Privacy Policy — Beginary

Beginary helps adults with ADHD start tasks. To do that, we handle some genuinely personal information — what you're trying to do, how you're feeling, when you struggle to begin. We treat that as the trust it is. This policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices you have.

The short version

Your task names are private — we don't sell them, advertise against them, or hand them to a coach unless you explicitly choose to share. Mood data is treated as especially sensitive: individual mood entries aren't sent to analytics, advertising, coaches, or AI providers unless we clearly explain it and you choose that feature. When you ask for a breakdown, we send that task's title and notes to Anthropic to generate the steps — and you can turn AI off. We don't run streaks, leaderboards, or shame loops. We don't use your content to train AI models, and we don't allow our AI provider to use it to train models for other customers.

This policy covers the Beginary website at beginary.com, the waitlist, and the Beginary iOS app. Beginary is operated by Beginary LLC ("Beginary," "we," "us"). Some features described here belong to the app, which is in development; the waitlist sections apply today. Some app features described here may not be available yet and will apply only when those features launch.

1. Information we collect

Waitlist (active now)

If you join the waitlist on this site, we collect the email address you submit. We use it only to send you a confirmation that you're on the list and a single launch announcement when the app is available. The signup form includes a hidden anti-spam field; if it's filled, we discard the submission. Your email is stored in our database (Supabase) and passed to our email provider (Resend) solely to deliver those two messages. You can unsubscribe at any time, and we purge the waitlist after launch unless you create an account or separately opt in to receive further product updates.

Account and profile (app)

Sign-in identity — when you create an account with Sign in with Apple, Google, or email, we receive an identifier and, depending on the method, an email address, used to authenticate you.
Display name — what you'd like to be called in the app.
Optional demographics — if you choose to share them, an age range (not a birthday), gender, and profession. These are optional, and "prefer not to say" is always an option.

Your content (app)

Tasks — titles, notes, categories, and when you've scheduled them.
Mood check-ins — how you're feeling (e.g. Fine, Wired, Heavy, Stuck) and how a task feels to you.
AI breakdowns — the step-by-step breakdowns generated when you ask for help starting a task.
Activity — completions, focus sessions, and the patterns that help the app meet you in the moment.

Device and technical

Push token — an Apple Push Notification token so we can send nudges and alarms you've asked for.
Subscription status — whether you're on the free or Pro tier, handled through Apple and RevenueCat. We never see your card or payment details.
Anonymous analytics and crash data — an anonymous identifier and diagnostic information to understand how the app is used and to fix crashes. We configure this so it is not tied to your name or email and does not include task or mood content.

2. How we use your information

To run the core service — show your timeline, send the nudges and alarms you set, and help you start tasks.
To generate AI task breakdowns when you ask for one (see Section 3).
To process your subscription through Apple's App Store.
To understand product usage and fix problems, using anonymous analytics and crash reports.
To send waitlist confirmation and launch email, and account or service messages.

What we never do

We don't sell your data. We don't show ads or use your data for advertising. We don't share your task names with anyone unless you explicitly opt in. We don't use your content to train AI models. When you ask for an AI breakdown, your task title and notes are used only to generate that breakdown. And we don't run streaks, leaderboards, or shame-based engagement tricks.

3. AI task breakdowns and Anthropic

When you ask Beginary to break a task down, the task title (and, if present, its notes) is sent to Anthropic, the AI provider, to generate the steps. We keep this tight:

We send a task's title and notes only when you ask for a breakdown.
We log only minimal information server-side — counts and status, not the full content of your prompts.
We configure our AI provider's settings to minimize retention where available, including zero-data-retention options when supported for our account and the model we use.
We don't permit our AI provider to use your task content to train models for its other customers.
Provider retention rules can vary by service, model, and legal or safety requirements, and we'll update this policy if our AI provider or retention approach changes materially.
Your task data is never combined with another user's in a single AI request.
You can turn AI breakdowns off in the app's settings. Nothing is sent to Anthropic unless you ask for a breakdown.

