Jam Jar collects nothing, sends nothing and has no servers.
Effective 9 September 2026. Applies to the Jam Jar app for iPhone and iPad.
Jam Jar contains no networking code. It cannot send data anywhere because it never opens a connection. There is no account, no sign-in, no analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising and no tracking. Everything described below stays on your own device and is deleted when you delete the app.
| What | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Game progress — coins, stars, sealed jars, ribbons, streak, unlocked preserves and charms, fortune cards turned | JSON files in the app's private Application Support folder | So your kitchen is still there next time you open the app |
| Preferences — sound, music, haptics, appearance, contrast, reminder time, onboarding state | The app's own user defaults | So your settings persist |
| Label pictures — a resized copy of any photo you choose for a jar label | The app's private folder | So your jars can wear the label you made |
None of it is transmitted. All of it is removed when you delete the app, or immediately if you choose Empty Kitchen in Settings.
Every permission below is optional and is requested only at the moment you tap the feature that needs it. Declining any of them leaves the rest of the game working exactly as before.
| Permission | When it is asked | What happens to the data |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Only when you tap Camera in the Label Studio | The frame is cropped, resized and written to the app's private folder. It never leaves the device. |
| Photo Library | Only when you tap Library in the Label Studio | A single chosen picture is copied into the app. The original is not modified. The app never browses your library on its own. |
| Notifications | Only if you accept the reminder offer, on the fortune card screen or in Settings | Up to two local notifications a day, scheduled on device. No push server is involved and no token is sent anywhere. |
Apple asks developers to declare certain APIs and the reason they are used. Jam Jar declares exactly one, in its bundled PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest:
No other declared-reason API category is used.
Jam Jar is suitable for all ages and contains no user-generated content that is shared, no chat, no links out to social networks and no purchases. Because it collects no personal data from anyone, there is nothing gathered from children either.
Rights such as access, correction, portability and erasure apply to data a company holds about you. We hold none. Everything Jam Jar creates lives on your device and is fully under your control: Settings › Empty Kitchen erases it immediately, and deleting the app removes it along with the app itself.
If this policy ever changes, the updated version ships inside the app and is published here, with a new effective date at the top.