Our Slate ("the app," "we," "us") is developed and published by Hearth & Code, an independent software studio in California. If you need to reach us about anything in this policy, email hello@hearthandcode.com.
When you start a household, the app creates an anonymous ID for your device — no sign-up, email or phone number. Everyone who joins with your invite code shares the same household data. Sitters and caregivers you invite with a separate sitter code can view the household (except notes you mark "members only") and tick off chores and routines, but can't change anything else. You can revoke sitter access at any time.
To keep your household in sync across phones, the following is stored in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) and visible only to members of your household:
Two optional features use your phone's own calendar, and only when you turn them on and grant permission:
Adding list items by voice uses your phone's built-in speech recognition (usually provided by Google). We receive only the resulting text, which is added to your list.
Data is used strictly to:
We never sell your data, and we never use your household content for advertising.
Free users see advertisements provided through Google AdMob. We request non-personalized ads, meaning ads are not targeted using your personal data. AdMob may still collect standard information like device type, operating system version and a resettable advertising ID to serve ads and measure their performance. Pro removes all advertising.
Payments for Our Slate Pro (monthly, yearly or lifetime) are processed by Google Play Billing. We never receive, store or have access to your payment details. See Google's Privacy Policy for how Google handles payment data.
We use these services to run the app, each under its own privacy policy:
We do not share data with anyone else.
Our Slate is meant to be set up and managed by adults. Parents may add children's names to chores and routines and let them check items off on a family device. The app is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we'll delete it.
If you are in the EU, UK or California, you also have rights to access, portability and to lodge a complaint with a regulator. Email us to exercise any right and we'll respond within 30 days.
Household content is kept until you delete it or ask us to delete the household. Anonymous analytics are kept according to Google Firebase's standard retention settings. Purchase records are kept by Google Play as long as tax rules require.
All data between your device and our servers is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest by Google Cloud. Security rules limit each household's data to its members, and sitters can only see what members allow. No system is perfectly secure — if a breach ever affects you, we'll tell you promptly.
When we update this policy we'll change the date at the top, and for significant changes we'll let you know in the app.
Questions or requests? A real person reads every email: hello@hearthandcode.com