Privacy policy
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This is a plain-English draft, not yet reviewed by a lawyer. Before publishing it, confirm:
- The legal name and postal address of the data controller, and the contact emails (placeholders below: privacy@noodlepractice.com).
- Whether email sign-in and sync are in the shipped app. The current build stores everything on the device; if sign-in does not ship, delete the "Account and sync" section.
- Where the sign-in and sync service is hosted and any processors (email delivery, database), so they can be named in "Who else sees your data".
- That no analytics or crash-reporting SDK is added; if one is, this policy and the App Store privacy label must change.
- The retention periods, the lawful bases, and any extra wording needed for the UK, EU or California.
- Minimum age and children's wording (the app is not aimed at children).
- That the website really still sets no cookies and adds no analytics, forms or third-party requests, and what technical logs the hosting provider keeps (see "This website").
The short version
- Your practice progress is stored on your iPhone.
- Noodle does not record or listen to audio. It does not use the microphone.
- This website collects no personal data: no cookies, no analytics, no forms, no third-party requests.
- If you sign in with your email, we use it only to send you the sign-in code and, if you opt in, product updates.
- We do not sell your data, and we do not show ads.
What is stored on your device
Noodle keeps your progress on your iPhone: your placement result, your plan progress, which lessons you have practised and when, your confidence ratings, quiz results, streaks, and your settings such as session length and reminders. This data does not leave your device unless you turn on sync (see below). If you delete the app, this data is deleted with it.
Reminders
If you turn on a daily reminder, Noodle schedules a notification on your device. The reminder is created and delivered on the device by iOS. We do not receive your notification settings.
Audio
Noodle plays sounds (for example a chord or a metronome) that it generates on your device. It does not record audio and does not ask for microphone access. Checks that involve playing your guitar are self-assessed: you tell the app how it went.
Account and sync (optional)
You can use Noodle without an account. If you choose to sign in, you enter your email address and we send you a one-time code. We use your email address for that code, to recognise you when you sign in again, and, only if you opt in, to send product updates. If sync is turned on, your progress data is also stored on our servers so you can restore it on a new device.
This website
This website collects no personal data. It sets no cookies, runs no analytics or advertising scripts, has no forms or sign-up, and loads nothing from other companies: even the fonts are served from this site. The sound on the home page is generated in your browser and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere.
The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. As with any web host, Cloudflare handles your IP address and the usual technical details of your request when it serves you a page, and may keep short-term technical logs for security and reliability. We do not add any tracking on top, and we do not use those logs.
What we do not collect
- No audio recordings.
- No contacts, photos, location or advertising identifiers.
- No third-party advertising or tracking.
Who else sees your data
We use a hosting provider to run this website (see "This website") and, if you sign in to the app, service providers to send emails and store account data. They process data only on our instructions. We do not sell or rent your data. We may disclose data if the law requires it.
How long we keep it
Account data is kept while your account exists and is deleted when you ask us to delete the account. The website keeps nothing about you.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict how we use it, and to withdraw consent at any time. Email privacy@noodlepractice.com and we will reply. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
Noodle is not aimed at children under 13 (or the higher age set by local law), and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the date above and, where we have your email, tell you.
Contact
Questions: privacy@noodlepractice.com. [Legal entity name and postal address to be added.]