Privacy Policy

Effective date: 9 November 2026

This policy explains what information the Bowlie app ("Bowlie", "the app") handles, where it goes, and the choices you have. Bowlie is made by MINIMA APPS LIMITED ("we", "us"), based in Manchester, United Kingdom, and we are the controller of your personal data.

The short version: Bowlie keeps your household's feeding records on our servers so that everyone in the household, and any cat sitter you invite, sees the same "already fed" status and gets reminders. You sign in with Apple or Google. We do not use advertising, analytics or tracking SDKs, we do not sell your data, and you can export or delete everything from the app.

1. Information we collect

Account. When you sign in with Apple or Google we receive a stable account identifier, your name if you share it, and your email address (or Apple's private relay address). We use these to create and secure your account.

Household data you enter. Your household name and time zone, the names of your cats, meal times, feeding, treat and medication entries (what you typed, who logged it and when), medication names, schedules and free-text notes. Anything you type is stored as you typed it, so please do not put sensitive personal information in notes.

Members. The names of the people you invite to your household, and the role each has.

Cat sitters. If you create a Sitter Pass, the sitter enters a first name when they open the link. We store that name, the actions they log, and a random device key kept in their browser or App Clip so the pass works on up to three devices.

Notification and device information. Your push notification token, device type, app version, language and notification settings, so we can send the reminders and updates you asked for.

Purchase status. Whether your household has Bowlie Plus. Payments are handled by Apple (and Google on Android); we never receive your card or billing details. Our subscription provider, RevenueCat, receives your Bowlie account identifier and purchase information to confirm what you own.

Technical logs. Our hosting provider records a small sample of requests (time, error codes, approximate network information) for security and debugging.

2. How we use it

• To run the app: sync your household, show who fed which cat, and send reminders and missed-meal or missed-medication alerts.
• To let your cat sitter log meals through a Sitter Pass, and to show you what they logged.
• To check your purchase status and unlock Bowlie Plus.
• To keep the service secure, prevent abuse and fix problems.
• To reply when you contact us.

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling or tracking, and we do not sell or rent it.

3. Push notifications

Reminders and updates are sent from our servers through Apple's Push Notification service (and Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging on Android). They tell you when a meal or medication is due, when someone has fed a cat, and when something was missed. You can turn notifications off in the app or in your device settings. If notifications are off or your device is offline you will not receive reminders.

4. Who we share it with

• Other members of your household see the household's cats, entries and member names.
• Cat sitters you invite see only what the Sitter Pass allows: the cats you chose, their meal plan, permitted medication, your instructions and today's entries. They do not see members' emails, history beyond today, or billing.
• Our service providers (processors): Cloudflare (hosting and storage; we use its EU data location options where available), Apple and Google (sign-in, push notifications and payments), and RevenueCat (subscription status). They process data on our behalf under their data protection terms.
• If the law requires it, or to protect rights and safety.

We do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.

5. International transfers

Our providers, including Apple, Google, Cloudflare and RevenueCat, may process data outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area. Where they do, they rely on recognised safeguards such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.

6. How long we keep information

• Household data and your account stay until you delete them. Feeding, treat and medication entries are kept in the cloud for 24 months and then removed.
• Delete Account in Settings removes your account, your devices and notification tokens and your membership straight away. If you are the last member, the whole household is deleted. If other members remain, ownership is transferred first.
• Backups roll off and are fully removed within about 30 days of deletion.
• Cat sitter names and device keys are deleted 30 days after the Sitter Pass ends.
• Technical logs are kept for a short period, normally no more than a few weeks.
• Support emails are kept as long as needed to resolve your request.

7. Your rights

Under UK and EU data protection law (UK GDPR and GDPR) you have the right to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of your personal data, and to object to or restrict how we use it. You can edit your details in the app, export your household data from Settings at any time (even if your free use has ended), and delete your account from Settings. To exercise any right or ask a question, email us at the address below. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or to your local data protection authority.

Legal bases. We process your account, household and notification data to provide the service you asked for (performance of a contract), and technical logs and abuse prevention on the basis of our legitimate interest in keeping the service secure.

8. Cats are not people

Pet information on its own is not personal data, but it is linked to your account. Bowlie is a feeding and reminder tool. It is not veterinary advice and it does not calculate doses.

9. Children

Bowlie is not directed at children and you must be at least 16 to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the app changes. The effective date at the top shows when it was last changed.

11. Contact

MINIMA APPS LIMITED, Manchester, United Kingdom

Email: tunds@minimaapps.co.uk