4. Mood and sensitive data

Mood check-ins and how a task feels to you are mental-state data, and we hold them to a higher bar. Individual mood entries aren't sent to analytics, used for advertising, shared with a coach, or sent to an AI provider unless we clearly explain it and you explicitly choose that feature. We only ever record what you tell us; we don't infer your mood.

We don't monitor mood check-ins for crisis detection or emergency response. Beginary is not an emergency or crisis-response service — if you or someone else may be in danger or needs urgent help, contact your local emergency services or an appropriate crisis line right away.

5. Coaches (a future feature)

Beginary plans to let you connect with an ADHD coach in a later version. This feature is not yet available, and when it ships it will follow strict rules:

A coach sees patterns — mood distribution, completion patterns, category-level activity, consistency — not your task titles, notes, or individual mood entries.
Sharing task names with a coach is off by default and requires a separate, explicit opt-in for each coach.
If you unlink a coach, their access through Beginary ends. We will require coaches to handle any information they receive through Beginary according to our coach terms and privacy rules.

To be clear, coaching is not clinical care, therapy, or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If and when this feature exists, coaches are independent providers, and sharing anything with a coach stays opt-in.

6. Who we share information with

We don't sell your data. We share it only with the service providers that make Beginary work, each handling a narrow slice for a specific purpose:

Supabase — secure storage of your account and app data, and authentication.
Anthropic — AI task breakdowns, only when you request one (Section 3).
Resend — sends the waitlist confirmation and launch email. Receives only the email address, only to deliver those messages.
Apple and RevenueCat — process and manage your subscription. We never receive your payment details.
PostHog — anonymous product analytics. Receives an anonymous identifier and event counts only — never your name, email, or task or mood content.
Sentry — crash diagnostics, with task titles and notes stripped before anything is reported.

We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users and Beginary.

7. Data retention

We keep your account data for as long as your account is active. Server-side debugging logs are retained for at most seven days. We purge the waitlist after launch unless you've created an account or opted in to further updates. If you delete your account, we process the deletion promptly — though removing data from backups and our providers' systems can take a limited additional period. We may retain minimal records where we need them for legal, security, fraud-prevention, accounting, or App Store subscription reasons.

8. Your rights and choices

Access and export — you can request a copy of your data.
Correct or update — change your account and profile information where the app provides it.
Delete your account — deleting your account removes your data from our systems and triggers deletion requests to our analytics, crash, and subscription providers.
Turn AI off — disable AI breakdowns in settings so nothing is sent to Anthropic.
Control nudges — adjust or turn off reminders and alarms.
Manage subscriptions — restore purchases and manage or cancel your subscription through Apple's App Store settings.
Unsubscribe — opt out of waitlist or launch email at any time.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under laws such as the GDPR (EU/UK) or CCPA (California), including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your data, and to lodge a complaint with a regulator. We do not sell personal information as those laws define it. If you're in California, we do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. To exercise any right, contact us at the address below.

9. Data location and security

Your data is stored on infrastructure located in the United States. If you access Beginary from outside the United States, your information will be processed in the U.S., where privacy laws may differ from those where you live. We protect your data with encryption in transit and at rest, row-level access controls that keep your data accessible only to your account, and access limited to what each service provider needs. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to keep yours safe.

Our team doesn't routinely access your task or mood content. Limited access happens only when it's genuinely needed — to provide support you've asked for, investigate abuse or a security issue, comply with the law, or fix a technical problem — and only by authorized personnel.

10. Children

Beginary is intended for adults and is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we'll remove it.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the product evolves. When we do, we'll change the "Last updated" date above, and for material changes we'll give you clear notice. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

12. Contact us

Questions, requests, or privacy concerns? Email us at hello@beginary.com. We're Beginary LLC, and we read these.