SafeNest ("we," "us") is built on a simple premise: the app tells you about neighborhoods, not the other way around. We collect the minimum needed to make the app work. This policy explains what that is.
1. Information we collect
Searches you perform. Addresses you search, radius settings, and comparison selections are processed to generate your reports. Recent searches and saved reports are stored so the History and Reports tabs work.
Location (optional). If you tap "Use current location," the app requests your device location once to run that search. We do not track your location in the background, and you can use every feature of the app without ever granting location access.
Purchase status. Apple processes all payments. We receive confirmation of your subscription status (active, expired, trial) but never your name, payment card, or billing details.
Diagnostics and analytics. We collect anonymized usage and crash data (such as which features are used and whether reports generate successfully) to fix bugs and improve the app. This data is not tied to your identity.
Support communications. If you email us, we keep the correspondence so we can help you.
2. What we do not collect
- No account is required to use SafeNest, so we hold no usernames or passwords.
- We do not collect your name, contacts, photos, or browsing history.
- We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it with data brokers or advertisers.
- We do not use your searches to build advertising profiles.
3. The neighborhood data in our reports
The information displayed in SafeNest reports — crime statistics, registered offender records, flood zones, school data, environmental sites, census figures — comes from public government sources. It is data about places and public records, not data collected from you. We are a presenter of this public information, not its author. Concerns about the accuracy of an underlying record should be directed to the issuing agency; concerns about how we display it can be sent to us.
4. How we use your information
- To generate and store the reports you request
- To provide and restore Premium features you've purchased
- To diagnose crashes and improve reliability and performance
- To respond to support requests
- To comply with legal obligations
5. Sharing
We share data only with service providers necessary to run the app — such as cloud hosting for report generation and Apple for subscription management — under agreements that limit their use of it to providing services to us. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of users, the public, or SafeNest.
6. Retention
Search history and saved reports remain until you delete them in the app or request deletion. Anonymized analytics are retained in aggregate. Support emails are kept for as long as reasonably needed to assist you and maintain records.
7. Your rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you by emailing support@safenest.app. Depending on where you live — including under Quebec's Law 25, Canada's PIPEDA, and US state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act — you may have additional rights, and we honor applicable requests regardless of your location. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law. We do not discriminate against users who exercise privacy rights.
8. Children
SafeNest is not directed to children and is intended for users 17 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
9. Security
Data in transit is encrypted, and we limit access to personal information to what is needed to operate the service. No system is perfectly secure, but we hold very little about you by design — the best protection is not collecting data in the first place.
10. International users
SafeNest is operated from Canada and its reports cover US addresses. By using the app, you understand that your information may be processed in Canada, the United States, or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate.
11. Changes to this policy
If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.
12. Contact
Privacy questions or requests: support@safenest.app