Privacy Policy

Overview

Lotus Chant is designed with your privacy in mind. We believe your spiritual practice is personal, and your data should stay that way. The app requires no account, collects no personal information, and includes no advertising or tracking.

Data we collect

We do not collect any personal data. Lotus Chant does not require an account, does not track your activity, and does not send your personal information to any server.

Data stored on your device

The app stores the following data locally on your device only. This data never leaves your device and is not accessible to us or any third party:

• Your preferences (theme, language, sound, and haptics settings)
• Notification settings (whether reminders are enabled and at what time)
• Session count (used solely to prompt an optional App Store or Play Store review)
• Onboarding status (whether you have completed the initial walkthrough)

Network requests

Lotus Chant makes two types of network requests, neither of which transmits personal data:

• Daily phrase content — The app fetches the "Thought for the Moment" quote from lotuschant.app/api/tmf, our own server. The only parameter sent is your selected language preference. No device identifiers, IP addresses, or personal data are logged by this endpoint.
• App updates — The app checks whether a new update is available. No personal data is transmitted.

All network communication is encrypted via HTTPS. The app functions fully offline for chanting; an internet connection is only needed to load the daily phrase.

Analytics and tracking

We do not use any third-party analytics, crash reporting, or tracking tools. There are no cookies, no fingerprinting, no advertising SDKs, and no behavioral profiling in the app.

Notifications

Lotus Chant offers two optional daily reminders: a chanting reminder and a daily phrase notification. Both are scheduled entirely on your device using the native operating system scheduler. No push notification backend is used, and no notification tokens are collected or sent to any server. You can enable, disable, or change the reminder times at any point from the app settings.

Permissions

The app may request the following device permissions:

• Notifications — Required only if you enable daily reminders. No data is sent externally.
• Internet — Used to fetch the daily phrase and check for app updates.
• Audio — Used to play the bell sound during chanting sessions. No audio is recorded.
• Vibration — Used for haptic feedback, which you can disable in settings.

The app does not access your microphone, camera, contacts, location, or any other sensitive device data.

Widgets and Live Activities

Lotus Chant provides optional home-screen widgets and iOS Live Activities to display your chanting status. These features run entirely on your device and do not communicate with any external server.

Third-party services

Lotus Chant does not integrate with any third-party services that collect user data. There are no advertising networks, analytics providers, social media SDKs, or data brokers in the app.

Children's privacy

Since we do not collect any personal data, the app is safe for users of all ages. No account or parental consent is required to use Lotus Chant.

Data retention and deletion

All data is stored locally on your device. Uninstalling the app removes all stored data. There is nothing to delete on our end because we do not collect or store any of your information.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we will post the changes on this page and update the date above. Since we don't collect your email or any contact info, we recommend checking back periodically.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, reach out at me@reinierhernandez.com.