ThisYear Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

Overview

ThisYear is a personal planning app that helps you set annual goals, track weekly habits, and manage your tasks. Protecting your data is our first commitment.

ThisYear does not collect or sell your personal data. Your data is stored on your device or in your private iCloud account; it is only used as described below when you use Book Lookup or the Mira connection.

Data We Store

ThisYear only stores content you actively enter in the app:

• Annual goals and weekly action plans
• Habit records and completion counts
• Weekly tasks and daily notes
• Language preference settings

We do not collect device identifiers, location data, usage analytics, or any information that could identify you personally.

How Your Data Is Stored

Your data is stored in one of two places:

• On-device: data is stored locally on your iPhone or Mac
• iCloud private database: if you are signed into iCloud, data syncs across your devices using Apple’s CloudKit technology. Synced data lives only in your personal iCloud private database; the developer has no access to it

We operate no servers of our own and cannot access your data.

Calendar and Reminders Access

ThisYear offers two optional system integrations:

• Calendar: reads today’s events for the schedule and weekly calendar views. Data is accessed locally on your device and is never uploaded to any server
• Reminders: syncs your task lists in both directions. All read and write operations happen on-device and never leave your device

Both permissions are optional and can be revoked at any time in System Settings. Declining either does not affect the app’s core functionality.

Book Lookup

When you scan or search for a book in Learning, ThisYear sends the book’s ISBN or the title you typed to Google Books and Open Library to fetch its title, author and cover. Only that query is sent, none of your other data. These services are governed by their own privacy policies.

Connection with Mira

If you also have Mira (a life-logging app by the same developer), ThisYear keeps your annual goals, habits and task progress in a shared space on your device that only these two apps can read; it never leaves your device. ThisYear also reads the finished list from Mira’s monthly reviews to add to Yearly Highlights.

If you generate an AI review in Mira, this goal and habit data is sent to the AI service along with your Mira entries. See the Mira Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Services

ThisYear does not use any third-party analytics tools, advertising networks, or tracking services. Book Lookup uses Google Books and Open Library (see above).

The app uses Apple’s CloudKit for data sync, subject to Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Children’s Privacy

ThisYear is not designed for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please reach out: bymillyco@gmail.com