Privacy Policy

👋 Introduction

What Cow respects your privacy. This page explains what data is (and isn't) collected, how it's used, and your rights as a user.

📋 Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• We do not collect any direct indicators about you personally—there is no sign-up process or login features.
• Photos you capture or upload are stored locally on your device only—they are never stored in the cloud, and they are removed if you delete the app. To identify a cow, a photo is sent to the Google Gemini API for interpretation (which has its own privacy policy), but it is not retained on our servers.

Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Information: We may collect information about your interaction with the app, such as the features you use and how often you use them. This also includes diagnostics and crash reports.
• Device Information: We collect information about your device type (e.g., iPhone 13), but not operating system version or unique device identifiers.
• This data is aggregated and does not personally identify you.

Crash Reports

If the app crashes, anonymized crash information may be collected through Apple's system to help diagnose and fix issues.

🔧 How Your Information Is Used

• To provide the core functionality of What Cow (cow identification and explanations).
• To improve reliability, performance, and future features.
• To understand general trends in how the app is used.

🗄️ Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

🔗 Third-Party Services

What Cow may make use of the following third-party services:

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy.

⚖️ Your Rights

• You can delete the app at any time, which removes all data from your device; however, your usage data may still be stored on our servers.
• You can opt out of Apple's analytics via your device settings: Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements.

👨‍👩‍👧 Suitable for All Ages

What Cow is suitable for users of all ages. There is no sign-up or login, and we do not collect personal information that identifies any individual, regardless of age.

📝 Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. If significant changes are made, we will update the "Last updated" date above.