DAD is built so the private work of raising your children stays private. Your family's information lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud — not on our servers. We don't show ads, we don't track you across other apps, and we never sell your data.
The short version.
• Your children's profiles, notes, and photos stay on your device and your private iCloud. We can't see them.
• Some AI features send the relevant text to processing partners to generate a response — used only to answer you, never to train their models or to advertise.
• Analytics are anonymous and off by default. No ads. No selling. No cross-app tracking.
DAD is made for fathers and other parents and carers — adults. It is not directed at children, and we don't knowingly collect information directly from children. The information you record about your children is entered by you, the parent, and remains under your control.
When you use DAD, you may create child profiles and add journal notes, photos, check-ins, milestones and reflections. This information is stored on your device using Apple's on-device database, and — if you have iCloud enabled — synced privately through your own iCloud account (Apple's private CloudKit database).
We, the developer, do not run a server that holds this content and cannot read it. Photos you add stay on your device and in your iCloud; they are not uploaded to us.
Some features (the activity plans, devotions, and parenting guidance) are generated with the help of AI. To produce a response, the relevant text — for example a journal note you wrote, or the profile details for the child you're viewing — is sent securely to our AI processing partners, who return the generated result.
This text is used only to generate your response. Under our partners' API terms it is not used to train their models, and it is not used for advertising. Requests are relayed through a secure Google Firebase function so that no third-party keys are stored in the app; the relay does not retain your content. If you don't use these features, this data isn't sent.
To suggest things to do nearby and to factor in the weather, DAD uses the home location (suburb) you set in Settings, together with Apple Weather, Apple Maps and Google Places. Your suburb is shared with these services to return local results. DAD does not track your precise, continuous location in the background.
Anonymous, privacy-first analytics (via TelemetryDeck) help us understand how the app is used in aggregate. They are opt-in, contain no advertising identifier (IDFA), and do not store your IP address. Crash diagnostics may be collected through Apple's standard reporting to help us fix problems. None of this identifies you, and none of it includes your children's information.
We don't sell your data or share it for advertising. We rely on a small set of service providers, each only for the purpose listed:
| Apple iCloud | Stores and syncs your content privately in your own account. |
| Anthropic / OpenAI | Generate AI guidance, plans and devotions from the text you send. |
| Crossway (ESV API) | Provides licensed Scripture text for devotions. |
| Google (Places / Maps) | Suggests nearby venues for activities. |
| Google Firebase | Securely relays AI requests so no provider keys ship in the app. |
| TelemetryDeck | Anonymous, opt-in usage analytics. |
You're in control of your content. You can delete individual notes, photos and entries in the app (deleted items pass through a Recently Deleted area before they're removed for good). Removing a child, or deleting the app and clearing its iCloud data, removes the associated information. Content synced to iCloud is governed by your Apple account settings.
Your content stays on your device and in your private iCloud. You can lock the app with Face ID or your device passcode so notes stay private to you. Data sent to our processing partners travels over encrypted connections, and the app carries no third-party API keys.
The information about your children in DAD is provided by you as their parent or carer and is treated as your private content, held on your device and your iCloud. DAD does not create accounts for children, does not advertise to children, and does not knowingly collect information directly from a child. If you believe a child has provided information to us directly, contact us and we will help remove it.
DAD is operated from Australia and handles personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). You can ask to access or correct the information held about you — though in practice most of it already lives on your own device and in your iCloud, under your direct control. If you have a privacy concern, contact us first; if you're not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
If you are in the EU, UK or EEA, you have rights under the GDPR — including access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability and objection — and may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. If you are a California resident, you have rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, to delete, and to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information). To exercise any of these rights, email us.
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top and, where appropriate, note the change in the app. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.
DAD is operated by TheDADapp, based in Australia, who is responsible for the information described in this policy. Questions about your privacy, or a request to access or delete your information? Email DadAppAdmin@gmail.com.
This policy describes DAD's current practices and is provided in good faith. It is not legal advice.