This policy applies to all apps published by Robin Aletras, including Walkie Talkies, Chirped, Inquiry, The Heist Gatlinburg, Last to Pass, Kicker Poker Play, Grandmaster Match 3 Chess, GSM Adventure Tours, and ALICE / Heirloomix. Most data exists only to make the apps work. We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for advertising.
What We Collect
Depending on which app you use, we may collect:
- An anonymous user ID issued at first launch.
- If you use Sign in with Apple: the email and name Apple shares with us.
- Your in-app progress, scores, conversations, unlocked content, and display name.
- Apple-issued purchase receipts (transaction ID and product ID — not your payment instrument).
- Device model, iOS version, app version, language, region, and crash logs.
App-Specific Collection
Some apps collect additional data, used only for that app's core features:
Walkie Talkies
Walkie Talkies is a walkie-talkie toy. It has no accounts and collects no names. Everything it uses exists only to run the radio:
- An anonymous user ID at first launch (no Sign in with Apple, no email).
- The channel code you type — this is simply the address that connects radios; anyone who enters the same code is connected. It is not personal information.
- Voice you transmit by holding the Talk button — delivered live to the other radios on the same code via Firebase Realtime Database, then deleted from the relay within seconds. It is not recorded or stored long-term.
- An optional photo you set for your radio — sent with your transmission so others on the code can see who's talking. It is not linked to a name or an account.
- Standard device/diagnostic information (device model, iOS version, app version, crash logs).
Walkie Talkies does not collect your location, and there is no public directory — you only ever connect with people who enter the same private code you do.
Inquiry
The text of your messages to in-app characters is sent to Anthropic to generate responses. Under our agreement, Anthropic does not retain that content for model training.
The Heist Gatlinburg
Approximate location, used solely to detect arrival at landmarks; continuous location is not stored. Camera access is used solely for live AR rendering on-device — the camera feed is never transmitted or saved.
Chirped
Chirped is a push-to-talk radio app for construction crews. Its data is used exclusively to operate the radio, deliver voice to your crew, and let your crew find each other on the live site map. It collects:
- Sign in with Apple identity (the email and name Apple shares), plus the display name and optional avatar you set.
- Precise location, while you're a member of an active site — used for geofence auto-join when you walk into a jobsite, geofence-exit when you leave, and the live crew map other workers on the same site can see.
- Voice transmissions you record by pressing Talk — delivered live to other members of your site via Firebase Realtime Database, restricted by security rules to members of the same site at the time of transmission.
- Apple Push Notification tokens, used by Apple's PushToTalk framework to wake the app when a crew member starts talking.
- Apple-issued purchase receipts for in-app token purchases, and standard device telemetry.
Visible to your crew
While you're a member of a Chirped site, other workers on that same site — and that site's foreman — can see your display name and avatar, your precise live location on the crew map, your channel status ("in channel" / "transmitting"), and the voice you transmit. This visibility ends when you leave the site (by tapping Leave, walking out of its geofence, or being kicked or banned). You are visible only to workers on the same site you're a member of.
Foreman moderation powers
The foreman of a site can, scoped to that one site only: kick you (you can re-join via geofence), ban you (kicks and blocks future re-joins to that site), rename you on the crew roster, remove your avatar, and approve or deny your join request. Foreman actions never reach other sites you're on or change your account at the app level.
How We Use It
To deliver core app functionality (saving progress, generating in-app responses, validating purchases, unlocking landmarks, running the radio, surfacing your crew on the map), to provide support, to detect fraud and abuse, and to comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your data. We do not use your data for advertising.
Third Parties
We share data only with the following processors, contractually limited to serving our apps and required to protect your data to the standard described here:
- Apple — authentication, purchases, push notifications.
- Google Firebase — anonymous authentication, database, server-side functions.
- Anthropic (Inquiry only) — generates in-character responses from your messages; does not retain content for model training under our agreement.
We may disclose information when required by law or to protect rights and safety.
What We Never Do
- We never sell your personal data.
- We never share individual user data with third parties beyond the processors named above.
- We never use your data to target you with advertising.
- We never expose your data to other users who aren't part of the same site, code, or session you're in.
Data Retention & Deletion
We retain your data while your account is active. For apps with accounts, you can permanently delete your account anytime using the Delete Account button in that app's Settings, which removes your authentication record, progress, conversations, purchase history, avatar, and account metadata; encrypted backups are purged within 90 days.
Walkie Talkies has no account or stored profile to delete — it's anonymous, and the voice you transmit is auto-deleted from the relay within seconds.
To revoke consent or request deletion outside an app, email 13RT.com@gmail.com from the address associated with your account; we respond within 30 days. Deleting your account does not cancel an active App Store subscription — cancel that in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.
Children
Our apps are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we learn we have, we delete it.
Changes
We may update this policy. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision.