Privacy Policy

Last updated January 27, 2025

“We value your privacy.”

Most privacy policies begin that way. But they then proceed — for 5,000 convoluted words or so — to explain how they’re going to track you, own your data, and generally be creepy.

We at here & co. (the company behind Defer), do things differently. We don’t collect or store any personally identifiable information (PII) about you, such as your name or email. We don’t have access to the content you put in Defer - it’s all stored directly and securely on a private iCloud container that only your Apple ID can access.

Anonymous Usage Data

While we do receive some analytics from Defer, none of that data is ever linked to you because we do not store any PII.

For instance, Apple provides us with anonymized analytics like downloads, crashes, purchases, etc.

We also use TelemetryDeck to collect anonymized usage data. This helps us understand how our users are using our app and how we can improve it. For example, we might track “events” like “task created” or “task deleted”, but we never track things like the content of the task. Again, none of these events are ever tied back to your personal identity. You can read more about TelemetryDeck’s privacy policy at https://telemetrydeck.com/privacy.

Secured by Apple

The security of your data on iCloud is ensured by Apple. If you trust Apple, you trust Defer. They employ encryption and other security measures. For detailed information, check out Apple’s iCloud security overview.

It’s Your Data

We want to provide a convenient and delightful interface for accessing and using your data, but its your data. You can export all of at any time to use it somewhere else if you like. Anyone can use the “Export to CSV” function, and users on the Pro plan can export to additional formats.

Children’s Privacy

Our app doesn’t specifically target children under the age of 13. However, as we use iCloud, parents and guardians should be aware of Apple’s privacy practices regarding children’s data.

We Don’t Sell Your Data

Just to be extra clear: we don’t have your data, so we have not and will not ever sell it to advertisers or 3rd party companies. That’d be gross.

Website Analytics

We want to process as little personal information as possible when you use this marketing website. We use Fathom Analytics, which doesn’t use cookies and complies with the GDPR, ePrivacy (including PECR), COPPA and CCPA. Your IP address is only briefly processed, and we (running this website) have no way of identifying you. As per the CCPA, your personal information is de-identified. You can read more about this on Fathom Analytics’ website.

We use analytics to understand our website traffic in the most privacy-friendly way possible so that we can continually improve our website and business. The lawful basis as per the GDPR is “Article 6(1)(f); where our legitimate interests are to improve our website and business continually.” Once again, no personal data is stored over time.

We also run paid ads from time to time to let more people know about Defer. When we’re running campaigns, we might use a cookie or two to track the success of these campaigns. Just hit the “Reject All” button on the cookie consent banner if you’re not into that.

Once again, no analytics or cookie data is transferred to the app itself. It’s just for this marketing website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Should there be any changes in the tools we use or our privacy practices, we’ll update this policy. But, since we don’t have your contact info, it’s your responsibility to check back here for updates if you care about that sort of thing.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this policy or need help, feel free to contact us at support@hereand.co.