ApilaApila is a garden you grow with the people you love. This policy explains what Apila collects, why, and what you can do about it. Apila is made by Yingru Qiu ("we"). Questions: apilaflowerfriends@gmail.com.
What we collect
Your account. When you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive your email address and, if you share it, your name. Your account also has a username and display name you choose. If you use Apple's "Hide My Email", we only see the relay address Apple gives us.
What you make in Apila. Your planet (its land, paint, plants, decorations and gifts), your plans, your journal entries and the photos you add to them, trees you grow with friends and the notes you leave on them, and a picture of your Apila character so friends can see it.
Your friends. Who you've invited, who you're friends with, and who you've blocked. Friends can see your display name, username, character and planet, and when you were last around.
Reports. If you report someone, we keep the report and what you wrote so we can review it.
What stays on your phone
- Walks. Your location during a walk you start, the route, and the daily heatmap are kept only on your phone. We never receive them.
- Steps and health data. Apila reads your step count from Apple Health and motion data to show your movement. This data stays on your phone. We don't send it anywhere, use it for advertising, or share it with anyone.
- Your voice. In a duet game, the microphone moves your shovel, and your voice is sent live to the friend you're playing with. It is never recorded or stored.
How we use it
Only to run Apila: to sign you in, keep your garden and journal in sync across your devices, show your planet to your friends, and keep the community safe. We don't sell your data, show ads, or track you across other apps and websites.
Who processes it
We use a few services to run Apila, and they handle your data only on our behalf:
- Supabase: account, database and character pictures
- Cloudflare: journal photos
- Google and Apple: sign-in
- Agora: live voice in duet games (relayed, not recorded)
Keeping and deleting your data
We keep your data while you have an account. You can delete your account at any time in Settings → Delete account. This permanently deletes your account, planet, journal, photos, trees and friendships. Trees your friends planted stay with them. Reports about other people may be kept to keep the community safe.
Children
Apila isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has given us data, contact us and we'll delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete your data. Most of this you can do in the app; for anything else, email apilaflowerfriends@gmail.com.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date above and, for significant changes, tell you in the app.
