DayCast Privacy Policy

DayCast is designed so your day, your money, and your thoughts stay yours. This policy explains, plainly, what DayCast does and does not collect.

Short version

• We do not run analytics. We have no idea how you use the app.
• Notes, journal entries, tasks, events, voice memos, spending records, net worth snapshots, and PDFs all live on your device. Sensitive fields are encrypted at rest with AES-GCM.
• DayCast does not use CloudKit. There is no DayCast-side database, and no automatic cloud sync of your content.
• The only way your content moves to another device is the optional iCloud Drive backup file, written to your own private iCloud Drive container.
• We never sell or share your data. We do not have it to sell.

What DayCast does not collect

• We do not collect your name, email, phone number, or contacts.
• We do not collect any of your journal text, notes, tasks, events, or financial records.
• We do not use third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or trackers.
• We do not have access to read your iCloud data.

Where your data lives

Everything you create in DayCast is stored locally on your iPhone or iPad. Sensitive text fields (journal entries, notes, voice memo transcripts, financial records) are encrypted at rest using AES-GCM. The encryption key is generated on first launch and stored in your iOS Keychain. Deleting DayCast from your device removes the local database and the key.

iCloud Drive backup

If you turn on backups in Settings, DayCast writes an encrypted backup file to your private iCloud Drive container. The file is stored in your own iCloud account, governed by Apple's privacy terms. We cannot read it. You can delete it any time from the Files app. DayCast does not use CloudKit; the backup file is the only sync mechanism.

Apple WeatherKit

When you tap the weather chip on a journal entry, DayCast asks iOS for your current location and queries Apple WeatherKit for current conditions. The result, for example, 72°F · Partly Cloudy, is saved with that entry as encrypted text. Your location is handled by Apple and is not transmitted to us. We have no servers.

Net Worth and ticker quotes

If you add a Holding (such as VTI, VXUS, or BND) to the Net Worth tracker, DayCast fetches a read-only quote for that ticker symbol from Finnhub at finnhub.io. Only the ticker symbol is sent. No personal data, no holdings totals, and no identifiers about you are included in the request.

Apple Intelligence (on-device AI)

Journal reflections, summaries, prompt suggestions, translations, and task generation are produced by Apple Intelligence running on your device. They never reach a cloud model and we do not see prompts, outputs, or any associated text. On hardware without Apple Intelligence, the AI features simply degrade gracefully.

Apple Calendar

If you grant Calendar access, DayCast reads events from your calendars so they appear next to your Planner, and writes events you create in DayCast back to the calendar of your choice. Calendar data is handled by iOS; we do not see it.

Subscriptions

DayCast Premium is a subscription billed through Apple's App Store. Apple handles the payment; we never see your card or Apple ID. Apple gives us a transaction receipt that we use only to verify your subscription is active. Subscription status is stored on your device.

Permissions DayCast may request

• Location (When in Use), only to attach a weather summary to a journal entry.
• Camera, only when you snap a receipt or attach a photo.
• Microphone, only when you record a voice memo.
• Speech Recognition, runs on-device to transcribe voice memos.
• Photos, only when you pick images to attach.
• Calendars, only to read and write the events you ask DayCast to manage.
• Face ID / Touch ID, only to unlock the app when you turn on App Lock.

Diagnostic information

If you opt in via iOS Settings, Privacy & Security, Analytics & Improvements, Apple may send us anonymized crash reports and performance metrics. These reports do not contain your DayCast content, contact information, or identifiers we can link back to you. You can disable this at any time in iOS Settings.

Children

DayCast is a general productivity app and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

Your rights

Because we do not collect personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct, or delete on our servers. To export or delete your data, use the controls inside the app (Settings, Export, and Delete). To manage your iCloud Drive backup file, use the Files app or Apple's account tools at privacy.apple.com.

If you are a California resident (CCPA / CPRA), a resident of the EU/UK (GDPR), or covered by a similar law, the same applies: we have no personal data of yours to provide or delete because we do not collect it. You may still contact us with any questions.

Data security

Because DayCast data lives on your device, security depends primarily on Apple's platform protections, your device passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, and your iCloud account security. DayCast adds an optional App Lock (Face ID, Touch ID, or PIN) that gates the app on launch. We recommend you enable two-factor authentication on your Apple ID and use a strong device passcode.

Contact

Questions or requests: contact@jcmobileappstudio.com

Changes

If this policy ever changes, we will update the "Last updated" line above and post a new version at this URL.