HonestQuit Privacy Policy

Browser / PWA privacy

Introduction

HonestQuit ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use the HonestQuit web application in your browser.

Information We Collect

Personal information you provide in the app:

• Smoking habits (cigarettes per day, cost per pack)
• Quit date, reason, support-person name, and savings goals
• Smoking events, triggers, feelings, and reflections you choose to enter
• Optional dependence-screen answers/result, check-ins, and minimal local action history

We do not require an account, email address, or sign-in. We do not run third-party analytics or advertising trackers in this release.

How We Use Your Information

The browser app processes your saved information to:

• Track your quit progress
• Calculate slip-adjusted estimates and show sourced educational health-reference windows
• Show you the history you entered

We do NOT:

• Sell your personal information
• Share your data with advertisers
• Use your data for marketing
• Operate a third-party analytics or advertising tracker
• Upload your quit data to our servers in this release

Data Storage and Security

• All personal data is stored in this browser’s local storage on the device you are using (a single key used by the app).
• There is no account, cloud backup, or cross-device sync in this release.
• Public community posting is disabled for this release.
• If sync or community features are added later, they will require a separate privacy and review pass.
• Browser storage is not the same as iOS Data Protection or Apple Health. This product has no HealthKit / Apple Health integration and no iCloud or CloudKit path.
• No data is sent to third-party advertising or analytics servers by this app.
• HonestQuit has no app-level password, lock, or encryption. Anyone with access to this browser profile may be able to read locally stored data.
• When you choose an external source link, phone call, install command, or browser storage service, that provider and your browser handle the request under their own policies.

How you can lose data (important)

Because the live profile is browser-managed, it can be erased when:

• You clear this site’s storage, clear browsing data, or switch browsers or devices
• You use private / incognito browsing (storage may be discarded when the session ends; the app may fall back to temporary in-memory storage)
• The browser applies storage-pressure or privacy-related eviction rules; WebKit documents special limits for some script-writable storage contexts, and browser behavior can change
• The browser hits a storage quota and can no longer keep the profile
• You or another person uses the browser’s “clear history and website data” controls

Settings lets you export a versioned, checksummed JSON backup and preview a verified import before replacing local data. Exports may contain sensitive quit information; keep them somewhere you control. A browser persistence request can reduce some eviction risk when granted, but is not a backup or guarantee.

Your Rights

• Access your personal data (everything is visible in the app)
• Export a portable JSON copy and import a verified HonestQuit export
• Delete the canonical local profile in Settings with typed confirmation, or clear site data in browser settings

Children's Privacy

HonestQuit is intended for adults age 18 and over. It is not a child-directed service.

iOS app privacy

This section describes version 1.0 of the native HonestQuit iOS app.

Information you choose to save

The app stores your smoking habits, quit date, motivations, savings goals, craving and slip logs, journal entries, daily check-ins, completed missions, and nicotine-replacement logs on your iPhone. These records support progress estimates and coping suggestions. No account or sign-in is required.

Storage and sharing

The app uses a local database and local settings. This release does not sync through iCloud or CloudKit, upload private quit records to developer servers, run third-party advertising or analytics trackers, or provide public community posting. Device backups managed by Apple or your computer are separate from app sync; their contents and retention depend on your backup settings. Protect your device and any backups that may contain personal data.

Apple may provide crash and diagnostic reports if you choose to share analytics with app developers. When you choose to share a weekly report, its contents go to the destination you select. External website links, calls, and texts are handled by your device and the selected provider under their own policies.

Optional Apple Health and notifications

If you enable Apple Health access, completed breathing exercises can be written as mindful minutes. HonestQuit does not read Apple Health data in this release or send HealthKit data to developer servers, CloudKit, or third-party services. You can stop future writes in HonestQuit Settings and revoke access in Apple Health or iOS Settings.

Reminders require notification permission. You can change notification settings in the app or iOS Settings. Notifications may be visible on your lock screen depending on your device settings.

Deletion and data loss

In HonestQuit Settings, choose “Erase All HonestQuit Data” and confirm to remove the app’s local profile, logs, journal entries, check-ins, goals, settings, and notification history. Data already written to Apple Health remains in Apple Health and can be managed there. Erasure does not remove reports you have shared or copies in separately managed device backups.

The iOS app does not offer the browser product’s JSON export/import feature. Deleting the app can remove its local records. If the app reports that saved data cannot be opened, do not delete it as a troubleshooting step; contact support first.

HonestQuit is intended for adults age 18 and over and is not a child-directed service.