A Little More Sky · Privacy
Your lights are yours.
Effective [date you publish]
The short version: we keep what you write private, we use it only to keep your sky safe and working, and we never sell it, show it to advertisers or use it to train AI.
A Little More Sky is a small gratitude app made by Shauna VanBogart and run by Resonance House, LLC, based in Charleston, South Carolina (“we,” “us”). This page explains what the app collects, why, who helps us run it, and the choices you have. If anything here is unclear, write to us at hello@resonance-house.com.
What stays on your phone
Everything you make in the app is saved on your own phone first: your lights (the words you write, the feeling you pick, how long you held, and when), any lights you let go, your children’s first names if you add them, and settings like sound and your reminder time. This stays in your phone’s storage for this app. We can’t see it unless you save your sky, below.
If you only ever use the app without saving your sky, nothing you write leaves your phone. The catch: if you delete the app or lose your phone, we have no copy and can’t bring your lights back. That’s why we invite you to save your sky.
When you save your sky
Saving your sky creates a simple account so your lights can come back on any phone. When you save, we collect:
- Your email address, to send you sign-in codes and to know which sky is yours. There’s no password.
- Your lights: the words you write, the feeling, when you kept it, how long you held it, how many times you’ve held it again, whether you let it go, and, for moments added “with the kids,” the child’s first name if you typed one.
- Your choice about Shauna’s letters, and the date you made it, if you tick that box.
- Basic technical records our providers keep automatically, such as the time you signed in and your IP address, for security and to keep the service running.
We use this only to save, sync and restore your sky, to sign you in, to keep the service secure, to answer you if you write to us, and, only if you opt in, to send you Shauna’s letters.
Who can see your words
Other people who use the app can never see your lights. The database is set up so each person can only reach their own.
The people who run the app could technically access the database, the way any service provider can. We don’t read your lights. We would only look at your account if you ask us to help with a problem, or if the law requires it, and we’d tell you unless the law forbids it.
What we never do
- We never sell or rent your information.
- We never show you ads or share your information with advertisers.
- We never use your lights to train AI models.
- We don’t use tracking pixels or analytics that follow you around the web, and the fonts are served from our own site, not a font company.
The companies that help us
A few service providers handle data for us, only to provide their service, under their own privacy and security commitments:
| Provider | What they do | What they handle |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Hosts the app’s pages | Standard web request records, such as IP address and browser type |
| Supabase | Stores saved skies and handles sign-in, in the United States | Your email, your saved lights, sign-in records |
| [email sending service] | Delivers your sign-in codes | Your email address |
| Flodesk | Sends Shauna’s letters, only if you opt in | Your email address |
The “say it” button uses your phone’s own speech-to-text. Your phone’s maker (such as Apple or Google) may process that audio under its own privacy policy. The app never receives or stores your audio, only the words that end up in the box.
If you share your week, the picture is made on your phone and goes only where you send it. It shows the colors of your lights, never your words.
How long we keep things
- Your saved lights stay until you erase them or delete your saved sky.
- When you erase a light, its words are removed from our database right away. A small marker with no words in it stays, so your other phones know to remove that light too.
- When you delete your saved sky, your account and every light we hold for you are deleted right away.
- Backups: to protect against accidents, our database keeps daily backups for up to 7 days, and we keep a separate safety copy for up to 30 days. Deleted information disappears from backups as they roll over, within 30 days.
- If you stop using the app, your saved sky stays safe. We won’t delete an account for being quiet without emailing you first.
Your choices
- See or download your lights: tap the cloud at the top, then “Download a copy.”
- Correct something: write to us and we’ll fix it.
- Delete everything: tap the cloud, then “delete my saved sky.” This deletes your account and every light we keep. The lights on your phone stay there until you erase them in the app or delete the app.
- Stop the letters: use the unsubscribe link in any letter, or write to us.
- Ask us anything: write to hello@resonance-house.com. We answer within 30 days.
These choices are yours wherever you live. If you’re in a place with specific privacy laws, such as California, the European Union or the United Kingdom, you also have the rights those laws give you, including to access, correct, delete and move your information, and to complain to your local data protection authority. Where those laws ask for a legal basis: we keep your saved sky because you asked us to, we send letters only with your consent, and we keep basic security records because protecting the service is a legitimate need. Your information is stored in the United States.
Children
A Little More Sky is made for adults. It isn’t directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from them. Parents can record moments “with the kids,” including a child’s first name. Those lights belong to the parent’s account, and the parent can erase them at any time. If you think a child has given us information directly, write to us and we’ll delete it.
Keeping it safe
Your lights travel over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and are stored encrypted by our database provider. Database rules keep each account’s lights separate. Sign-in uses one-time codes, not passwords that could be reused or leaked. No system is perfect, but we work to protect your sky, and we’ll tell you promptly if something ever goes wrong that affects your information.
Changes
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change matters, such as a new kind of information or a new use for it, we’ll tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect.
Contact
Resonance House, LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
hello@resonance-house.com