Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Childhood Milestones protects your family’s memories. Your memories are personal, so this Privacy Policy explains what information Childhood Milestones collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. We wrote it in plain language, because you shouldn’t need a lawyer to understand what happens to your child’s photos.

The short version

  • Your memories are private by default. Only you can see them.
  • You can use the app as a guest: your memories stay only on your phone. If you create an account, they are backed up securely so you don’t lose them.
  • We never sell your personal information, the app has no ads, and we never use your children’s photos, videos or voice recordings for advertising or to train AI models.
  • You can delete your memories or your whole account at any time, directly in the app.
  • We designed Childhood Milestones for parents and guardians (18+). Children do not create accounts.

1. Who this privacy policy applies to

Childhood Milestones (“Childhood Milestones,” “we,” “us”) operates the Childhood Milestones app for iPhone and the website childhoodmilestones.com (together, the “Services”). Childhood Milestones is based in the United States. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact us at support@childhoodmilestones.com.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

  • Family content: the memories you add — photos, videos, voice recordings, notes, titles and dates — the activities you mark as done, and details such as your child’s first name, birthday and an optional photo that you choose to enter.
  • Account information (optional): if you create an account, your email address and, if you sign in with Apple or Google, the name and email address they share with us. With Sign in with Apple you can choose to hide your email. If you sign up with email, your password is handled by our authentication provider and is never stored in plain text.
  • Communications: messages you send us through support, the contact form or email.

Guest mode: if you use the app without an account, your family content is stored only on your device and is not sent to us.

Information from app stores

Apple (App Store) processes all subscriptions. We receive confirmation of your subscription status (for example, which plan is active and when it renews), but we never receive or store your payment card details.

Website data

When you visit our website we may use essential cookies and privacy-friendly analytics. See our Cookie Policy. The app itself does not contain advertising or third-party analytics and does not track you across other apps or websites.

3. How we use your information

  • Running the Services: we store, organize and display your memories, and, if you have an account, back them up so they are available when you sign in on a new phone.
  • Personalization: we suggest activity ideas matched to your child’s age, and send weekly idea reminders only if you turn them on.
  • Premium: we check your subscription status to unlock Premium features.
  • Support: we answer your questions and respond to your requests.
  • Security: we keep the Services secure, prevent abuse and fix problems.
  • Legal compliance: finally, we meet our legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information, share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, or use your family content to build advertising profiles.

4. App permissions

The app asks for access to your camera, photo library and microphone only so you can capture and save photos, videos and voice notes, and for notifications only if you turn on weekly reminders. You can change these permissions at any time in your iPhone settings.

Where data protection laws such as the GDPR apply, we process personal data on the basis of: performing our contract with you (providing the Services), your consent (for example, choosing to record voice notes or turn on reminders), our legitimate interests (keeping the Services safe and working), and compliance with legal obligations.

6. Children’s privacy

Childhood Milestones is a service for parents and legal guardians. Children do not create accounts and the app is not directed to children for their own use. Instead, a parent or guardian adds and controls all content about their children. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). To learn more about how U.S. law protects children online, see the FTC’s guide to children’s privacy (COPPA). If you believe a child has provided us personal information directly, please contact us and we will delete it.

7. How information is shared

  • With service providers: trusted providers that help us run the app, under terms that require them to protect your data and use it only to provide services to us: Google Firebase (secure sign-in, database and cloud storage for backed-up memories) and RevenueCat (subscription status). Sign in with Apple and Sign in with Google are provided by Apple and Google under their own privacy policies.
  • For legal reasons: if required by law or to protect the rights, safety and property of our users or others.
  • Business transfers: if Childhood Milestones takes part in a merger or acquisition, this privacy policy will still protect your information, and we will notify you first.

8. Data security and storage

We use industry-standard safeguards, including encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest, and access controls so that only you, when signed in to your account, can read or change your memories. No system is 100% secure, so we also encourage you to use a strong, unique password. Your data may be stored and processed in countries other than your own; when we transfer data internationally we use appropriate safeguards.

9. How long we keep your data

We keep your account and memories for as long as your account is active. If you cancel a paid subscription, your memories remain in your account. When you delete your account in the app, we immediately delete your account, child profiles and all memories from our servers and from your device, and revoke Sign in with Apple. Any residual copies held by our providers are removed within 30 days, except where we must keep limited information for legal, security or accounting reasons. Guest data stays on your device and is removed when you delete the app.

10. Your rights under this privacy policy

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, to object to certain processing and to withdraw consent. You can:

  • Edit or delete memories and child profiles directly in the app.
  • Delete your account in the app under Settings → Account & backup → Delete account.
  • Contact us at support@childhoodmilestones.com for any other request, including a copy of your data. We respond within 30 days.

California residents: you have the right to know, delete and correct personal information and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this privacy policy as the Services evolve. If we make material changes, we will notify you in the app before they take effect. The “Last updated” date below shows when this policy was last revised.

12. Questions about this privacy policy

Childhood Milestones · United States
Email: support@childhoodmilestones.com

Last updated: September 29, 2026