Privacy Policy

Furnest is built around a simple idea: your pets' records are yours. We designed the app so that it does not collect, transmit, sell, or share any of your personal information with us. This policy explains exactly what that means.

The short version

• We don't collect any data about you. Furnest has no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no third-party data SDKs.
• Your pets' records and photos stay on your device — and, only if you choose, in your own private iCloud.
• AI document scanning runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, or — only if you opt in with your own API key — sends the scanned document's text to Claude or ChatGPT.
• We have no servers that store your content, because we never receive it.

Information we collect

None. Furnest does not ask you to create an account, does not require a login, and does not gather names, email addresses, location, contacts, usage analytics, device identifiers, or any other personal information.

Where your content lives

Everything you create in Furnest — pet profiles, vaccines, vet visits, medications, weight, food, parasite prevention, dental, grooming, notes, scanned document images, and reminders — is stored locally on your device using Apple's SwiftData framework. If you enable iCloud sync, your content syncs through your personal iCloud (CloudKit) container. This data lives in your private iCloud account. We cannot see it, access it, or retrieve it, and it is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. You can turn iCloud sync off at any time.

AI document scanning

Furnest Pro's AI document scanning lets you turn a photo of a vet card or receipt into a structured record. You choose one of three providers:

• Apple Intelligence (default, on-device). Runs entirely on your device using Apple's Foundation Models framework. No data leaves your device.
• Claude (Anthropic). If you select Claude and enter your own Anthropic API key, Furnest performs OCR on-device (the image never leaves your phone) and sends only the extracted text to api.anthropic.com for parsing. Governed by Anthropic's Privacy Policy.
• ChatGPT (OpenAI). Same flow, sending the OCR text to api.openai.com under your own OpenAI API key. Governed by OpenAI's Privacy Policy.

Your API key is stored in the iOS Keychain, never on our servers (we don't operate any). It only travels with requests to the provider you selected. You can switch providers or disable AI parsing in Settings.

Purchases

Furnest is free to download with one pet. "Furnest Pro" is an optional in-app purchase (monthly, yearly, or lifetime). All purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store. Furnest never sees or stores your payment details. Purchase and restore information is handled by Apple's StoreKit and is subject to Apple's terms and privacy policy.

Notifications

If you enable reminders, Furnest schedules local notifications on your device for upcoming pet care items. These never leave your device and do not pass through any push server.

Third parties

Furnest includes no third-party advertising networks, analytics services, or tracking libraries. The only optional third parties are the AI providers described above, used solely when you opt in with your own key.

Children's privacy

Furnest does not collect personal information from anyone, including children. It is rated 4+ and is safe for users of all ages.

Data retention and deletion

Because your content stays on your device (and, optionally, in your own iCloud), you are in complete control. To delete your data: remove records within the app, delete the app, or turn off and delete its iCloud data from your Apple account settings. There is no "delete my account" because there is no account.

Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and post the revised version at this URL. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Reach out:

Ryan Calpin
Email: calpinlabs@gmail.com

Furnest does not collect data, so there is nothing for us to look up — but we're always happy to answer questions about how the app works.