and is shared only with Beacon’s own Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch app through a private on-device app group (and, for the watch, a direct device-to-device link). It is never sent off your device.
Voice capture
If you capture a task by voice, Beacon uses your microphone and Apple’s on-device Speech framework to transcribe what you say on your device. The audio is used only for that transcription and is not stored or transmitted. The transcript is not sent anywhere.
On-device AI
On supported devices, Beacon can break tasks down, split a “brain dump” into tasks, and suggest estimates using Apple’s on-device Foundation Models framework. All AI runs locally on your device. Your prompts, the text you capture, and anything the model generates are not sent to us or to any cloud AI service.
The one thing that leaves your device: crash diagnostics (Sentry)
To keep Beacon stable, the app sends crash reports and app-stability diagnostics to Sentry (operated by Functional Software, Inc.), acting as our service provider/processor. This is the only data Beacon sends off your device.
What a crash/diagnostic report includes: the type of error, a technical stack trace, the app version/build, and anonymized device and operating-system information.
What it never includes: your tasks, reminders, calendar content, notes,
voice, or transcripts; no screenshots; no screen recordings or session replay;
no view of your screen; and no advertising or tracking identifiers. We
configure Sentry to not collect personal identifiers or your IP address
(sendDefaultPii is disabled) and to strip user, request, and extra data before
sending. As a result, these reports are not linked to your identity and are
never used to track you.
Retention: Sentry stores this diagnostic data for a limited period under its standard data-retention policy (90 days by default), after which it is automatically deleted. See Sentry’s privacy practices at https://sentry.io/privacy/.
In Apple’s App Privacy terms, this maps to Diagnostics (Crash Data, Performance Data, and Other Diagnostic Data), not linked to you and not used for tracking, collected only for App Functionality.
Purchases
If Beacon offers a paid subscription, purchases are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive or store your payment details; we only receive your subscription status from Apple so the app can unlock features. Apple’s handling of your purchase is governed by Apple’s privacy policy.
What we do not do
- No user accounts, profiles, or logins.
- No advertising and no ad identifiers (no IDFA, no App Tracking Transparency prompt).
- No third-party analytics or marketing SDKs.
- No selling, renting, or sharing of your personal information.
- No tracking across apps or websites.
The only third-party SDK in the app is Sentry, described above.
Permissions Beacon asks for
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Reminders (full access) | Read/write your tasks so Beacon can surface, scaffold, and complete them while keeping Siri working. |
| Calendar (full access) | Read/write events so you can time-block tasks without leaving the app. |
| Microphone | Capture a task by voice (used only while you’re recording). |
| Speech Recognition | Transcribe your voice on your device into task text. |
You can change or revoke any of these at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security (or Settings → Beacon). Beacon degrades gracefully if a permission is denied.
Data retention and deletion
Because Beacon has no account, you are in control of your data:
- Beacon’s on-device data (its task metadata, settings, and cached snapshots) is removed when you delete the app from your device.
- Your Reminders and Calendar are your own Apple data and remain in Apple’s Reminders and Calendar apps after you remove Beacon. You can delete individual items there, or revoke Beacon’s access in iOS Settings.
- Crash/diagnostic data held by Sentry is anonymous and not linked to you, so it cannot be tied back to an individual; it auto-expires under Sentry’s retention policy (above).
If you have any questions or requests about your data, contact us at info@waypointapps.app and we’ll help.
Children
Beacon is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your privacy rights (U.S. state laws)
Depending on where you live (for example, California under the CCPA/CPRA, or Texas under the TDPSA), you may have rights to access, delete, or correct personal information, and to opt out of its “sale” or “sharing.” Beacon does not sell or share your personal information, does not use it for targeted advertising, and does not create user profiles. To make any privacy request, email info@waypointapps.app.
Changes to this policy
If we change how Beacon handles data, we’ll update this page and revise the effective date above. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.
Contact
Waypoint Apps LLC — info@waypointapps.app