Busy Branches
Busy Branches is built so your family's information stays yours. The short version: we do not collect, receive, sell, or share any of your data. We run no servers and have no accounts.
What the app stores
Everything you enter — family members, birthdays, care schedules, medications, routines, history, and scanned documents — is stored locally on your device in the app's private database.
iCloud backup & family sync (optional)
If you turn on iCloud Backup & Sync, your data is copied to your own personal iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit, where only you — and any co-parent you explicitly invite through Apple's iCloud sharing sheet — can access it. The developer has no access to this data and cannot read it. Turning sync off, or deleting the app's data from iCloud in Settings, removes it.
On-device intelligence
AI features (summaries, suggestions, the assistant) run entirely on your device using Apple's on-device models. Nothing you type or scan is sent to the developer or to any AI service.
Camera, location, calendar & reminders
- Camera is used only when you scan a document; scans are stored on your device (and your iCloud, if sync is on).
- Location (while using the app) is used only to fetch local weather via Apple WeatherKit to theme the home screen. Your location is not stored and never leaves the device except in Apple's WeatherKit request.
- Calendar and Reminders access is used only when you choose to export appointments or reminders to those apps.
- Notifications are scheduled locally on your device.
Children's information
The app is used by parents to record information about their own children. That information is subject to everything above: it stays on the parent's device and personal iCloud, and is never transmitted to the developer or any third party.
Purchases
In-app purchases are processed by Apple. The developer receives no payment details, only Apple's anonymous transaction confirmation.
Analytics & tracking
The app contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs, and does not track you across apps or websites.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version ships inside the app and at the public policy page, with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions: ncorse@icloud.com