PRIVACY POLICY

[SECTOR 1.0] SCOPE & DEFINITIONS

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how information is handled within the Meyej Application ("Meyej", "we", "us", or "our"). This Policy applies to all users of the Application across all supported iOS devices and versions. By downloading, installing, or using the Application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.

For the purposes of this Policy: "Personal Information" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; "Processing" means any operation performed on data, whether or not by automated means; "User Data" means all information input, uploaded, generated, or stored by you within the Application, including gear inventory records, photographs, trip templates, lending records, notes, tags, and analytical outputs.

[SECTOR 2.0] INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Because the Application operates on a strict local-only architecture without user accounts, we do not collect, store, or process Personal Information on our servers. The following categories of information exist ONLY on your device and are never transmitted to us:

• Gear Inventory Data: Item names, brands, models, categories, season tags, terrain tags, weight classifications, weight measurements, purchase prices, current estimated values, currencies, purchase dates, trip counts, last-used dates, and free-form notes.
• Photographic Content: Images you capture or select for attachment to gear items, stored as local files on your device. These images are never uploaded to remote servers by the Application.
• Trip Template Data: Template names, trip type classifications, packing lists, gear references, packed-status flags, item quantities, and template-specific notes.
• Lending Records: Borrower names, contact information, lend dates, expected return dates, actual return dates, lending status flags, and lending notes.
• Analytical Outputs: Cost-per-use calculations, payback progress metrics, depreciation rates, spending breakdowns by category, and comparison tables.
• Device-Level Diagnostics (Crashlytics): The Application may use Apple's standard crash reporting infrastructure to collect anonymous crash logs, stack traces, and device model information for the sole purpose of improving Application stability. These reports contain NO user-generated content, NO gear data, NO photographs, and NO personally identifiable information.

[SECTOR 3.0] HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

All User Data is processed exclusively on your local device for the following operational purposes and is never transmitted to our servers:

• Core Functionality: To display, organize, search, filter, and manage your gear inventory; to generate trip packing checklists; to compute cost analytics and depreciation metrics; to track gear lending status and return deadlines; to enable side-by-side gear comparisons.
• Data Persistence: To save your data between Application sessions using encrypted local database storage, ensuring your inventory remains intact across device restarts and Application updates.
• In-App Purchase Validation: To validate and restore In-App Purchases through Apple's StoreKit framework. Purchase receipts are processed by Apple, not by us.
• Application Improvement: Anonymous, aggregated crash reports and performance metrics may be used solely to identify bugs, optimize performance, and improve user experience. These reports do not contain any User Data.

We do NOT use your information for advertising, marketing, profiling, behavioral targeting, third-party analytics (except anonymous crash reporting), or any purpose other than delivering the core functionality of the Application.

[SECTOR 4.0] DATA STORAGE & LOCAL PROCESSING

Photographs attached to gear items are stored as local files within the Application's sandboxed document directory. These files are protected by iOS file system permissions and are inaccessible to other applications unless you explicitly share them through native iOS share sheets.

The Application does not use cloud synchronization services, real-time databases, or remote backup systems. If you wish to back up your data, you must rely on Apple's device-level backup solutions: iCloud Backup, iTunes Backup, or Finder encrypted backups. The security of these backups is governed by Apple's privacy and security policies.

[SECTOR 5.0] YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Information under laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA"), the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") for users in the European Economic Area, and other applicable privacy laws.

Because the Application stores all data locally on your device and we do not collect or process your data on our servers, the exercise of privacy rights is primarily accomplished through your direct control of the Application and your device. Your rights include:

• Right to Access: All your data is visible within the Application interface at all times. There are no hidden data fields or shadow profiles.
• Right to Correction: You may edit, modify, or update any gear item, trip template, lending record, or photograph at any time through the Application's editing interfaces.
• Right to Deletion: You may delete individual gear items, templates, records, or your entire data set at any time. Uninstalling the Application permanently erases all locally stored data from your device.
• Right to Portability: You may export your data through native iOS sharing mechanisms or by creating device backups that you control.
• Right to Opt-Out: The Application does not sell, share, or disclose your Personal Information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. No opt-out mechanism is required because no sale occurs.

If you are a California resident and wish to exercise CCPA/CPRA rights that cannot be fulfilled through the Application's built-in controls, please contact us using the information in Sector 13.0.

[SECTOR 6.0] THIRD-PARTY SERVICES & DATA PROCESSORS

The Application integrates with the following third-party services solely for operational purposes. These services may process limited technical data according to their own privacy policies:

• Apple Inc. (App Store, StoreKit, In-App Purchase): Apple processes purchase transactions, payment information, and App Store analytics. This processing is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy and the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. We do not receive your payment card information.
• Apple Inc. (iCloud Backup): If you enable iCloud Backup on your device, Apple may store encrypted copies of your Application data on its servers. This is entirely under your control and governed by Apple's iCloud Terms and Conditions.
• Apple Inc. (Crash Reporting): Anonymous crash diagnostics may be collected through Apple's standard iOS crash reporting infrastructure. These reports contain no User Data.

