Thence Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 2026

Thence helps users revisit, organize, and understand their lives through personal memories, including photos, locations, calendar events, reminders, and AI-generated insights. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information responsibly.

1. Information We Collect

2. Photos

With your permission, Thence may access photos and associated metadata, such as creation date and location, to build timelines, memories, and Life Chapters.

Photos are processed on-device whenever possible and are not sold to third parties.

3. Calendar

With your permission, Thence may access calendar events to enrich your timeline and provide contextual memory organization.

Calendar information remains under your control and can be revoked at any time through iOS Settings.

4. Reminders

With your permission, Thence may access reminders to help reconstruct personal history and completed activities.

5. Location Information

Thence may use Core Location services to identify meaningful places and visits in your personal history.

Location information may be used to:

6. CLVisit and Significant Place Detection

Thence may use Apple's CLVisit APIs to identify arrival and departure events at meaningful locations.

This information may be used to estimate visit durations, discover frequently visited places, and generate Life Chapter recommendations.

7. AI Analysis

Thence may analyze authorized content using machine learning and AI technologies to generate:

Whenever possible, analysis is performed locally on your device.

8. Life Chapters

Thence may automatically suggest Life Chapters based on patterns found in authorized photos, locations, calendars, reminders, and related metadata.

Users retain full control and may edit, accept, reject, or delete generated chapters.

9. Data Storage

Unless otherwise stated, personal information is stored locally on your device.

If future cloud synchronization features are introduced, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.

10. Data Sharing

Thence does not sell personal information.

Thence does not share personal information with advertisers.

We do not use personal data for behavioral advertising.

11. Data Deletion

You may delete timeline data, memories, Life Chapters, and related content at any time within the app.

You may also revoke permissions through iOS Settings.

12. Children's Privacy

Thence is not directed toward children under the age required by applicable law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13. GDPR Rights (EEA Users)

Users in the European Economic Area may have rights including access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and objection to processing where applicable.

14. CCPA Rights (California Users)

California residents may have rights to know, access, delete, and obtain information about collected personal information as provided by applicable law.

15. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the effective date above.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the support information provided on the App Store listing or official project website.