1. Who we are
CLRTY ("we", "us", "our") is a mobile application published under the developer account Anchor Installations. This Privacy Policy describes how the CLRTY Android app (the "App") handles information. A short, separate section at the end describes how the public marketing website (clrtyapp.com) handles website visitors.
2. What information does the App collect?
Your logs: nothing. The App does not require sign-up, does not create an account for you, and does not ask for your name, email, phone number, or any other personally identifiable information (PII). The App contains no analytics SDKs, no ad SDKs, and no crash-reporting SDKs. The only data that ever leaves your phone is described in sections 5 and 7: AI Coach messages you choose to send, and purchase records for Premium.
Specifically, the App does not collect:
- Name, email address, phone number, or physical address
- Precise or approximate location data
- Contacts, calendar entries, photos, or files
- Advertising ID or device identifiers for tracking (the random purchase ID in section 5 is not used for tracking)
- Health data or financial data (beyond anything you type into the AI Coach yourself, covered in section 7)
- In-app usage analytics, event tracking, or crash telemetry
3. Where is my data stored?
On your phone, and nowhere else. When you use CLRTY, you may enter information such as which habits you're tracking, your sober dates, cravings you've logged, journal reflections, and preferences. This information is stored exclusively on your device using Android's local storage (AsyncStorage). It is not uploaded to any server, ours or anyone else's. Your AI Coach conversation history is stored on your device too; only the messages you send are transmitted, and only to get a reply (see section 7).
If you uninstall the App, all data is permanently deleted along with it. There is no cloud backup, no recovery, and no copy retained anywhere.
4. Can I back up or export my data?
Yes, and only you can. The App offers a manual Export feature that lets you save your logs to a JSON file on your device. This action is initiated only by you, and the file is written to your device's local storage or shared via your device's native share sheet to a destination you choose (e.g., Google Drive, email). We do not receive a copy.
5. What do you see when I buy Premium?
Nothing about you: we never see your name, card or Google account. CLRTY offers an optional Premium subscription through Google Play Billing, and any purchase is processed entirely by Google — we do not see or store your payment details, card number, or Google account. Google's own privacy policy governs their handling of that transaction (policies.google.com/privacy).
To keep track of your subscription, the App uses RevenueCat, a subscription-management service. The first time the App starts, it creates a random ID on your device (it looks like clrty-… and isn't linked to your name, email or Google account). That random ID and your Google Play purchase records (which plan, when it started, when it renews) are sent to RevenueCat so the App can confirm whether Premium is active and restore it if you reinstall. RevenueCat's SDK also receives standard technical data such as app version, device model, operating system and IP address. Nothing you log in the App is sent to RevenueCat. RevenueCat's privacy policy: revenuecat.com/privacy.
6. What permissions does the App ask for?
CLRTY requests only the minimum permissions needed to function:
- Internet — used for exactly three things: Google Play Billing and RevenueCat (to check your subscription), and the optional AI Coach (to send your message and receive a reply). Nothing else in the App uses the network, and every other feature works offline.
- Microphone (Record audio) — only if you tap the mic button in the AI Coach to speak instead of type. Android asks you first, and you can say no and keep typing. Recording runs only between tapping the mic and tapping stop. The clip is sent for transcription (see section 7) and is not saved on your phone or on our server.
- Post Notifications (Android 13+) — only if you enable optional reminders. Notifications are scheduled locally on your device.
7. Third-party services
The App integrates with the following third-party services strictly for the functionality noted:
- Google Play Billing — processes optional Premium payments (section 5).
- RevenueCat — confirms and restores your Premium subscription using a random ID (section 5).
- Anthropic (Claude) — writes the AI Coach's replies. When you send a message, the App sends that message plus up to 20 recent messages from the conversation, so the reply has context. Anthropic's privacy policy: anthropic.com/legal/privacy.
- OpenAI (Whisper) — turns your voice clip into text when you use the Coach's mic button. The text comes back to your phone so you can review it before sending. OpenAI's privacy policy: openai.com/policies/privacy-policy.
- Emergent — hosts CLRTY's small server and routes AI Coach requests to Anthropic and OpenAI. Our server passes your message through and keeps no copy: no database, no conversation logs, no audio files (voice clips are deleted the moment transcription finishes). To stop people from flooding the Coach, the server keeps a short-lived, one-way scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address in memory for about a minute; the raw IP is never stored.
- Google Play In-App Review — if you tap "Rate this app," Android shows a native review dialog. We receive no information about whether you rated or what rating you gave.
The AI Coach is optional, Premium-only, and only contacts these services when you open it and send something. If you never use it, none of your words ever leave your phone. Please don't share details you wouldn't want processed by these providers, such as your full name or address. The Coach doesn't need them.
No advertising SDKs, analytics SDKs, crash-reporting SDKs, or social-login SDKs are embedded in the App.
8. Children's privacy
CLRTY is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from children. Since we keep no personal data on our servers, there is nothing for us to purge if a minor uses the App. RevenueCat purchase records can be deleted on request (section 9).
9. What are my rights over my data?
We don't store any personal data on our own servers, so for access, portability or deletion requests under laws like the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and similar regulations, there is nothing on our side to give up or delete. The one exception is your subscription record at RevenueCat: email us and we'll ask RevenueCat to delete it. AI Coach messages are handled under Anthropic's and OpenAI's own policies, linked in section 7. Your on-device data is fully under your control at all times. You can:
- Export your data at any time via the in-app Export feature.
- Delete individual entries or reset the entire App from Settings → Data.
- Uninstall the App to permanently erase all local data.
10. What happens if this policy changes?
You'll be told before it matters. If we ever change how the App handles data, this policy will be updated and the "Last updated" date at the top will change. If a future change ever introduces data collection (which is contrary to CLRTY's founding principle), we will notify users prominently in-app before it takes effect and give you a meaningful choice.
11. Does the website use analytics? (clrtyapp.com only)
Yes, the website does; the App doesn't. This marketing website — clrtyapp.com — uses HeyCatch, a lightweight, privacy-conscious analytics product, to measure which pages are useful (traffic volume, which section buttons get tapped, how far people scroll). HeyCatch does not use third-party cookies, does not fingerprint devices, and does not build cross-site profiles. It captures aggregate interaction data and nothing from inside the App.
Critically, the website analytics has no access to anything you track or log in the CLRTY app. The App and the website are completely separate systems. Nothing you type into the App — streaks, substances, taper plans, Coach conversations, anything — ever touches the website or its analytics. If you want to visit the site without being counted at all, use your browser's "block scripts" or private-browsing mode; nothing on the site relies on analytics to function.
12. Contact
Questions or concerns? Email anchorinstallations@gmail.com and we'll respond within a few business days.