Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-03

This policy explains how Ask White (“we”, “us”) handles information in the iOS app Uchistock (the “App”).

1. In short

• There is no account. We use no ads, no tracking and no analytics SDKs.
• Your data is stored only on your device and in your own iCloud. We run no server for app data and cannot see your data.
• Camera images are processed on your device and are never saved or sent.

2. What we do not collect

Through the App we collect no personal information and none of your inventory data — including names, email addresses, location, contacts, the advertising identifier (IDFA), usage statistics or crash logs. We do not track you across other apps or websites.

3. Data you enter and where it is stored

• Item names, categories, locations, quantities, dates, memos and photos, the shopping list, your used/bought/thrown-away history, prices you enter, barcode-to-item links and settings are stored on your device and in your iCloud (Apple’s CloudKit private database).
• iCloud data is managed by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy. We have no access to it.
• If you are not signed in to iCloud, your data stays on your device only.

4. Family sharing

• Family sharing (Uchistock Pro) uses Apple’s iCloud sharing (CKShare). Shared data is stored in the iCloud of the person who started the share (the owner) and can be viewed and edited only by the people the owner invites.
• Invitations and participants are managed by Apple’s system, and participants may see each other’s Apple Account names. We do not receive this information.
• The owner can stop sharing or remove participants at any time, and participants can leave at any time.

5. Camera and photos

• The camera is used to read barcodes, to read the text on receipts and package labels, and to take an item photo if you choose to.
• Barcode and text recognition run on your device. On iOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence, item names may be tidied up on the device. Images used for reading are never saved or sent.
• An item photo you attach (one per item) is stored like your other data, on your device and in your iCloud (or the shared space while sharing).

6. Notifications

Date alerts and stockpile rotation reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device. Their content never passes through our servers. You can turn them off at any time in the App or in your device settings.

7. Purchases

Uchistock Pro purchases and payments are processed by Apple. We only receive Apple’s standard sales reports (such as counts and amounts by country or region); we receive no information that identifies you and no payment details.

8. Recipe search

When you use recipe search, the App opens an external recipe site’s search page in your browser, using the ingredient names you picked as search words. That site’s privacy policy applies from there.

9. Contact form

Messages sent through the form on the Support page (the topic, your message, your email address if you choose to give one, the time sent and your browser type) reach us by email and are used only to reply and respond. The form’s server does not store them. We keep emails only as long as needed to deal with your request and do not share them with third parties, except where required by law. To limit repeated sending, a value derived from the sender’s IP address is recorded temporarily on the server.

10. Children

The App does not collect personal information from anyone, including children. If a child joins family sharing, a parent or guardian should invite and manage them.

11. Deleting your data

You can delete items in the App at any time. Deleting the App removes the data on your device. To delete iCloud data, go to the iPhone Settings app > your name > iCloud > Manage Storage, choose Uchistock and delete its data. Because we have no access to your data, we cannot delete or disclose it on our side.

12. Changes to this policy

When we change this policy, we will post the changes and the date on this page, and announce important changes in the App as well.

13. Contact

For questions about this policy, please use the form on the Support page. Operator: Ask White (Japan).