A little world.
Kept on your device.

The offline app

This policy covers the native Tiny Tides iPhone and iPad app, version 1.0 onward. The app does not require an account, connect to the publisher’s servers or transmit aquarium activity, learning answers or settings to the publisher. It contains no advertising, analytics or tracking SDKs. This policy does not describe the earlier browser prototype.

What stays on the device

Fish names, fish-care state, coins, food, decorations, habitat choices and sound preferences are stored locally. Reef School stores the age level selected by a parent, enabled subjects, question history and learning rewards locally. A child’s name, birthday, email address and online account are not required. Please use imaginary names for your fish.

The parent PIN is protected by a salted verifier in the device’s Keychain. The PIN itself is not stored as plain text or sent to the publisher. Read-aloud uses installed device voices; the app does not record speech or send learning questions to a cloud speech service.

Backups and deletion

The app does not offer cloud sync. Apple device backups may include app data according to your settings. Deleting the app removes its local aquarium and learning save. Keychain items may persist after uninstalling; the parent PIN can be reset using the app’s grown-up check. The publisher cannot retrieve or restore your local aquarium. Apple backups are managed separately through Apple.

Children and permissions

The publisher does not collect children’s personal information through the app. Tiny Tides does not request camera, microphone, contacts, photo-library or location access. It has no public profiles, chat, advertising or real-money purchases. Parent settings control the learning level and rewards.

Support you choose to send

If you email support, the publisher receives your email address and the information you send to investigate and reply. Please do not include a child’s full name, sensitive information or identifying screenshots. You can request deletion of support correspondence, except for records that must be retained for legal obligations.

This website and Apple services

These pages are hosted on Vercel. The hosting provider may process technical request information, including IP addresses and request logs, to deliver and protect the website. These pages add no advertising trackers or analytics scripts. Website visits are separate from using the offline app.

App Store distribution, TestFlight delivery and feedback, device backups and operating-system services are handled by Apple under its policies. Feedback that you choose to send through TestFlight may be shared with the developer by Apple.

Changes and contact

We will update this policy if the app’s practices change. For privacy questions or requests, contact Minho Lee at minho@ohnim.app.