Ana privacy policy
Ana is a reminder app for building routines and staying on task, published by SluiceSpark LLC ("we", "us"). This policy explains what Ana does with your information.
At a glance
- Your reminders, routines, tags and settings stay on your device. We never receive them.
- No account, sign-in, advertising, analytics or tracking.
- If Ana crashes, a technical crash report is sent to Firebase Crashlytics (a Google service) so we can fix the bug.
- If you allow calendar access, Ana reads today's events on your device to show your agenda. It never changes or uploads them.
Information stored on your device
Ana stores the following only in its private storage on your device. It is never sent to us or to anyone else:
- Reminders and routines: titles, descriptions, times, repeat patterns, snoozes and whether they were completed.
- Tags you create or that Ana suggests.
- Completion history and streaks.
- Settings, such as theme, notification behavior, snooze range and which calendars to show.
You decide what to write in a reminder. Some people use reminders for personal matters, such as appointments or taking medication. That text stays on your device like everything else; we cannot see it.
Crash reports
Ana uses Firebase Crashlytics, provided by Google, to learn when the app crashes. When a crash happens, Ana sends a crash report that includes:
- The technical error and the place in Ana's code where it happened.
- Device model, Android version, app version, and whether the device was in the foreground, low on memory or rooted.
- A random installation identifier created by Firebase, used to count how many installs a crash affects. It is not linked to your name, email or Google account.
Ana does not add your reminders, tags or calendar events to crash reports. We use them only to find and fix bugs, never for advertising or profiling. Google processes them on our behalf as a service provider and keeps them for 90 days. Crash reports are sent encrypted.
Calendar
Ana can show today's calendar events beside your reminders. This only happens if you grant calendar permission. Ana reads events from the calendars on your device that you select, only for the current day, and only to display them in the app. Ana does not create, change or delete calendar events, and never uploads them. You can turn off calendar access at any time in Android settings.
Permissions Ana asks for
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Notifications | To show your reminders. |
| Alarms and reminders (exact alarms) | So reminders fire at the time you set. |
| Full-screen notifications | So a reminder you mark as important can appear over other apps. |
| Ignore battery optimization | So Android doesn't delay or block reminders in power-saving mode. |
| Run at startup, keep device awake, foreground service | To reschedule reminders after a restart and deliver them on time. |
| Display over other apps | To show quick actions (done, snooze) when you tap a notification. |
| Calendar | To show today's events in your agenda (see above). Optional. |
None of these permissions are used to track you or to collect data for us.
Sharing
We do not sell, rent or share your information. The only data that leaves your device is the crash report described above, sent to Google as our service provider.
Backups
If Android backup is turned on, your device may back up Ana's data to your Google account, as it does for other apps. Google handles that backup under its own privacy policy, and we can't see it.
Deleting your data
- Delete individual reminders, routines or tags in the app.
- Delete everything by clearing Ana's storage in Android settings or by uninstalling the app.
- To ask about crash reports linked to your installation, email us. Crash reports are deleted automatically after 90 days.
Not a medical product
Ana is a reminder and productivity tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or monitor any condition. Don't rely on it as your only reminder for anything where a missed reminder could cause harm.
Children
Ana is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, laws such as the GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act may give you rights to access or delete personal information. Almost everything Ana stores is on your device and under your control. For anything else, email us and we will respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
If Ana starts collecting or sharing any other data, we will update this page before that version is released and change the date above.
Contact
SluiceSpark LLC, Indiana, USA
Email: support@sluicespark.com