Who this policy is from
This policy is from Designlogica Limited (“we”, “our”, “us”), the makers of the Dear Future app and operators of this website. If you have a question about it, write to hello@designlogica.co.uk.
What this policy covers
This policy covers:
- The Dear Future mobile app on iOS and Android.
- The Dear Future website (dearfutureapp.com).
It does not cover services we don't run — like the App Store, Google Play, your internet provider, or anywhere you choose to back up an exported file. Each of those has its own privacy policy.
The app: your data stays on your device
Everything you put into Dear Future — text, photos, videos, voice notes, your child's name and birthday, your preferences — is stored on your phone, inside the app's private storage. It is not uploaded to us. There is no Dear Future account, and we do not operate a server that holds your data.
If you delete the app, the data on your phone goes with it. For that reason, Dear Future lets you export each child's archive at any time (see Exports below).
Permissions the app asks for
Dear Future asks for permission only for the things you need it to do. You can change your mind in your phone's settings at any time.
- Camera — so you can take photos or videos directly into a memory.
- Photo library — so you can pick existing photos and videos from your phone.
- Microphone — so you can record a voice note as part of a memory.
- Local network (iOS) / Wi-Fi access (Android) — so the app can offer the optional “Share memories over Wi-Fi” feature, described below. Used only while you have that feature open.
We don't use these permissions for anything else.
Sharing with your child over Wi-Fi
Dear Future has a feature that lets you open your child's inbox on another device — typically the family iPad or laptop — by tapping “Share memories”. When you tap it, the app starts a small web server on your phone and gives you a link. The other device, on the same Wi-Fi network, can open that link in a browser to view the inbox.
A few things to know about this:
- It happens only while you have sharing open. The moment you close it, the server stops.
- The data being shared is the same data that's already on your phone. Nothing is uploaded to the internet.
- The link works only inside your home network. Devices outside your Wi-Fi can't reach it.
Exports
You can export a child's archive at any time as a single, self-contained file. It contains the memories you've written, the media attached to them, and a small viewer page so it can be opened on any computer — even one without the Dear Future app installed.
Once you've saved that file somewhere — into your phone's Files app, a cloud drive, a USB stick — it's outside the app. We don't see it. Where it lives, and who has access to it, is up to you. We recommend storing exports somewhere you trust.
The website
The Dear Future website (dearfutureapp.com) is a single static page hosted on a regular web server. It does not set tracking cookies, run analytics, or share data with advertising networks.
The site loads Google Fonts (Inter and Caveat) so the page renders in our typeface; Google may log standard request information when fonts are fetched, as it would for any site that uses their fonts service. Their terms apply to that request.
The site has no forms, no comment system, and no way for you to send us information through it. If you'd like to get in touch, email is the only channel — see Contact below.
Children's privacy
Dear Future is made for parents and guardians to use, and to share with their own children. The app doesn't ask children to create accounts, doesn't collect personal information from anyone, and doesn't connect to outside services. The shared inbox feature (described above) only works on your own home Wi-Fi.
If your child uses the inbox on a family device, no information about them is sent to us. Whether and when to share memories with your child is a decision that stays with you.
Third parties
The Dear Future app uses these third-party services. None of them receive your memories.
- Apple App Store / Google Play — when you buy the app, you do so through Apple or Google. They handle the payment and tell us only that a purchase happened (no personal details about you). Their privacy policies apply to that transaction.
- iOS and Android platform APIs — the app uses standard system features for the camera, microphone, photos and storage. These are governed by Apple and Google's privacy frameworks.
We do not use any analytics, advertising, marketing, crash reporting, or “telemetry” services inside the app.
Security
Because your data never leaves your device, the most important security measure is the security of your phone itself — your screen lock, your device passcode, and your phone's built-in encryption. We strongly recommend keeping all three turned on.
If you choose to share an exported file, the security of that file depends on where you store it.
Your rights
We don't hold personal data about you, so there isn't a data file for us to send you or delete on request. If you write to us with a request along those lines, we'll confirm in writing that no such data exists on our side.
If you have written to us by email about anything else, you can ask us to delete that correspondence at any time and we will.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change this policy — for instance, if we add a future feature that requires it — we'll update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, mention the change in the app or on the website.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or suggestions? Write to us at hello@designlogica.co.uk. We read everything.