Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Commitment

Recovery & Renewal is built on a simple principle: your recovery journey is yours alone. We don't collect your data. We don't track your behavior. We don't monetize your information. Period.

This app will always be free. No paywalls. No subscriptions. No "premium" features. No ads. Every reading, prayer, and tool is accessible to everyone, forever.

About the Developer

Recovery & Renewal is created and maintained by one person—a recovering individual who built this app to give back to the community that saved his life. This app has no corporate backing, no venture capital, no organizational affiliations. It's a labor of love, released as open-source software so anyone can verify its integrity and contribute to its mission.

What We DON'T Collect

Recovery & Renewal collects absolutely nothing:

• ❌ No user accounts or registration
• ❌ No email addresses or phone numbers
• ❌ No location tracking or GPS data
• ❌ No analytics or usage statistics
• ❌ No crash reports or diagnostic data
• ❌ No advertising IDs or device fingerprints
• ❌ No cookies, pixels, or trackers
• ❌ No third-party SDKs or data brokers
• ❌ No update checks or server pings
• ❌ No background processes or network calls

If you're using Recovery & Renewal, we genuinely have no idea. That's by design.

How Your Data Stays Private

Everything lives on your device:

• All readings, prayers, and step work are stored locally using your device's secure storage
• Your personal milestones, sobriety date, and journal entries never leave your phone
• Bookmarks, progress tracking, and preferences are private to you
• No cloud sync, no backups to our servers, no data transmission

Offline-first architecture:

• The entire app works without an internet connection
• 31,103 Bible verses, 2,400+ devotional readings, prayers, and recovery materials are pre-loaded
• Nothing requires network access to function

Open-source transparency:

• Our complete source code is available on GitHub at github.com/recoveryandrenewal
• Anyone can audit our code to verify zero data collection
• Licensed under MIT License for maximum freedom and trust

External Resources

The app includes links to external recovery resources like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA.org), Narcotics Anonymous (NA.org), and SMART Recovery. These organizations have their own privacy policies, which apply when you visit their websites. We provide these links for your convenience—clicking them is always your choice.

What Happens When You Delete the App

When you uninstall Recovery & Renewal, all your local data is deleted with it. We don't have backups, copies, or records—because we never collected anything in the first place.

Children's Privacy

Recovery & Renewal does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children under 13. Since we collect no data at all, no age verification is required.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our privacy practices, we'll update this page with a new "Last Updated" date. However, our core commitments will never change:

• Zero data collection
• Always free and ad-free
• No paywalls or subscriptions
• Open-source transparency

Legal Basis (GDPR/CCPA Compliance)

We don't collect personal data, so data protection laws like GDPR and CCPA don't apply to our app's operation. You have nothing to request, delete, or opt out of—because there's nothing to request, delete, or opt out of.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or Recovery & Renewal:

Email: recoveryandrenewal@protonmail.com
Website: recoveryandrenewal.org
GitHub: github.com/recoveryandrenewal