Privacy Policy

This policy covers how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store your information on Founder Tools macOS, iOS and tvOS.

Last Updated – November 14, 2024

Our privacy policy is simple:

Your data is your data.

We don’t have it, we don’t share it, and we don’t sell it.

You are our customer, not our product.

1. Data Storage

Data security and ownership is fundamentally important to us at Next Idea. We have designed Founder Tools to

directly connect to integrated services to aggregate, process and present dashboards on your device. We do not

have any servers in between and do not replicate your data anywhere, except on your device. This means, we

do not have access to your usernames, passwords or data. All your credentials are stored securely in your

device keychain.

2. iCloud Sync

Your data is stored locally on your device or stored securely on Apple’s iCloud if you choose to enable iCloud

Sync. With iCloud Sync enabled only you can access your Founder Tools data, only on devices where you’re

signed in to iCloud. iCloud is built with industry-standard security technologies, employs strict policies to protect

your information, and is leading the industry by adopting privacy-preserving technologies like end-to-end

encryption for your data. We do not have any information about your iCloud ID or its contents.

Information we collect personally un-identifiable information: We may collect information that is not considered personally identifiable,

such as crash reports and basic app usage. The information collected does not reflect or reference an

individually identifiable user. We collect this information to offer better services and to fix bugs and crashes.

3. Personal information

When you contact us via email or purchase any of the in-app subscriptions, we optionally ask for your personal

information including your Name and email. We will only use this personal information to respond to your

queries, invite you to beta programs and update you about new versions updates. You can unsubscribe from the

updates at anytime by using the Unsubscribe button in the emails or reaching out to us via email. Your personal

information will not be shared with others.

4. Service Account Connections and Data Deletions.

Founder Tools makes direct device to service connections using the official APIs to all the integrated services.

Founder Tools does not have its own servers, it does not save or replicate your data from these integrated

services. Founder Tools uses end to end encryption for all your sensitive data / account credentials and all

credentials are stored securely on-device. When you connect Founder Tools to your account of an integrated

service, your data from there continues to be bound by the privacy policy of that integrated service. You can

disconnect your account from Founder Tools and it will no longer fetch metrics from that service. At any point

you can revoke access for Founder Tools in the Integrations Settings Panel.

5. Auto Renewal Subscription on App Store

The Founder Tools Pro Subscription is an in-app subscription that comes with a free trial. Once subscribed, it

will automatically renew 24 hours prior to the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your

iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal or modify your subscription at any time from your iTunes account

settings, but refunds will not be provided for any used portion of the term. Alternatively, you can use the Manage

Subscription in Founder Tools’ settings. You can use Founder Tools on unlimited iOS and macOS devices with

one subscription, just tap on the Restore button from the Founder Tools Pro subscription screen to activate Pro

on another device using the iTunes account that was used for the original purchase.

6. Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy.

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. Our app does not apply to anyone under the

age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a

parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please

contact us. If we discover that we have collected Personal Information from children under age 13 without

verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

7. Founder Tools on tvOS

Founder Tools on Apple TV works as a viewer for dashboards designed on the Mac, iPhone, or iPad and

synchronized via iCloud Sync. With iCloud Sync enabled you can access FounderTools only on devices where

you’re signed in to iCloud. We do not have any information about your iCloud ID or its contents.