Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 July 2026
Ontime is private by design. There’s no account, no tracking, and no server that collects your information. This policy explains exactly what the app touches.
The short version
- No account, ever. Ontime doesn’t ask for a login, email, name, or phone number to work.
- We don’t collect your data. We operate no analytics servers and receive nothing about how you use the app.
- No tracking or ads. There are no advertising or analytics SDKs, and we don’t use the Advertising Identifier (IDFA) or track you across apps or websites.
- Your data stays yours. It lives on your device and, if you use iCloud, in your own private iCloud, never with us.
What the app stores
Your content (plans, routines, steps, notes, run history, and settings) is created and stored on your device. Your completed-run history, what you planned versus how long each step actually took, is what powers the app’s learning and streaks.
iCloud backup & sync
If you are signed into iCloud on your device, Ontime backs up your run history to your own private iCloud database (Apple CloudKit). This means:
- The data is stored in your personal iCloud account, on Apple’s infrastructure, not on any server we control.
- It is protected by your Apple ID and Apple’s encryption. We cannot see it.
- It syncs privately across your own devices and restores if you reinstall the app.
- If you’re not signed into iCloud, the app simply keeps everything on-device, and nothing is uploaded.
Ontime does not use a public/shared CloudKit database and does not share your data with other users.
Notifications
If you grant permission, Ontime schedules local notifications on your device for start reminders, step alarms, and check-ins. These are generated and delivered on-device; no notification content is sent to us. You can change or revoke notification permission anytime in iOS Settings.
Subscriptions & purchases
Ontime is free for the first 7 days after install. After that, continued use needs an auto-renewing subscription (Ontime Pro). Purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store using StoreKit. We never see or store your payment details, and we operate no server that receives purchase information. Entitlement is verified on-device.
Data you choose to share
The optional “I’m running late” feature opens Apple’s standard share sheet with a message you can send. Ontime only pre-fills the text and your projected time; you choose whether, where, and to whom to send it. Nothing is sent automatically.
Your control & deletion
Because your data lives in your own device and iCloud, you stay in control:
- Delete the app to remove everything stored on that device.
- To remove the iCloud copy, delete Ontime’s data for your Apple ID in iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage, or sign out of iCloud.
Children
Ontime is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them. Since the app collects no personal data, none is gathered from anyone.
Changes
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will appear here with a new “last updated” date.