Privacy Policy
This policy covers Epiphany Labs and the Abba iOS application. Abba is designed so that as little data about you as possible leaves your device. This policy explains what we do collect, why, and what we don't.
What Abba stores on your device
When you use Abba, your conversations, your spiritual journal, the app's memory of your sessions, and your preferences are stored only on your iPhone. This data is written to the app's private storage area. Epiphany Labs does not have servers that retain your conversations or journal.
If you back up your iPhone to iCloud, Abba's data is included in that backup, encrypted by your Apple ID. Apple cannot read the backup contents. Epiphany Labs cannot read the backup contents. If you restore a new iPhone from your iCloud Backup, your Abba history transfers automatically. See Data deletion to remove it.
What we collect
These are the categories we declare on Abba's App Store listing:
- User content. The messages you send to Abba are transmitted to our backend to generate replies. The backend does not persist them beyond the duration of the request.
- Purchase history. Apple sends us transaction receipts when you subscribe so we can verify your subscription. We do not receive your payment information.
- Device identifier. An anonymous device token is generated on your iPhone and used to authenticate your app with our backend. It is not linked to your name, email, Apple ID, or real-world identity.
What we do not collect
- Your name, email address, phone number, or Apple ID
- Your location
- Your contacts, photos, or other device content
- Health or fitness data
- Advertising identifiers — we do not run ads and we do not track you across apps or websites
- Third-party analytics — we do not use Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or similar tools
How your messages reach Abba
Abba uses a large language model provided by Anthropic. When you send a message, it is routed through the Epiphany Labs backend to Anthropic's API so a response can be generated. Anthropic acts as a data processor: under our agreement with them, your messages are used to produce the response you requested and are not used to train Anthropic's general-purpose models. The Epiphany Labs backend does not retain the message after the response is delivered.
Sensitive content and safety
Abba is a spiritual coaching app and is explicitly not a replacement for a priest, therapist, or medical professional. Abba uses automated safety classifiers to detect when a conversation suggests risk to the user's health or safety and will redirect to professional resources. Those classifications run on the message content as it passes through the backend and are not stored.
Face ID
If you enable biometric unlock inside Abba, Face ID is handled entirely by iOS's LocalAuthentication framework on your device. No biometric information ever leaves your device, and Epiphany Labs never sees it.
Your rights
Because Abba's memory lives on your device, you already hold your data. You can review it inside the app. To delete it, follow the steps at epiphanylabs.io/data-deletion. If you are located in a jurisdiction that grants specific data rights (California, EU, UK, etc.), those rights apply to the limited information we do see. To make a request, email mina@epiphanylabs.io.
Children
Abba is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. If you believe a child has used the app, please email us.
Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top. Material changes will be surfaced in the app before they take effect.
Contact
Questions? Email mina@epiphanylabs.io.