Effective October 26, 2026. NJL Design Lab.
Hours Well Kept is a baby care tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. It is built so that we never see your family’s data.
What we collect
Nothing. We do not run servers for Hours Well Kept, and the app contains no analytics, advertising, crash-reporting or tracking code. We do not sell or share any data, because we never receive it.
Where your data lives
Everything you log stays on your devices and in your own iCloud account (Apple CloudKit). When you invite a partner or caregiver, the shared family data is stored in iCloud and shared only with the people you invite. You can stop sharing at any time. Apple’s handling of iCloud data is described in Apple’s privacy policy.
Camera, microphone and speech
If you choose to use them, the camera reads text from a bottle or medicine label, and the microphone and speech recognition turn a spoken entry into text. All of this is processed on your iPhone. Photos and recordings are not sent to us or to third parties.
On-device intelligence
Questions you ask about your child’s patterns are answered on your iPhone with Apple’s on-device models. Nothing is sent to us or to third parties.
Exports and backups
CSV exports, backups and visit summaries are created on your device and saved or shared only where you choose. Automatic backups are kept in the app’s folder in the Files app on your iPhone.
Purchases
Hours Well Kept is free. There are no purchases, ads, subscriptions or tracking.
Children
Hours Well Kept is used by parents and caregivers to record information about their children. It is not directed at children, and we do not collect any of the information you record.
Deleting data
When you delete an entry, it is hidden everywhere and kept only as a deleted record so that your other devices and your partner’s devices remove it too. Archiving a child hides them without erasing their history. Backup files you saved stay where you saved them until you delete them; automatic backups in the Files app are replaced after 14 days. To erase everything, stop sharing in Family settings, delete the app, delete its folder in the Files app and any backups you saved, and delete the app’s iCloud data in iOS Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date.
Contact
njl.laboratory@gmail.com