Privacy Policy for AruHome (iOS)

Last updated: October 5, 2026

Smart Remote Labs (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides the AruHome iOS app (the “Service”). This policy explains how AruHome handles information. It applies to the App Store version of AruHome for iPhone.

You do not create an account with us. We do not host your inventory on AruHome servers. Records you enter are stored on your iPhone and, if you are signed in to iCloud, may also be stored in your Apple iCloud. We cannot see, recover, or reset those records.

1. Data you enter

You may store household records such as:

On the device, this is saved with Apple’s on-device storage (SwiftData and the device file system). Optional Home Screen widgets keep a small local snapshot (for example the next due task and home name) in an App Group on the same iPhone so the widget can update. That snapshot is not sent to us.

You decide what to enter. You can edit or delete records in the app.

2. iCloud sync and backups

If this iPhone is signed in to iCloud, AruHome can use your Apple ID as follows:

Apple provides iCloud. Apple’s privacy policy and iCloud terms apply to that storage. We do not operate AruHome cloud servers and we cannot open your CloudKit or Drive files.

The app does not offer CloudKit Sharing between different Apple IDs. Signing in to iCloud is handled by Apple, not by an AruHome account.

You can turn off the optional Drive zip in Backup & iCloud. Turning off iCloud for AruHome, or signing out of iCloud, is done in iOS Settings. Uninstalling AruHome deletes data on that iPhone. It does not automatically delete your iCloud copy. To remove iCloud data, delete it from iCloud Drive / iCloud storage for AruHome, or use Apple’s iCloud settings.

Anyone who can unlock this iPhone, or who uses the same Apple ID on another device, may be able to see the synced records.

3. Permissions

AruHome asks for permissions only when you use a feature that needs them:

You can deny or later revoke these in iOS Settings. The rest of the app still works.

4. Purchases

The app is free to download. Optional Homeowner Toolkit access is a one-time In-App Purchase processed by Apple through StoreKit.

We do not receive or store your Apple ID, credit card number, or billing address. Apple’s privacy policy applies to payment processing. Restore Purchases re-checks Apple’s purchase record on this device. Toolkit access is a per-device StoreKit purchase; it is not stored in iCloud as a shared household license.

5. What we do not collect

The iOS app does not:

On-device text recognition uses Apple’s Vision framework and does not upload images to us.

6. Links, recall searches, and exports you start

Some actions send information to someone other than us because you started them:

7. Information we may receive outside the app

We only receive personal data if you send it to us or if a service we use logs a visit:

We do not sell this information. We keep support emails only as long as needed to handle the request and any follow-up, then delete them unless we must keep them for a legal reason.

8. Legal bases (EEA, UK, and similar laws)

If you use AruHome from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another place with similar rules, we process personal data only as follows:

We do not use your data for advertising profiles or cross-app tracking.

9. Your rights

For personal data we actually hold (mainly support emails), you can ask us to:

Email aruhomeapp@gmail.com. We will respond within one month.

Inventory on your device or in your iCloud: we cannot access it. You can edit or delete records in the app, export a backup, uninstall AruHome (which removes local AruHome data on that device), and delete any iCloud copy through Apple’s iCloud controls.

You may also complain to your local data protection authority (for example a supervisory authority in the EEA, or the ICO in the UK).

10. Children’s privacy

AruHome is meant for adults managing a household. It is not directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. In the United States we treat that as under 13 (COPPA). In the EEA/UK we do not seek to collect personal data from children under the digital-consent age that applies where you live (16 in many EEA countries, unless a Member State has set a lower age down to 13).

If you believe a child has emailed us or entered personal data in the app, contact us. We will help you delete anything we hold (such as an email). On-device and iCloud records must be deleted on the device and in iCloud.

11. Security

Security depends on your device passcode or Face ID / Touch ID, who can unlock the phone, and the security of your Apple ID and iCloud. No method of storage is perfectly secure.

Uninstalling the app deletes local AruHome data on that device. It does not by itself delete iCloud-synced records or a Drive zip.

12. Changes

We may update this policy when the app or our practices change. We will change the “Last updated” date at the top. For material changes we will provide a notice in the app or on this page where that is practical. Please read the updated policy. Using the app after a change is not treated as consent for new processing that legally requires consent.

13. Contact (data controller)

The controller for personal data we receive (support email and, where applicable, our use of Apple crash reports) is:

Thilina Hathurusinghege
Email: aruhomeapp@gmail.com
Website: https://aruhome.github.io