Privacy Policy
PROvisions
Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes what data is collected, processed, and stored by the mobile application "PROvisions" for iPhone and iPad (it runs as an iPad app on Mac and Apple Vision Pro), developed by Developer (the "Developer", "we"), and how that data is protected.
The App is designed to help users track the expiration dates of products and goods. Users can:
- add items manually or by scanning the packaging label;
- calculate expiration dates using the built-in calculator and optionally save results to the product list;
- receive local notifications about approaching or passed expiration dates;
- optionally look up product information in a shared database by barcode and suggest new products (optional online features, see section 03).
The online features work at your request and are needed to carry out that request (find a product, accept your suggestion). Server logs and app verification via Apple App Attest are used to protect the service from abuse.
What Data We Collect
The App processes only data you enter yourself or that is required for its operation. Most data stays on your device only. Data transmitted to the server when you use the online features is described separately in section 03.
Product data
- product name;
- production date, expiration date, opening date;
- product category;
- product photograph (optional, at your discretion).
Expiration date calculator data
The App includes a built-in calculator to compute expiration dates.
- All calculations run entirely on your device and are not saved automatically.
- If you tap "Save", the result is added to your product list and processed under the same terms.
- If you do not save the result, no calculation data is stored or transmitted.
App settings
- notification preferences (schedule, on/off);
- security settings (passcode, biometrics, lock timeout).
Settings are stored locally on your device.
App passcode
If you set a numeric passcode (4 or 6 digits), it is stored exclusively in the secure system storage Keychain. The App does not transmit your passcode to any server, the Developer, or any third party.
- name, email, phone number, address: there are no accounts, this data is not requested;
- advertising device identifiers;
- location data;
- analytics or behavioral statistics linked to you (the server keeps only aggregate daily request counters that contain no information about users, see section 03);
- your product list, passcode or settings: they never leave the device (except via iCloud when you are signed in to iCloud on the device, and the family list if you use it).
Online Features and Our Server
Some features work over the internet with the Developer's server (prosrok.ru): it provides product information by barcode and lets users add to the shared product database. These features are optional and require no account.
Where data is stored
The server is located in Saint Petersburg (Russia) with the hosting provider Timeweb Cloud. Only the Developer has access to the server. Data is transmitted over a secure connection (HTTPS).
The Developer does not transfer data outside Russia (except for your device's interaction with Apple services, which is governed by Apple).
Retention periods
- server request log: up to 3 days;
- abuse-protection records (IP address and time of the event): up to 3 days;
- device key identifier: while you use the App, and up to 90 days after the last activity;
- daily submission counters for a device: 7 days;
- aggregate product-lookup counters: contain no information about users (counters for barcodes not in the database: up to 180 days);
- products you suggested (barcode, photos, note): no longer than 30 days.
- products you suggested and error reports (barcode, photos, note): no longer than 30 days.
How We Use Your Data
All data processed by the App is used exclusively for the following purposes:
- displaying your product list and expiration dates;
- calculating expiration dates in the built-in calculator;
- generating local notifications about approaching or passed expiration dates;
- automatically recognizing dates on labels via computer vision and Apple Intelligence;
- capturing and attaching product photographs at your choice;
- synchronizing data across your devices via iCloud - automatically, if you are signed in to iCloud on the device (you can turn it off in the system iCloud settings);
- displaying upcoming expiration dates in the home-screen widget;
- protecting access to the App with a passcode and/or biometrics;
- answering your product lookups from the shared database and processing the products you suggest (section 03);
- verifying that a request comes from the App and limiting request rates to protect against bots and abuse;
- aggregate statistics (counters with no information about users) on which products are scanned most, to expand the shared database.
Data Storage and iCloud
Local storage
All product data, including photographs, is stored locally on your device. Data you send to the server (section 03) is stored there for a limited time.
iCloud synchronization
If you are signed in to iCloud on your device, the App automatically synchronizes data across your devices via Apple iCloud. You can turn synchronization off for the App in the system iCloud settings. The Developer has no access to your data in iCloud; Apple provides its storage.
Data processing within iCloud is governed by Apple's privacy policy: apple.com/legal/privacy.
Family list
If you create a shared (family) list and invite other people to it, the products in that list are visible to the invited members. They are passed through Apple iCloud (CloudKit) using an invitation that you send yourself; the Developer has no access to this data. You can leave the list or remove a member in the App. Your personal products stay separate.
Data deletion
- Delete all local data: "Settings → Delete all data" within the App.
- Uninstalling the App removes the App's data from the device, including the App passcode stored in the system Keychain.
- iCloud data can be deleted via your device's system iCloud settings.
- Products sent to the server are deleted automatically after 30 days. To have them deleted sooner, write to us (section 11).
Permissions
All permissions are optional - you may deny any of them and continue to use the App with reduced functionality.
Security
Despite these measures, no system can guarantee absolute security.
Data Sharing with Third Parties
The App contains no advertising, uses no third-party SDKs for analytics or tracking, does not sell data and does not share it with third parties for advertising or analytics.
External channels:
- synchronization via Apple iCloud (automatically, if you are signed in to iCloud on the device), which takes place within your personal Apple ID and is governed by Apple's privacy policy;
- the family list: if you invite other people, the products in that list are visible to them through Apple iCloud (CloudKit); the Developer has no access to them;
- Apple App Attest: verifying that a request comes from the genuine App (governed by Apple's policy);
- the Developer's server (prosrok.ru), hosted with the hosting provider Timeweb Cloud (Russia), which provides the server infrastructure and is obliged to ensure the confidentiality and security of hosted data (section 03).
Data may be disclosed to authorized bodies only in cases expressly provided for by law.
Children's Data
The App is designed for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children. The Developer does not knowingly collect information about users below the legally applicable age, including children under 13 (or another applicable age in your jurisdiction).
The App requires no registration, does not ask for a name, email or other information about the user, contains no advertising or third-party trackers, and the online features do not link data to a person. Children are advised to use the online features (submitting products) together with a parent.
Changes to This Policy
This Policy may be updated from time to time. The current version is always available within the App and on the App's page in the App Store. Material changes are announced in the update description.
Version 2.0 (October 21, 2026) added a description of the online features and the Developer's server. The new version takes effect on the date shown at the top of this document.
Contact Information
For any questions related to this Policy, you may contact the Developer. You can ask us to delete materials you sent (give the barcode and the date of sending) and ask questions about data. We usually reply within 48 hours and no later than 10 business days. The email address and the content of your message are used only to reply and are deleted as soon as the matter is resolved. Messages pass through the Yandex Mail service.