Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 22, 2026
Summary
RoadCadet has no account, no backend server, and no analytics, advertising, or crash-reporting software of any kind. Everything you enter — driver profiles, drives, skill ratings, the driving agreement and its signatures — is stored in a database on your own device. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you deliberately export or share it, or (iPhone/iPad only) turn on optional iCloud sync.
What RoadCadet Collects
Nothing, automatically. RoadCadet does not use analytics, does not use advertising identifiers, does not use a crash-reporting service that sends data off your device, and does not access your location, camera, photo library, or contacts. It requests no such permissions on either iOS or Android — this is enforced by the app's own build process, not just a promise in this document.
What You Enter, and Where It Lives
| Data | What it is | Leaves your device? |
|---|---|---|
| Driver profiles | Name, permit issue date, state, editable hour/night-hour/holding-period targets | Only if you export/share, or turn on iCloud sync |
| Drives | Date, duration, day/night, weather, road type, notes | Only if you export/share, or turn on iCloud sync |
| Skill ratings | Skill name, 1–5 rating, which drive it belongs to | Only if you export/share, or turn on iCloud sync |
| Driving agreement | Template text, signed status and timestamps; signature images | Signed status/timestamp: also included in backup export. Signature images: only via your device's own OS backup or iCloud sync — never in the portable backup file |
| Settings | Theme choice, unlock status, iCloud sync toggle | Never |
No account identifiers, device identifiers, advertising identifiers, or location data are collected, stored, or transmitted by RoadCadet at any point.
iCloud Sync (iPhone and iPad only, off by default)
If you turn this on in Settings, your data is mirrored through your own personal iCloud account so another device signed into the same account can see the same log. This goes entirely through Apple's iCloud service, using your own account — never through a server we operate, and we have no access to it. It's off by default. It's not offered on Android; there's no equivalent account-free, first-party sync mechanism on that platform, and we won't add a third-party account system to fake one.
Exporting Your Data
A spreadsheet-ready CSV and a full local backup file are always available from Settings, for free, regardless of whether you've purchased RoadCadet Pro. These are created and shared entirely through your device's own share sheet — RoadCadet has no server to send them to, and doesn't send them anywhere on your behalf. Signature images are not included in the backup export file; they travel only via your device's own backup or iCloud sync. Restoring a previously exported backup onto a new device is not currently supported.
Deleting Your Data
"Delete All My Data" in Settings erases every driver profile, drive, skill rating, and agreement/signature from your device immediately, and asks iCloud to delete the mirrored copy if you ever turned sync on. This needs no network connection, no account, and no request to us — it's instant and entirely local. Uninstalling the app achieves the same result for on-device data, since there is no server-side copy to separately delete. A valid RoadCadet Pro purchase is never revoked or re-locked by this action.
In-App Purchases
If you purchase RoadCadet Pro, the transaction is handled entirely by the App Store or Google Play. We never see or store your payment details — neither store shares that information with app developers, only confirmation that a purchase was made.
Children's Privacy
RoadCadet is a utility for permit-holding teen drivers and their supervising parents/guardians. It collects no data automatically and requires no account or sign-up of any kind, from anyone, at any age.
Changes to This Policy
If RoadCadet's data practices change — for example, if a future update adds a purchase flow or a new sync mechanism — this policy will be updated to match, and the "Effective date" above will change accordingly.
Contact
Questions about this policy or the app: kyled@beaconlightinvestments.com