1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how the mobile application Ahead (“Ahead,” “the App,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information when you use the App on Apple App Store and Google Play devices.
Ahead is a personal emotional intelligence and mood-training tool. It provides lessons, reflection prompts, toolbox strategies, mood check-ins, and optional AI-assisted self-talk. Ahead is not a medical device, not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care, and not emergency services.
By downloading, accessing, or using Ahead, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
2. Who Is Responsible
Ahead is provided as a consumer mobile application distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play. For privacy questions related to this Policy, contact us at 2624920001@qq.com.
Purchases and subscription billing are processed by Apple or Google, as applicable. Those platforms act as independent controllers for payment data under their own policies.
3. Our Privacy Principles
- Local-first: Core personal content such as mood logs, notes, lesson progress, and toolbox status is stored on your device.
- No account required: Ahead does not require you to create a user account or profile to use core features.
- No ads: Ahead does not display third-party advertising.
- No sale of emotional data: We do not sell your emotional content, mood notes, or similar sensitive personal information.
- User control: You can delete local data in the App and manage store subscriptions in your Apple or Google account settings.
4. Information We Process
Depending on how you use Ahead, the following categories of information may be processed:
4.1 Information stored on your device
- Mood check-in entries (selected emotion, intensity, triggers, optional notes, timestamps)
- AI self-talk conversation history associated with a mood entry (when you use that feature)
- Course progress, reflections, completed lessons, streak-related progress, and unlocked strategies
- App preferences (language, appearance, reminder settings, onboarding goals)
- Local subscription/entitlement flags needed for feature access on the device
- Optional shared local data used by widgets or companion experiences on the same device ecosystem (for example App Group storage on Apple platforms)
4.2 Information you choose to send for AI features
- If you use AI-assisted healing notes or self-talk, the App may send the relevant conversation context (such as selected emotion labels, intensity, triggers, notes you entered, and chat messages) to our secure server-side AI proxy so a response can be generated.
- This content is transmitted only when you use those AI features. If you do not use AI features, this transmission does not occur.
4.3 Purchase and subscription information
- If you subscribe or restore purchases, Apple or Google processes payment, receipt, and subscription status. Ahead receives entitlement status needed to unlock paid features. We do not receive your full payment card number.
4.4 Device permissions and system data
- Notifications: If enabled, the App schedules local learning reminders on your device.
- Network: Network access is used for AI requests, subscription validation where required by the platform, and normal app operation.
- Export: If you export emotion CSV, the file is created on your device and shared only through the system share sheet you choose.
4.5 Information we do not intentionally collect
- We do not require government ID, precise continuous location tracking, contacts, photo library access, or microphone access for core features.
- We do not operate a social graph or public user profiles.
- We do not currently use third-party advertising SDKs or sell advertising identifiers derived from your emotional content.
5. How We Use Information
- To provide mood tracking, course progression, toolbox strategies, reminders, and related in-app experiences
- To generate optional AI supportive responses when you request them
- To determine subscription entitlement and restore purchases
- To honor your settings (language, appearance, reminder schedule)
- To support user-initiated export or deletion of local data
- To maintain security, prevent abuse of AI endpoints, and improve reliability of the App
- To comply with applicable law and platform requirements
6. AI Processing
Ahead’s optional AI features are designed for supportive reflection and self-talk coaching within the App. When you use them:
- Relevant content you provide may be transmitted to our AI proxy and then to an AI model provider to generate a response.
- Free users may have daily usage limits; subscribed users may receive unlimited access subject to fair use and service availability.
- AI outputs are automated and may be inaccurate or incomplete. Do not rely on them for diagnosis, crisis intervention, or clinical decisions.
- If you are in crisis or believe you may harm yourself or others, contact local emergency services or a qualified professional immediately.
7. Sharing of Information
We share information only in the limited circumstances below:
- Service providers: AI infrastructure providers that process prompts/responses solely to deliver the AI feature you requested.
- App stores / payment processors: Apple App Store and Google Play for distribution, payments, subscriptions, refunds, and fraud prevention under their terms and privacy policies.
- Legal requirements: If required by law, valid legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of users or the public.
- User-directed sharing: When you export or share content yourself (for example CSV export via the system share sheet).
We do not sell personal information. We do not share emotional content with advertisers for cross-app tracking or targeted advertising.
8. Data Retention
- Local app content remains on your device until you delete it in the App, uninstall the App, or clear relevant device storage.
- AI requests are processed to generate a response. We do not use your emotional content to build advertising profiles.
- Subscription records are retained by Apple or Google according to their policies and applicable law.
- Technical logs needed for security and abuse prevention, if any, are retained only as long as reasonably necessary for those purposes.
9. Your Choices and Controls
- Delete local data: Use in-app settings to delete local mood logs, progress, and related stored content on the device.
- Notifications: Enable or disable learning reminders in the App and in system settings.
- AI features: Simply do not use AI self-talk or related AI actions if you do not want that content transmitted for processing.
- Subscriptions: Manage, cancel, or request refunds through your Apple App Store or Google Play account settings, subject to platform rules.
- Uninstall: Uninstalling the App removes the App from your device; local data associated with the App is typically removed according to your operating system behavior.
10. Children’s Privacy
Ahead is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, contact us and we will take appropriate steps.
11. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures appropriate to the nature of the App, including local-first storage for core personal content and server-side protection of AI credentials. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Please use device passcodes, biometric locks, and OS updates to help protect information stored on your device.
12. International Users
Depending on where you live, information you transmit (for example AI requests) may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required by law, we rely on appropriate transfer mechanisms and contractual protections with service providers. Your use of Apple or Google services is also subject to those companies’ international processing practices.
13. Region-Specific Rights
Depending on your location (including the EEA, UK, Switzerland, California, and other regions), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of certain personal information, to object to or restrict certain processing, or to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Because most Ahead personal content is stored on your device, many requests can be fulfilled directly in the App (for example by exporting CSV or deleting local data). For other requests, contact 2624920001@qq.com. We may need to verify your request before responding. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
If you are a California resident, we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are commonly defined under the CCPA/CPRA.
14. Third-Party Services and Links
Ahead may rely on third-party services to operate, including:
- Apple App Store / StoreKit (iOS distribution and subscriptions)
- Google Play Billing (Android distribution and subscriptions, when available)
- AI model providers accessed through our proxy for optional coaching responses
- Hosting infrastructure used to operate the AI proxy and this Privacy Policy page
Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect product, legal, or operational changes. The current version will be posted at this URL. Continued use of the App after a revised Policy is posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy, except where additional consent is required by law.
16. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Ahead’s privacy practices, contact:
Email: 2624920001@qq.com
App: Ahead — Scientific Emotion Management & EQ Training