Rooted is an iOS Bible reading application operated by Rooted in Ontario, Canada (“Rooted,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains what information Rooted collects, why we use it, who processes it, and the choices available to you.
This Privacy Policy is a notice. It does not limit any privacy rights provided by applicable law.
Depending on the features you use, Rooted may collect the following information.
Account information
If you create an account using Apple or Google, we receive information made available by that sign-in provider, such as your name, email address, and provider account identifier. We do not receive or store your Apple or Google password.
Reading and preference information
To provide reading plans and sync progress between your devices, we store information such as:
Notification information
If you enable reminders, Rooted uses a device push-notification token and your reminder settings to deliver the notifications you request. A push token is a technical device identifier and is not used for advertising.
Subscription information
Apple processes subscription payments. RevenueCat helps Rooted determine whether your Apple subscription is active. We may receive subscription status, product, purchase, renewal, expiration, receipt-related information, and a customer identifier used to provide premium access. We do not receive or store your payment-card number.
Limited analytics
We use PostHog to understand general App usage and improve basic flows. PostHog receives limited events, such as App opens, onboarding steps, and similar high-level feature events, together with basic technical information such as App version, device type, operating-system version, event time, and network information processed when an event is transmitted.
PostHog assigns a random analytics identifier. We do not connect that identifier to your Rooted account and do not send PostHog your name, email address, Rooted account identifier, specific Bible passages, translation choice, reading plan, detailed reading history, mood selections, search terms, notes, highlights, or bookmarks.
Support information
If you contact us, we receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message.
Your notes, highlights, and bookmarks are stored locally on your device and are not uploaded to servers controlled by us.
Deleting Rooted normally removes its locally stored data from that device. Depending on your Apple and device settings, local App data may remain temporarily in an Apple-managed device backup. Apple controls those backups under its own privacy terms and your Apple settings.
Rooted does not:
We use information only as reasonably necessary to:
Rooted uses the following providers:
These providers process information under their applicable agreements and privacy obligations. Where they process information on our behalf, they may use it only to provide their services, maintain security, comply with law, and perform other processing permitted by their agreements with us.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to valid legal process, protect the rights or safety of users or others, investigate fraud or security incidents, or complete a genuine business reorganization subject to appropriate safeguards.
Rooted is operated from Canada. Our providers may process information in Canada, the United States, the European Union, and other countries where they or their subprocessors operate.
Information processed in another country may be subject to that country’s laws and lawful access by courts, law-enforcement, or national-security authorities. Where applicable law requires it, we use contractual or other lawful safeguards for international transfers.
Where European Economic Area or United Kingdom data-protection law applies, we process information:
Because Rooted is a Bible application, the fact that you use the App and your account-linked reading progress may suggest religious interests. We use that information only to provide the features you request. We do not use it for advertising or unrelated profiling.
Where explicit consent is legally required for this processing, Rooted will request that consent. You may withdraw consent at any time, although doing so may prevent account-based progress features from operating. Withdrawal does not affect processing completed lawfully before withdrawal.
We retain account, preference, and reading-progress information while your account remains active and as needed to provide Rooted.
You may initiate deletion from Profile → Account → Delete Account. We delete or de-identify account information and associated reading data from our active systems within a reasonable period, normally within 30 days, unless particular information must be retained for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention, dispute-resolution, or security reasons.
Residual copies may remain temporarily in encrypted backups until those backups are overwritten through their regular cycle. Information retained for legal or security purposes is isolated and used only for that purpose.
Because PostHog analytics is not connected to your Rooted account, we may not be able to identify particular analytics events as belonging to you. Analytics is retained only as long as reasonably necessary to understand general App usage and performance, after which it is deleted or aggregated.
Subscription and transaction records may be retained by Apple, RevenueCat, or us as required for subscription administration, fraud prevention, tax, accounting, dispute resolution, or legal compliance. Support communications are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to resolve the request and maintain appropriate business records.
Deleting your Rooted account does not cancel an Apple subscription. You must cancel it separately through your Apple subscription settings.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information we handle, including encrypted network connections and access controls. No application, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
If a security incident affects your information, we will investigate and provide notices to users and regulators where required by applicable law.
You can update certain profile and preference information within Rooted. You may disable reminders in Rooted or through iOS notification settings.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request, and lawful exceptions may apply. Contact support@dossdev.com. We normally respond within 30 days or within another period required by applicable law.
Canadian users may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. EEA and UK users may complain to the data-protection authority where they live or work.
Rooted is not directed to children under 13, and children under 13 may not create an account. If the law where a minor lives requires consent from a parent or guardian, that consent must be obtained before the minor creates an account.
If you believe a child provided personal information without valid authorization, contact support@dossdev.com and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
Where applicable United States state law grants additional privacy rights, you may exercise them by contacting support@dossdev.com.
Rooted does not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioural advertising as those terms are defined by California law. Rooted does not discriminate against users for exercising applicable privacy rights. Because Rooted is a native iOS application, browser “Do Not Track” signals do not apply to App activity.
We may update this Privacy Policy as Rooted or applicable requirements change. We will update the date above and provide additional notice of material changes where required. If a change requires consent, we will request consent before beginning that new processing.
Privacy contact: Rooted
Email: support@dossdev.com
Location: Ontario, Canada
Website: https://dossdev.com
Additional developer contact information is available on Rooted’s App Store product page where required by law.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Rooted iOS application. It does not apply to third-party websites or services linked to or from the App.