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Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 6, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Petopia collects, how we use it, where it is stored, and what choices you have.

1 Who We Are

Petopia is an iOS app that provides pet breed identification, pet information, care reminders, local pet service search, and user feedback/suggestion features.

2 Data We Collect

Petopia does not request government-issued identifiers (such as passport or national ID) and does not require your legal name to use core features.

Some data is still linked to your app account/profile context (for example, an Apple account identifier) even if it does not directly identify you in the real world.

Depending on the features you use, Petopia may collect the following categories of data:

Category Examples Collected When Linked to Your App Account/Profile
Identifiers Apple user identifier Sign in, favorites sync, suggestions, feedback Yes
Contact Info Email address (if provided), display name (if provided) Sign in with Apple and feedback/account profile fields Yes (when provided)
User Content Feedback message, breed suggestions, optional profile avatar image When you submit feedback/suggestions or update profile Yes
Photos / Camera Data Pet images you select/capture for breed identification, optional training image uploads When you use image analysis features Potentially
Location Approximate/precise location and ZIP code search input When using Local Services Used in-session; may be associated with active app usage
Device/App Info App version, build number, device model, OS version Feedback and training-data workflows Potentially

3 How We Use Data

4 Storage and Data Sharing

CloudKit

Petopia uses Apple CloudKit (private and public databases) for app functionality. Account and favorites data are primarily stored in private CloudKit records.

Suggestions and feedback workflows may store records in CloudKit public databases for processing/status purposes. These records can include your Apple user identifier and submitted content. Do not submit sensitive personal data in free-text fields.

Google Sheets

Petopia reads pet encyclopedia content and certain status data from Google Sheets endpoints. This is used to load pet data and administrative status updates.

Apple Maps / Location Services

Local Services uses Apple location and map search services to find nearby pet services.

No Sale of Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data.

5 Tracking and Advertising

Petopia is not designed for third-party advertising tracking and does not use collected data for cross-app tracking.

6 Permissions

7 Data Retention

8 Your Choices

9 Children's Privacy

Petopia is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us to request deletion.

10 International Transfers

Data may be processed in Apple and service-provider infrastructure that can operate in multiple regions.

11 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will revise the effective date when changes are made.

12 Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact us.