Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2, 2026

This policy explains what data B.O.L.D. and the Watchman app collect, how we use it, and what control you have.

What we collect

Account: your email address, display name, and optional profile picture.

Community activity: your daily check-ins, prayer requests you submit to your team, and group chat messages within your team.

Aggregate Watchman counters: if you have a Premium subscription and opt into a team, the number of times Watchman blocked content on your device, and a timestamp. We do NOT see URLs, page content, or browsing history.

Subscription state: whether your Premium subscription is active, when it renews. Payment data is handled by Apple or Google — we never see your card.

Device identifiers and notifications

Device identifier: To link your notifications and the app's security heartbeat to your device, the app reads a per-install device identifier — on Android the system Android ID, on iOS the vendor identifier (identifierForVendor). It is treated as an opaque value and is never used for advertising or to track you across other apps or companies.

Push notifications: To send check-in reminders and team alerts, we register a push token with Apple's and Google's push services and store it on our server. You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings.

Diagnostics: When the app crashes or hits an error, we send a diagnostic report (through Sentry, our diagnostics provider) that includes device information and an app/device identifier so we can find and fix the problem. These reports never include your messages, prayers, browsing, or location.

Location

What and when: If you choose to turn on location sharing with your linked spouse, the Watchman app collects your device’s precise (GPS) location. While the app is open it updates as you move; if you grant the “Allow all the time” permission, it also sends your location in the background roughly every 15–30 minutes.

Why: Location is used for one feature only — letting your linked spouse see your recent location as a point of accountability. It is off by default and requires a separate in-app consent step, an active spouse link, and a Watchman+ subscription to turn on.

Who can see it: Only your linked spouse, and only while sharing is turned on. Your team, your group leader, and B.O.L.D. staff never see your location, and it is never used for advertising.

Your control: You can stop sharing at any time from your Profile. Stopping immediately ends new collection and cuts off your spouse’s access to your location. Deleting your account removes your stored location along with the rest of your data.

What we do NOT collect

URLs you visit. Page content. Search queries. Contacts. Photos (other than the profile picture you choose to upload). Health data. Microphone. Camera (other than for the profile picture you choose to upload).

Where data lives

On Supabase (Postgres + Storage) in US data centers. Encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Row-level security ensures you only see your own data and what your team has explicitly shared.

Who can see your data

You: everything you've created.

Your team (if you've joined one): your check-ins, prayer requests, group chat messages, and Watchman block counters. They do not see content you posted before joining.

B.O.L.D. staff: only when you explicitly contact support, or to investigate a safety report. Staff access is logged.

Service providers: Supabase (database, auth, storage), Vercel (web hosting), Apple/Google (payments and push), Postmark (transactional email), Sentry (crash and error diagnostics). They process data only to provide their services to us.

Children

The Service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Your rights

You can: download a copy of your data, delete your account, leave a team. Email us to make any of these requests.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy in a way that materially affects what we collect or who can see it, we'll notify you in the app or by email at least 14 days before the change takes effect.

Contact

Questions: boldmen.org/contact