Privacy Policy

1. Who this policy covers

This policy describes the Tick & Kin iPhone and iPad app and this marketing website, operated by Wei Jiang (“we”, “us”). For privacy questions, contact support@theory-a.com.

2. Information in the app

The app stores preferences, your selected companion, and your current timer/session state on your device using local app storage. It uses this information to remember your choices and resume your timer. We do not operate an account or cloud-sync service, and this information is not sent to our servers.

The app does not include advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics SDKs. It does not request access to your contacts, location, camera, or microphone. Prepared voice recordings play on your device; the app does not record your speech or provide an online AI chat service.

3. Apple purchases and device services

Optional companion purchases and purchase restoration are handled by Apple through the App Store. The app checks Apple-provided purchase entitlements to unlock your companions. We do not receive your payment card details. Apple handles purchase information under its own privacy policy.

If you enable session reminders, the app asks for notification permission and schedules local notifications. You can change permission in your device’s Settings. Device backups and any diagnostic information you choose to share with Apple are controlled by your Apple and device settings.

4. Visiting this website

This website does not set advertising or analytics cookies, use tracking pixels, or require an account. Fonts and artwork are served with the website rather than from third-party font or image services.

If you use the web timer, its durations and current session are saved in your browser’s local storage so they can resume after a refresh. This information is not sent to us or synced with the iPhone or iPad app. Clear this site’s data in your browser to remove it. The timer still works if local storage is unavailable, but cannot remember the session after a refresh.

When you visit, the hosting service necessarily receives connection information such as your IP address, requested URL, browser information, and request time to deliver and protect the site. Its operational logs may retain this information. This differs from data generated inside the app, which we do not receive.

Links to Apple and other external sites are governed by those sites’ own policies.

5. Contacting support

If you contact us, we receive your email address, message, and any attachments or technical details you send. We use them to respond, troubleshoot, and handle your request. Please do not send passwords, payment card details, or information you do not want to share.

Support correspondence is processed through our email provider and retained only as long as needed to address the request and meet applicable recordkeeping requirements. Hosting and email providers may process information in countries other than your own.

6. Retention, deletion, and your choices

Local app data remains on your device until it is changed or removed. Deleting the app using iOS or iPadOS removes its local app container; offloading the app can preserve its data. Backups may retain earlier copies according to your device settings. Removing the app does not cancel or erase Apple’s purchase records.

There is no Tick & Kin account to delete. For access, correction, or deletion requests concerning support correspondence, email support@theory-a.com. Depending on your location, you may have additional rights to restrict or object to processing, receive a copy of your data, or complain to a local data protection authority. We respond as required by applicable law.

Where applicable, we process support and operational information to respond to requests, keep the website working securely, and meet legal obligations. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

7. Children and privacy

The app does not ask users to submit personal information. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us through support, contact support@theory-a.com so we can address it, including deleting it where appropriate.

8. Changes to this policy

If our data practices change, we will update this page and its effective date. Material changes will be communicated as required by applicable law. The practices described here apply to the current app and website.