The short version: we don't collect your data. SideWalker's business
model is selling good software, not information about the people who use it.
The SideWalker app
- All data stays on your device. Clients, dogs, walks, photos, schedules, and earnings are stored in the app's private on-device database. We operate no servers and hold no copy of your data.
- No accounts. The app never asks you to register, sign in, or provide an email address.
- No analytics, no ads, no tracking. The app contains no analytics or advertising SDKs and makes no network calls to us. Its App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected."
- Permissions are optional and just-in-time. Calendar access only if you enable calendar sync; Photos only when you attach photos; Notifications only for walk reminders you schedule. Decline any of them and keep using the app.
- Payments happen outside the app. SideWalker composes payment requests (Venmo links, Apple Cash messages) on your device; it never processes, holds, or sees money.
- In-app purchases are processed by Apple. We receive Apple's standard anonymized reports — never your name or payment details.
- Sharing is always your choice. Report cards and payment requests leave the app only when you tap Share, to recipients you pick.
Children
SideWalker is designed to be appropriate for teens. Because we collect no personal
information from anyone, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
This website
sidewalker.app uses no cookies, analytics, advertising, or third-party scripts. Our web
host keeps standard short-lived server logs (IP address, requested page, timestamp) for
security; we do not use them to identify or profile visitors.
Email
If you email support@sidewalker.app, we keep
the correspondence to help you and delete it when no longer needed. No mailing lists.
Changes
If our practices ever change, we'll update this page and the effective date above.
Material changes to app privacy would also appear in App Store release notes.
