Last updated September 19, 2024
👉 Privacy is fundamental to sobriety.
I Am Sober can be used anonymously. For anonymous users and non-subscribers, we primarily collect app usage data.
Any questions we ask are not intended to be personally identifiable. We may ask you to report your:
Upon setting up the app, we will explicitly ask for your permission to collect this data.
Additionally, we may collect crash data when the app crashes that can help us debug issues and improve the quality of the app.
In order to create an account with I Am Sober, we will ask you to provide us with your email address. You can also optionally create a user profile photo.
We will also collect data that you give us regarding your interaction with app. This may include technical information such as your IP address based on your location, app version, or device platform.
When you subscribe to Sober Plus, we provide cloud data backups as a service. This means that any information you provide will be backed up securely in the cloud. This can include information such as your addictions, start dates, reasons for staying sober, daily notes, etc. This may include sensitive personal data about personal health issues and/or information related to your past, present, or future physical or mental health condition.
You can also choose to share your "story" with the community upon reaching a milestone. This can include:
Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when using these and avoid posting any personal information.
The data mentioned above will be stored securely on Amazon Web Services ("AWS") in the USA.
We are not a subsidiary of a larger corporation that can access your information.
We never share information with third parties beyond those required to serve you and we will never share any of this data unless required to by law or subpoena.
We use the following third-party providers to provide the following processes:
Amazon Web Services
https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
We use Amazon Web Services as a data storage provider and we use it to securely store the data outlined above.
Google Analytics
https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use Google Analytics to help us improve the user experience of I Am Sober.
PostHog
https://www.posthog.com/privacy/
We use PostHog to help us improve the user experience of I Am Sober.
RevenueCat
https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy
We use RevenueCat to process our subscriptions. The only personal info RevenueCat collects is an app user ID.
We use your camera and your device's storage for photos that you take for various tasks in the app (such as remembering or sharing a milestone, your reason for staying sober, or your profile photo, etc). These are sent to and stored securely on our servers.
Upon setting up the app, you will be asked to confirm that you are at least 18 years of age. By using the app, you confirm to us that you meet this requirement. If you are under the age of 18, you confirm you have received permission from your parent or guardian before using this app or sending us personal information.
I Am Sober treats user data privacy as a primary concern. Any personal data you choose to share with us is transmitted over the Internet; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your data transmission we follow HIPAA-compliant practices to prevent unauthorized access.
I Am Sober retains user data for the duration of any period in which you have expressed an interest in our products or services, for as long as you actively use our mobile application, and for six years after that such that we can respond to any future legal proceedings. Any data provided by a user via a web-based form is also retained for this same period. User data may be anonymously aggregated during and beyond this time in order to help us develop and improve our products and services. It is not possible for a customer to be individually identified from aggregated or derived data.
You can delete any of your information - including your milestone stories and photos - at any time via the app.
If you'd like us to delete all information tied to your account, you can request us to do so by emailing us at support@iamsober.com.
I Am Sober is data controller that is committed to complying with GDPR which you can read about here.
You have the right under certain circumstances:
You can exercise the rights listed above at any time, or send us questions about GDPR concerns by contacting us at support@iamsober.com.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If you have any questions about our policies, please feel free to email us at support@iamsober.com.
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