Privacy policy

Who runs Veritas

Veritas is an independent student project run by Isaac E Williams, not a company. Isaac E Williams is responsible for how your information is handled (the "data controller" under UK data protection law).

The short version

Almost everything you do in Veritas stays on your phone. There are no adverts, no tracking and no selling of data. In this version nothing you write is sent anywhere. If the app crashes, a technical crash report is sent so the problem can be fixed.

What is stored on your phone

Your chosen name; your VQ, streak and debate history (topics, stances, your arguments and scores); your Learn progress, bookmarks and personal notes; and your settings. This is kept in the app's own storage on your device. We cannot see it. The offline Debate opponent also runs entirely on your phone.

Crash reports

If the app crashes or hits a serious error, it sends a crash report to Sentry, a service that helps developers fix bugs. The report contains technical details only: what went wrong in the code, the app version, your phone model and operating system version, and which parts of the app were open just before. It does not include your name, anything you have written, screenshots or your location. Reports are deleted automatically after no more than 90 days and are used only to fix problems. Sentry handles them under its own privacy policy (sentry.io/privacy).

Support requests and feedback

If you use Contact Support or Send Feedback, your message (and device details, if you leave that ticked) is sent through the Veritas server and Resend, an email delivery service, to the support inbox, along with the app's random ID. If you add your email address, it is used only to reply to you. Messages are kept only as long as needed to deal with them, and are used only to answer you and improve the app.

Children and young people

Veritas is for anyone aged 13 or over. If you are under 13, please do not use it. There are no public profiles, chats or leaderboards, and nothing you write is shown to other users.

How long data is kept

Data on your phone stays until you delete it. Settings > Data & Privacy > Delete all data removes everything, and uninstalling the app does the same.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask what information is held about you, and ask for it to be corrected or deleted. Because your data is stored on your own phone, you can view it in the app and delete it yourself at any time. For anything else, use Settings > Contact Support in the app, or email veritas.app.support@gmail.com. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, for example when a new feature sends data anywhere, the app will tell you before it happens.