Privacy Policy
Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how CoParent.ly (“we,” “our,” or “us”) handles information when you use the CoParent.ly iPhone® and iPad® app and this website (together, the “Services”).
The short version: CoParent.ly is a single-user, local-first documentation app. Your timeline stays on your device and, when you enable sync, in your private iCloud®. We do not operate a cloud database of your events, messages, or attachments. We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your timeline to train AI models.
CoParent.ly is not a shared household app. Your co-parent does not see your entries through CoParent.ly unless you export and share them yourself.
1. Who we are
CoParent.ly is published by the operator of the CoParent.ly app. Privacy notices: privacy@coparently.io.
Privacy questions: privacy@coparently.io
Product support: support@coparently.io
2. Information you create in the app
When you use CoParent.ly, you may enter or import:
- Event titles, notes, dates, categories, and tone labels
- Photos, screenshots, PDFs, and other attachments (including messages or media you choose to import)
- Optional location data when you choose to add it
- Optional copies of events you import from Apple Calendar
- Optional co-parent display name and parenting-plan preferences
- Child names or labels you choose to record
- Child expense entries and related notes
- Audit / History records and optional Time stamp anchors you create
This content is your data. You control what you record, export, share, and delete. CoParent.ly does not require a CoParent.ly account, username, or password.
3. Where your data is stored
On your device. CoParent.ly stores your timeline locally using Apple’s SwiftData framework.
In your iCloud account (when sync is on). If you are signed into iCloud and sync is enabled, your timeline syncs to your private iCloud container through Apple’s CloudKit service. CoParent.ly does not operate a separate account system or company-hosted store of your timeline.
Anyone with access to your Apple ID — including through Family Sharing settings or a shared device passcode — may be able to reach synced data. Protect your Apple ID and device. Turning on Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (when available) can further limit who can read iCloud data; Apple’s documentation explains how that works.
4. What we do not collect
Unlike many shared co-parenting products, CoParent.ly does not:
- Collect phone numbers, emails, or profile photos for a CoParent.ly account
- Host household messages, shared calendars, or co-parent-visible expense ledgers on our servers
- Upload your timeline to CoParent.ly-operated servers for storage or AI training
- Sell your personal information
- Use third-party advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs in the app
- Send SMS marketing or account-verification texts
Our App Store® privacy label reflects that we do not collect data for tracking or analytics through the app. Optional features you enable (such as location on an event, or Time stamp via DigiCert) are disclosed in this policy and should be answered carefully in Apple’s App Privacy questionnaire.
5. How information is used
Information you enter is used only to provide the features you use on your device, for example:
- Showing your Home calendar, Timeline, Insights, and Settings
- Generating PDF exports, attachment folders, and backups when you request them
- Optional on-device OCR and AI suggestions
- Optional reminders you enable
- Optional Time stamp anchoring (see section 7)
We do not use your timeline content for advertising or to build profiles about you on CoParent.ly servers — because that content is not stored on CoParent.ly servers.
6. Processing on your device
OCR. When you import images or PDFs, text recognition may run on your device using Apple’s Vision framework.
AI Suggestions (optional). When enabled in Settings → AI, CoParent.ly may use Apple’s on-device intelligence (Apple Intelligence™ / Foundation Models when available) to suggest categories, summaries, or tone labels. This processing happens on your device. You can turn AI Suggestions off at any time.
Apple’s privacy policy governs Apple’s systems: apple.com/legal/privacy
7. The one internet exception: Time stamp (optional)
Time stamp is the only CoParent.ly app feature that contacts an outside service for your records. If you turn it on and anchor your records:
- Your device sends a SHA-256 digital fingerprint (cryptographic hash) of your audit ledger and/or a generated Case Binder PDF directly to DigiCert, an independent time-stamping authority (
timestamp.digicert.com). - DigiCert does not receive your event text, notes, photos, attachments, child names, or the readable contents of your exports — only the fingerprint bytes needed for an RFC 3161 time stamp.
- Standard request metadata (such as IP address and request timing) may be logged by DigiCert as part of providing the service, under DigiCert’s own terms and privacy policy. That processing may occur outside your country.
CoParent.ly does not route this request through our servers. You must explicitly enable Time stamp in Settings → Records → Time stamp. A DigiCert stamp proves that a particular fingerprint existed at a stamped time; it does not prove the truth of your entries or guarantee that any court or third party will accept your records.
