Privacy Policy
StorkBuro does not collect personal data.
StorkBuro is an offline-first iPhone and iPad app. There are no analytics SDKs, no advertising, no third-party tracking, and no StorkBuro-operated backend service in version 1.0. Your pregnancy details and scanned documents stay on your device.
Last updated: 27 May 2026
App privacy summary
Sign in with Apple is offered to keep your purchase tied to your Apple ID. The Apple user ID lives in your device Keychain — never on a StorkBuro server.
No tracking. No advertising identifiers. No cross-app tracking.
No analytics SDKs (no Firebase, no Mixpanel, no Sentry). No usage telemetry leaves your device.
Content is bundled in the app. Network is used only for App Store purchase verification and (optionally) your own iCloud sync.
App Store privacy label
Apple's App Privacy label focuses on data that an app collects from you, including whether the data is linked to you or used to track you. For StorkBuro v1.0, the App Store Connect answer is: No, we do not collect data from this app.
Data Not Collected
StorkBuro does not transmit personal data, identifiers, diagnostics, location, health data, financial data, or usage data to StorkBuro or any third-party partner.
App Store Connect answerData Used to Track You
None. StorkBuro does not use advertising identifiers or cross-app tracking.
Data Linked to You
None. The app has no StorkBuro-side account and does not collect data linked to your identity.
Data Not Linked to You
None. The app does not collect anonymised or de-identified usage data either.
Why Sign in with Apple and iCloud don't change this: the Apple user ID stays in your device Keychain and is never sent to a StorkBuro server. When iCloud sync ships, your pregnancy, documents, and lists live in your own iCloud account, which Apple considers "data not collected" by the developer because it never reaches us.
What StorkBuro stores on your device
StorkBuro uses Apple's SwiftData to store the following locally:
- Your display name and Bundesland
- Pregnancy details: estimated due date, conception method, marital status, employment status, insurance type, multiple-birth flag, and (when entered) actual date of birth
- Checklist progress, notes, and reminder dates
- Custom and template-derived lists (e.g. hospital bag, baby gear)
- Scanned document metadata and the document page images themselves
- Appointment details (title, type, date, location, notes)
- App preferences: language, appearance, notification toggles, biometric lock setting
The Apple user ID from Sign in with Apple is held in the iOS Keychain, separately from the above. None of this information is sent to StorkBuro.
iCloud sync
StorkBuro is wired to use Apple's CloudKit for optional cross-device sync. In the current build, CloudKit sync is disabled in code while we finish a schema pass. When sync is enabled in a future update, your data will sync through your own iCloud account — under your Apple ID, in your private database, never to a StorkBuro server.
You can confirm this in iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage → StorkBuro, and remove the data from iCloud at any time without affecting the copy on the device.
Permissions the app may ask for
- Camera — only when you tap "Scan document" in the vault. Images are processed on device.
- Photo Library — only when you choose to import an existing photo into the vault.
- Face ID / Touch ID — only if you turn on the document vault lock.
- Calendar (full access) — only if you ask StorkBuro to add an appointment or deadline to your calendar.
- Notifications — only if you opt in. Used for deadline reminders, appointment reminders, and weekly pregnancy updates. All scheduled locally on the device.
You can revoke any of these at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy.
Purchases
Purchases happen through Apple's StoreKit. Apple processes the payment and reports the entitlement back to the app. StorkBuro never sees your card details, billing address, or Apple ID purchase history.
Website and support data
The public website storkburo.app is separate from the iOS app. The website does not use advertising cookies or analytics tracking.
If you email hello@storkburo.app or support@storkburo.app, we receive the email address and message content you choose to send. We use that information only to respond to your support, feedback, legal, or content question.
If you submit your email address through the launch-notification form on the homepage, we use it only to send launch-related StorkBuro updates. The form is processed through a Google Apps Script endpoint that writes to a private Google Sheet. You can request removal at any time by emailing us.
Third-party services
The iOS app contains no third-party tracking, advertising, or analytics SDKs.
Outside the app, we rely on standard service providers to operate email support, the launch-notification form, and app distribution through Apple. These providers process only the information needed for those services.
Retention and deletion
Local app data remains on your device until you delete a record from inside StorkBuro, delete the app, or erase device data. iCloud-synced data (when sync ships) lives in your own iCloud and is removed when you delete it there.
Support emails are kept only as long as needed to handle the request and maintain reasonable support records. Launch-notification email addresses remain on the list until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove them.
Children's privacy
StorkBuro is built for adults navigating German parental bureaucracy. It is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
If StorkBuro's data practices change — for example, when iCloud sync ships, or if family sharing is enabled — we will update this page and the date above. App Store privacy answers will be updated when required.
Contact
Questions about privacy can be sent to hello@storkburo.app.