Anima — Privacy Policy

A breathing app by Alterras LLC

The short version

From version 1.3, Anima collects nothing. Your breathing sessions never leave your device, there is no account, and there is no advertising, analytics, or tracking of any kind. Anima goes online only when you ask it to: to leave a tip (handled by Apple), or to open the community board, the newsletter or the App Store in a Safari view. Versions before 1.3 include an optional feedback form; it is described below.

Data stored on your device

• HealthKit — Mindfulness minutes. With your permission, Anima writes mindfulness session data to Apple Health. This data is stored in HealthKit on your device and is never sent to us or any third party. You can revoke this permission at any time in Settings > Health > Data Access.
• Session history. Anima stores your breathing session records (date, duration, pattern, palette) locally on your device using SwiftData. This data is not collected by us.
• Preferences. Your settings (breath pattern, palette, duration) are stored locally using UserDefaults. No account is required to use the app.

Pages Anima opens for you

• The community board. On iPhone, Request a feature or point out a bug opens alterras.app/community-feedback in a Safari view. The link carries your Anima version and device model so a bug report arrives with its context. The board is a website run by Alterras: what you post there is public. Posting or voting asks for your email, which is never shown; it counts your vote once and lets us reply about your post. An optional box signs you up for news about new apps and newsletter posts: it sends a confirmation email first, through Brevo, the email service Alterras uses for that list, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. Ask us at the address below to remove your posts or your email.
• The newsletter. Join the newsletter opens alterras.app/#newsletter in a Safari view. Anima itself never asks for or sends your email; if you sign up, you do it on that page.
• The App Store. Feedback on the App Store opens Anima's review page in the App Store.

Tips and earlier purchases

Tips are in-app purchases handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit. A tip unlocks nothing. Anima checks on your device whether your Apple ID holds a lifetime purchase from an earlier version, only so it doesn't ask that person for a tip. Apple processes every transaction and handles all payment information. We never receive or store your payment details.

The feedback form in versions before 1.3

Versions of Anima before 1.3 include an optional in-app feedback form. Version 1.3 removes it, and from then on Anima sends nothing to our CloudKit database. If you submit the form in an earlier version, this is what is collected:

• What is collected. Two free-text answers (what keeps you from stillness, and how we can help) plus optional demographic selections — age range, gender, meditation experience, how you found the app, and your primary goal. Every field is optional.
• How it is identified. Submissions are associated with your iCloud user record identifier — an ID Apple assigns to your account. We never collect your name or email, but because this ID is tied to your Apple account, the feedback is considered "linked to you" under Apple's privacy terms.
• Why we collect it. To understand the people who use Anima and improve the app. As a thank-you, submitting feedback unlocks a period of free access.
• Where it lives. In our private CloudKit (Apple) container. We can read submissions; other users cannot. It is never sold, never shared with third parties, and never used for advertising. To have your submission deleted, email us at the address below.
• Requires iCloud. Sending feedback requires being signed into iCloud. If you're not signed in, no feedback is sent.

Data we do not collect

• No analytics or usage tracking
• No advertising or ad identifiers
• No crash reporters
• No third-party SDKs that collect data
• Nothing about your breathing sessions ever leaves your device

Third-party services

Anima does not use any third-party analytics platforms, crash reporters, or advertising networks. The feedback form in versions before 1.3 uses Apple's CloudKit — Apple's own first-party infrastructure, under our developer account — only for the optional feedback described above. It is not third-party tracking.

Children's privacy

Anima is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. The feedback form in versions before 1.3 never asks for a name, email, or other directly identifying details, and submitting it is always voluntary.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we will revise the date below. We encourage you to review it periodically.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us at aziza@alterras.app.

Last updated: October 20, 2026