We do not integrate with Facebook, Google, Twitter, or any social media platforms for login, analytics, or advertising. We do not use Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude, or any third-party analytics SDKs that track user behavior.

[SECTOR 7.0] CHILDREN'S PRIVACY (COPPA COMPLIANCE)

The Application is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect, solicit, or process Personal Information from children under 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 16 C.F.R. Part 312.

Because the Application does not require user accounts and does not collect contact information, age verification data, geolocation data, or persistent identifiers from children, the standard COPPA data collection triggers do not apply. However, if you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 13 has provided Personal Information to us through the Application, please contact us immediately at the address provided in Sector 13.0, and we will work with you to address the situation in accordance with applicable law.

If we learn that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete such information from our systems (to the extent it exists in anonymous crash reporting databases) and terminate any associated processing activities.

[SECTOR 8.0] DATA SECURITY MEASURES

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Local Database Encryption: The Application uses Hive database with AES-256 encryption for stored data where supported by the iOS platform and device capabilities.
• iOS Sandboxing: The Application operates within Apple's strict app sandbox, preventing other applications from accessing your data without explicit user authorization through native share sheets.
• No Network Transmission: User Data is never transmitted over networks to our servers, eliminating a major attack vector for data interception or man-in-the-middle attacks.
• Code Obfuscation: The Application binary is compiled and distributed through Apple's App Store, which provides code signing, notarization, and anti-tampering protections.

Despite these measures, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure. You acknowledge that absolute security cannot be guaranteed and that you use the Application at your own risk. We encourage you to enable device passcodes, Face ID, or Touch ID to protect against unauthorized physical access to your device.

[SECTOR 9.0] DATA RETENTION & DELETION

Because all User Data is stored locally on your device, data retention is entirely under your control. The Application retains your data indefinitely on your device until you choose to delete it or uninstall the Application.

Deletion Methods: You may delete data through the following mechanisms: (a) Delete individual gear items, trip templates, or lending records using the delete functions within the Application interface; (b) Delete individual photographs using the photo management tools; (c) Delete ALL Application data by uninstalling the Application from your device, which permanently removes the Application's sandboxed document directory and all contained files; (d) Reset your entire device through iOS Settings, which erases all data including Application data.

Important Notice: We do not retain copies of your User Data on our servers. Therefore, once you delete data from your device, it is permanently irretrievable. If you have enabled iCloud Backup, deleted data may persist in backup archives until those backups are updated or expired according to Apple's retention policies. We cannot delete data from your iCloud backups because we do not have access to them.

[SECTOR 10.0] COOKIES & TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

The Application does not use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, device fingerprinting, or any similar tracking technologies. Because the Application is a native iOS application (not a web application or website), traditional browser-based tracking mechanisms are not applicable.

The Application does not implement cross-app tracking, advertising identifiers (IDFA), or behavioral profiling. We do not display advertisements within the Application, and we do not share data with advertising networks, demand-side platforms, or data brokers.

If Apple prompts you to grant permission for "Tracking" through the App Tracking Transparency ("ATT") framework, this prompt relates solely to Apple's own systems and any third-party crash reporting, not to User Data collection by the Application. You may deny this permission without affecting core Application functionality.

[SECTOR 11.0] INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Because the Application stores all User Data locally on your device and does not transmit data to remote servers under our control, international data transfer issues are largely mitigated. Your data remains on your device within the jurisdiction where your device is physically located.

If you use iCloud Backup and your Apple ID is registered in a different jurisdiction, encrypted backup data may be stored on Apple servers located in the United States or other countries pursuant to Apple's iCloud Terms and Conditions. We do not control these transfers and refer you to Apple's Privacy Policy for details on their international data handling practices.

Anonymous crash reporting data may be transmitted to Apple's servers, which may be located in the United States. This data contains no Personal Information and is used solely for Application stability improvements.

[SECTOR 12.0] CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We reserve the right to modify, amend, or replace this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or Application functionality. Material changes to this Policy will be communicated by updating the "Last Updated" date within the Application Settings screen and, where required by applicable law, through additional notice mechanisms.

Your continued use of the Application after the effective date of revised Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. If you do not agree to the revised Policy, you must discontinue use of the Application and delete it from your devices.

For material changes that significantly expand the scope of data collection or sharing, we will provide prominent notice through in-app banners or push notifications before the changes take effect, to the extent required by applicable privacy laws.

[SECTOR 13.0] CONTACT PROTOCOL

For privacy-related questions, data subject requests, concerns about this Policy, or to exercise your privacy rights under applicable law, please contact the Meyej Privacy Office:

EMAIL: meyejX7q3m@outlook.com
RESPONSE WINDOW: 48 business hours
PROTOCOL: Include "PRIVACY REQUEST" in subject line for data rights inquiries

We are committed to responding to all legitimate privacy inquiries within forty-eight (48) business hours. For legal or regulatory correspondence, please clearly indicate "LEGAL NOTICE" in the subject line. Physical mail is not accepted.