Privacy Policy

Your health data goes to your family. It never comes to us.

Last updated: 28 August 2026

What ElderGuardian collects

On the monitored person's Apple Watch, the app reads the following from Apple Health, with their permission:

It also stores the first name and age entered during setup, so a family member knows whose readings they are looking at.

Where it goes

Readings are written to your own private iCloud database, using your Apple Account. They are shared only with the people you explicitly invite, and only for reading — an invited caregiver cannot change your records or invite anyone else.

We do not operate a server. There is no ElderGuard account, no analytics, no advertising identifier and no third-party SDK. The developer has no technical means of reading your health data, and never receives it.

What we do not do

The daily summary

The plain-English daily summary is produced entirely on your own device using Apple's on-device model. Nothing is sent to us or to any third party to generate it. Every figure in the summary is calculated arithmetically by the app, not written by the model.

Deleting your data

Because your readings live in your own iCloud, you control them. Deleting the app removes its local copy; to remove the synced copy, turn off iCloud for ElderGuardian in Settings, or delete the container from your Apple Account's iCloud storage settings. Revoking a caregiver's invitation immediately ends their access.

Health permissions

ElderGuardian only ever requests read access to the Health types listed above, plus a short workout session used to keep the watch awake long enough to send an emergency alert. You can withdraw any of these at any time in the Health app.

Not a medical device

ElderGuardian is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, and it must not be relied upon as a substitute for medical care or emergency services. If someone needs help, call your local emergency number.

Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@getelderguardian.com