Privacy Policy
The short version: Ovenwise works on your device. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. Your bake plans, settings, and bake log never leave your phone unless you choose to share them. The only time the app talks to the internet is an optional altitude lookup that you trigger yourself: it sends only the ZIP code you typed to a geocoding service, and the resulting coordinates to an elevation service — nothing more.
What stays on your device
Ovenwise stores the following in the app's private storage on your phone. None of it is sent to us — we run no servers and receive no data:
- Your bake schedules and settings (baking style, bake day and time, hydration, kitchen temperature, sleep window, altitude, add-ins)
- Bake log entries you save (ratings, tags, notes)
- Reminder settings and the saved plan your scheduled notifications are based on
- Preferences such as theme, help mode, a ZIP code you looked up, and which add-ins you use most
If your phone's standard Android backup is turned on, this app data may be included in your device's backup to your own Google account, like any other app. To remove everything, clear the app's data in system settings or uninstall the app. (If Android backup is on, a copy may remain in your Google account backup until Android replaces or expires it — you can manage device backups in your Google account settings.)
The optional altitude lookup
On the Setup tab you can type a US ZIP code and tap the lookup button to fetch your elevation (fermentation runs faster at high altitude). When you do, the app makes two one-time requests:
- Your ZIP code is sent to Zippopotam.us to get the approximate coordinates and place name for that ZIP.
- Those coordinates are sent to Open-Elevation (open-elevation.com) to get the elevation.
That's the entire exchange. It happens only when you tap the button, the ZIP code is saved on your device only, and we never see it. Both requests are made over an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and the app is technically restricted — by its content-security policy — from contacting any other server. Like any internet request, these requests necessarily include your IP address, and the two services process them under their own policies. If you'd rather not use the lookup, you can select or enter your altitude manually and the app makes no network requests at all.
Notifications
Step reminders are optional. If you turn them on, Android will ask for notification permission, and the reminders are scheduled entirely on your device. The app uses the "run at startup" permission only to restore your scheduled reminders after your phone reboots. You can turn reminders off at any time in the app or in system settings; nothing about your notification choices is transmitted anywhere.
Feedback
The Help tab's feedback form opens your own email app with a pre-written message addressed to support@dadbyte.com. The message includes your text, a reply address if you chose to give one, the app version, and a short summary of your current bake settings so we can help — all of it visible to you before you send, and you can edit or delete any of it. Nothing is sent unless you press send in your email app. If you email us, we use your message and email address only to respond and to improve the app. We don't add you to mailing lists or share your address with anyone. Ask us at any time and we'll delete your correspondence.
Sharing and exports
Calendar files (.ics), schedule images, and the bake-along guide are generated on your device. When you use the share button, Android's share sheet sends the file wherever you point it — that destination (your calendar app, a chat, etc.) is your choice and outside the app.
What we don't do
- No accounts or sign-in
- No advertising or ad SDKs
- No analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting
- No selling, renting, or sharing of personal information — we never possess it in the first place
Children
Ovenwise is a general-audience kitchen tool and is not directed at children under 13. The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If the app's data practices ever change, we'll update this page and the effective date above, and call out material changes in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions about privacy or this policy: support@dadbyte.com