8. Screenshots, messages, and recordings
You may import screenshots, message threads, photos, PDFs, or other materials into your timeline. That content stays on your device and, when sync is on, in your private iCloud — unless you export or share it.
Laws on recording conversations and capturing communications vary by jurisdiction. You are responsible for using CoParent.ly lawfully. CoParent.ly does not obtain consent on your behalf and does not review what you import.
9. Data sharing
We do not sell your personal information.
Your co-parenting records are not shared with a co-parent or household through CoParent.ly. Sharing happens only when you export or send files (for example via the iOS share sheet, Mail, or Files).
Anyone you send exports, attachments, or backups to can keep a copy. Backups saved outside the app are not protected by CoParent.ly.
10. Apple services you may use
| Service | When | Who operates it |
|---|---|---|
| iCloud / CloudKit | Timeline sync (if enabled) | Apple |
| Photos / Files | Import attachments | Apple |
| EventKit / Calendar | Import events you select into CoParent.ly, and/or Add to Apple Calendar when you choose | Apple |
| Location Services | Optional location on events (if you allow) | Apple |
| Notifications | Reminders (if you enable) | Apple |
| StoreKit / App Store | Subscriptions and purchases | Apple |
| DigiCert (optional) | Time stamp fingerprints only | DigiCert |
These providers process information under their own privacy policies when you use their services.
11. Purchases
CoParent.ly+ subscriptions and the Full Export one-time purchase are processed by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your payment card details. Apple may share purchase-related information with us only as needed to validate entitlements (for example, whether a subscription is active).
12. This website
This marketing site is static. It may store a theme preference (light or dark) in your browser’s localStorage. Contact forms open your email client; messages you send by email are handled like ordinary email to support@coparently.io or privacy@coparently.io.
Pages may load webfonts from Google Fonts. When that happens, Google may receive standard request data such as your IP address. We do not run third-party advertising or analytics pixels on this site as of the last updated date above. If that changes, we will update this policy.
13. Metadata and safety defaults
By default, CoParent.ly removes GPS location metadata from imported photos unless you turn on Preserve original photo metadata in Settings → Privacy.
CoParent.ly is a documentation tool, not a safety or emergency service. It cannot guarantee privacy against someone who unlocks your device or shares your Apple ID.
14. Retention and deletion
Because your timeline lives on your device and (optionally) your iCloud:
- Records remain until you delete them in the app, remove the app, or clear related iCloud data.
- You can delete individual events or all data in Settings → Data.
- Deleting the app removes local data on that device; iCloud copies may remain until you remove them through Apple’s iCloud settings or by clearing data while signed in.
- Emails you send us are retained only as needed to respond and operate support, then deleted or archived according to ordinary business practice.
We do not maintain a separate CoParent.ly server copy of your timeline that we can delete on request — because we do not hold that copy. If you need help removing local or iCloud data, contact support@coparently.io.
15. Your choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export personal information, or to object to certain processing. For CoParent.ly:
- You can turn AI Suggestions, iCloud sync, or Time stamp on or off in Settings.
- You can export PDFs, attachments, and
.coparently-backupfiles. - You can delete events or all app data yourself.
- You can manage App Store purchases and subscriptions in your Apple ID settings.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. The personal information we may hold ourselves is typically limited to emails you send us (support or privacy). Your timeline is not stored on CoParent.ly servers.
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA (for example, to know, delete, or correct personal information we hold, and to not be discriminated against for exercising those rights). Because we do not maintain a CoParent.ly server copy of your timeline, most timeline access and deletion is performed by you in the App or via Apple iCloud. To exercise rights regarding information we hold (such as support email), contact privacy@coparently.io. We will respond within a reasonable time as required by applicable law.
16. Children’s privacy
CoParent.ly is intended for adults (18+) documenting co-parenting. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. Information about children that appears in the app is entered by you (a parent or guardian) for your own documentation. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to us directly (for example by email), contact privacy@coparently.io and we will delete it.
17. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the app or website changes. We will post the revised version at this URL and update the “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be noted in an app update or on the website.
18. Contact us
Questions about this Privacy Policy:
- Email: privacy@coparently.io
- Support: support@coparently.io
- Contact form: coparently.io/contact