Privacy Policy — Inglenook

The short version

Your personal data — contacts, favourite apps, and settings — stays on your device. We don't sell data and we don't run ads. The one exception is anonymous crash reports and basic usage statistics, which we collect via Google Firebase so we can find and fix bugs. Details below.

Who we are

Inglenook is an Android home app designed to make smartphones simpler for elderly users. If you have questions about this policy, you can reach us at contact@inglenook.app.

What the app accesses

Installed apps

Inglenook needs to know which apps are installed on your device so it can display them in the app grid and allow you to add favourites. This list is read locally on your device and is never sent anywhere.

Contacts (optional)

If you choose to add family contacts to the home screen, Inglenook will request permission to read your contacts. This is used solely to display names and photos on your home screen. Contact data is never uploaded, shared, or stored outside the app.

You can revoke this permission at any time in your Android settings (Settings → Apps → Inglenook → Permissions).

Phone calls (optional)

If you use the one-tap calling feature, the app will request permission to make phone calls on your behalf. This permission is only used when you tap a contact's call button. Inglenook does not log, record, or transmit any information about the calls you make.

Text messages (optional)

If you tap a contact's message button, Inglenook opens your device's existing messaging app with the contact's number pre-filled. Inglenook does not request permission to read or send SMS messages itself — it simply hands off to the messaging app you already use.

Data storage

Your favourite apps, family contacts, layout preferences, and settings are stored locally on your device in an on-device database and in Android's standard preference storage. None of this personal data is sent to our servers or shared with any third party.

If you uninstall the app, all locally stored data is deleted by Android automatically.

Crash reporting and usage statistics

Inglenook uses Google Firebase Crashlytics to automatically collect anonymous crash reports when the app stops unexpectedly. This helps us find and fix bugs. A crash report includes technical information such as the device model, Android version, the app version, a stack trace showing where the crash happened, and a non-identifying installation ID generated by Firebase.

Inglenook also includes the Google Firebase Analytics SDK, which collects basic, anonymised usage statistics such as app opens, session duration, device model, country, and Android version. We use this data only in aggregate to understand whether the app is working for people.

Crash reports and analytics do not include your contacts, the names or numbers of people you call or message, the apps you launch, the photos on your device, or any other personal information from inside Inglenook. Data sent to Firebase is processed by Google under Firebase's privacy and security terms .

Inglenook does not contain any advertising SDKs, marketing trackers, or profiling libraries.

This website

This website (inglenook.app) is a static site served via Cloudflare. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand how people use the site — for example, which pages are visited and where traffic comes from. Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use cookies, does not track individual visitors, and does not collect personal information. All data is aggregated and anonymous.

Cloudflare may also collect standard web server logs (IP addresses, browser type, pages visited) as part of its infrastructure. See Cloudflare's privacy policy for details.

Children's privacy

Inglenook is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

If we ever make material changes to this policy — for example, if a future version of the app adds cloud sync or expands what we collect — we will update this page and revise the "last updated" date above. We will not change data practices without updating this policy first.

Contact

Questions or concerns? Email us at contact@inglenook.app. We'll respond within a few working days.