Privacy Policy

Information Tally uses

Tally is designed to use only the information needed to pair family devices, apply parental controls, and show study and reward status.

• Family pairing information such as a family code and related internal family identifier.
• Parent-provided family member names and device nicknames used to label connected devices.
• App settings and parental-control state, such as selected fun apps, selected study apps or websites, content mode, study goals, and reward balances.
• Device status information needed to keep parent and child devices in sync, such as check-in timestamps and current control state.
• Optional diagnostics information stored on-device to help with troubleshooting if you choose to export or share it for support.
• If you use the optional in-app feedback feature, your contact email address is collected solely to respond to your support request. It is not stored beyond that exchange and is never used for marketing.

How information is stored

• Most information is stored locally on your device using iOS app storage so the app and its extensions can enforce parental controls even when offline.
• Parent PIN data is stored locally in the iOS Keychain and is never transmitted or synced through CloudKit.
• Family sync information — such as device roster, content mode, and reward state — is stored in Apple's iCloud and CloudKit services under Apple's own privacy and security protections.
• Diagnostics logs are stored on-device only and are never automatically uploaded. You control if and when they are shared.

How information is used

• To link parent and child devices within the same family.
• To apply and update parental-control settings across connected devices.
• To measure study progress and manage earned screen-time rewards.
• To support app reliability, diagnostics, and customer support when requested by you.

What Tally does not do

• Tally does not sell personal information to any party.
• Tally does not use third-party advertising SDKs or serve in-app ads.
• Tally does not use third-party cross-app tracking for advertising purposes.
• Tally is built entirely on Apple platform services and does not require account creation on an external website or service.

Children's privacy

Tally is intended to be configured by a parent or guardian for family use. The app is designed to keep child-related information limited to what is needed to identify a child device, apply controls, and show reward status within the family. No child-identifiable information is sent to Dakota Informatics or any third party.

Your choices

You can stop using Tally at any time by deleting the app, removing linked devices, or resetting local app data on your devices. To delete family data stored in iCloud, you can remove the app from all devices and clear iCloud data from iOS Settings.

Contact

For privacy questions or data requests, contact Dakota Informatics at tally.support@dakotainformatics.com.