Privacy Policy

Effective November 10, 2026

The short version: Your reminders, places, and everything else you put in Whenly stay on your iPhone. We don’t create accounts, and we can’t see your reminders or places. To learn which features people use, Whenly sends anonymous usage counts, such as “a place reminder was created.” They never include what you wrote, where you are, or who you are, and you can turn them off in Settings → Privacy. We don’t sell or share your information.

This policy explains how the Whenly app (“Whenly”), made by Zero9 Labs LLC (“we”), handles information.

What Whenly stores, and where

Whenly stores the following only on your device:

Your reminders, plans, and repeat settings
Places you save (a name, an address, and map coordinates)
A history of reminders you’ve finished
The app you choose for moment reminders (see “Screen Time” below)
App settings, and a short log of place arrivals and departures used for troubleshooting

None of this is sent to us or to anyone else. If you delete Whenly, this information is deleted with it.

Anonymous usage statistics

To understand which features are useful and where to improve, Whenly sends anonymous usage counts to Aptabase, a privacy-focused analytics service. Each count is an event, such as “app opened,” “reminder created,” or “reminder done,” with a few fixed details:

The kind of reminder (for example, a time, a place, a moment, or after another task), how it repeats, and how many follow-up nudges it has
Totals such as how many reminders, places, and routines you have, and whether notifications and location access are turned on
The app version, the iPhone’s system version and language, and a random session number that changes over time

These counts never include reminder titles, notes, plans, place names, addresses, your location, or which app you chose for moment reminders, and they contain no name, email, account, advertising ID, or device ID. Aptabase may estimate the country a count came from based on the internet connection; Whenly itself never sends your location. We use these counts only to improve Whenly, never for advertising, and Apple does not consider them tracking. Aptabase’s handling of this data is described in Aptabase’s Privacy Policy.

Turning it off: In Whenly, go to Settings → Privacy and switch off “Share anonymous usage.” Whenly stops sending counts right away.

Location

If you allow it, Whenly uses your location to remind you when you arrive at or leave places you’ve saved. This uses iPhone’s built-in region monitoring, which works on your device; Whenly does not track your route or send your location anywhere. You can turn location access off at any time in the iPhone Settings app.

When you search for an address or save your current location, iPhone’s built-in map service (provided by Apple) looks up the address. Apple’s handling of those lookups is covered by Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Screen Time

If you use moment reminders (“next time I open an app”), Whenly asks for Screen Time access on your own iPhone. You choose the app in a list provided by Apple. Apple gives Whenly only a private token for that app, not its name, and the token stays on your device. Whenly uses it for one thing: to show your reminder over that app when you open it, until you tap Done or Not now.

Whenly does not see or record how you use your apps, does not send your app choice to us or to anyone else, and does not use it for advertising or analytics. Whenly cannot manage or monitor anyone else’s device. You can turn Screen Time access off at any time in the iPhone Settings app, under Screen Time.

Notifications

Whenly’s reminders are local notifications created on your iPhone. Whenly does not use push notifications or any notification server.

Siri

If you use Whenly with Siri, Apple processes your voice request under Apple’s Privacy Policy, and Whenly receives only what it needs to perform the action, such as the text of a reminder. Whenly’s Siri commands are also available in Apple’s Shortcuts app, where they run on your iPhone.

Backups

If you export a backup, Whenly creates a file and hands it to the iPhone share sheet. Where it goes (for example, the Files app or an email) is your choice, and it is handled by the service you pick.

What we don’t do

No accounts or sign-in
No advertising and no tracking across other apps or websites
No analytics beyond the anonymous usage counts described above
No selling or sharing of personal information

Children

Whenly is not directed to children under 13, and it does not collect personal information from anyone; the anonymous usage counts described above don’t identify anyone.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we’ll update this page and the effective date above. Significant changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@zero9labs.com.

Zero9 Labs LLC · Colorado, USA