Last updated: July 27, 2026

Privacy Policy

The Tackle Box ("the App") is an iPhone and iPad application developed and operated by Vadim Katenin ("I", "me"). This Privacy Policy explains what the App does and does not do with your information.

1. The short version

The App does not collect personal data. There are no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking, and no third-party SDKs. I do not operate a server that the App talks to, and nothing you enter into the App is transmitted to me.

2. Information stored on your device

Everything you put into the App — item names, categories, brands, sizes, prices, purchase locations, notes, and photos — is stored in the App's own storage on your device, using standard Apple frameworks (Core Data). This content stays under your control and is removed when you delete the App.

3. iCloud sync

If you are signed in to iCloud on your device, the App synchronizes your inventory across your own devices using Apple's CloudKit private database. This data is stored in your personal iCloud account. I have no access to it — I cannot read, export, or recover it, and neither can anyone else with whom you have not shared your Apple Account.

Apple's handling of iCloud data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. You can turn syncing off at any time in Settings → [your name] → iCloud by disabling iCloud for the App. If you are not signed in to iCloud, the App simply works locally and nothing is synced.

4. Camera and photo library

The App asks for permission to use the camera and your photo library only so that you can attach photos to items in your tackle box. Photos you select or take are copied into the App's own storage (and, if iCloud sync is enabled, into your private iCloud database). The App does not read, scan, or upload the rest of your photo library, and it does not send photos anywhere else.

You can grant or revoke these permissions at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security. Declining them only means you cannot attach photos; the rest of the App keeps working.

5. Location, contacts, and other sensitive data

The App does not request or use your location, contacts, calendars, health data, microphone, or any advertising identifier.

6. Purchases

The App offers a one-time in-app purchase that unlocks the PRO version. All purchases are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. I never receive or store your payment details, card numbers, or billing address. Apple provides me only with aggregated, anonymized sales reports that cannot be used to identify an individual customer.

Purchase status is verified on your device through Apple's StoreKit. Your App Store purchase history is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

7. Exported files

The PRO version can export your inventory as a data archive or a PDF photo catalog. Exports are generated on your device and handed to the standard iOS share sheet. Where the file goes next — Files, Mail, AirDrop, another app — is entirely your choice, and I am not involved in that transfer.

8. Diagnostics and crash reports

The App contains no crash-reporting or analytics library. If you have opted in to Share With App Developers in Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements, Apple may provide me with anonymized crash logs and performance metrics through App Store Connect. This is Apple's standard developer diagnostics program, it is aggregated and not linked to your identity, and you can opt out of it at any time in the same settings screen.

9. Children's privacy

The App is not directed at children under the age of 13, and it does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone. Because no data is transmitted to me, there is nothing collected from a child to delete.

10. Your rights

Privacy laws such as the GDPR and the CCPA give you rights of access, correction, deletion, and portability over personal data held by a company. Since I hold no personal data about you, there is nothing for me to disclose, correct, or delete. In practice:

• Access and portability — your data is already on your device; the PRO export produces a complete copy you can take anywhere.
• Deletion — deleting the App removes its local data. To also remove the synced copy, delete the App's data in Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage.
• Do Not Sell or Share — I do not sell or share personal information, and never have.

11. Security

Local data is protected by iOS data protection and your device passcode. Synced data is transmitted and stored by Apple under iCloud's own encryption. Since no data reaches a server of mine, there is no such server to be breached.

12. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page changes with it. Material changes will be reflected in the App's release notes.

13. Contact

Questions about this policy, or about anything else in the App:
hello@katenin.dev