GrabberPrivacy Policy
Effective: November 10, 2026
Grabber is a survival app that works with no internet. It is built to keep everything on your iPhone. This policy explains, plainly, what happens to your data.
Summary
- We do not collect personal data. Grabber has no account, login, ads, tracking or usage analytics.
- What you create stays on your iPhone: saved guides, history, map pins, supplies, conversations with the Guide and settings.
- Nothing is sold or shared with advertisers or data brokers.
- Some optional features download files from the internet. In those cases your iPhone talks directly to the source's server, as described below.
Who is responsible
Matheus Balbino, an individual developer, maker of Grabber. Contact: matheus@grabbersurvivor.app
Data that stays on your iPhone
Grabber stores on the device itself:
- saved guides and, if you leave it on, your reading history;
- pins, downloaded map areas and walking paths;
- people, animals and foods in the supplies calculator, and your daily use log;
- conversations with the Guide (erased if you turn off "Save history");
- language, theme, protocol country and other preferences;
- books, Wikipedia editions and the AI model you choose to download.
We have no access to any of it. Deleting the app deletes this data. iPhone backups (iCloud or a computer) may include app data; they follow Apple's rules and your Apple Account settings.
iPhone permissions
The app asks for a permission only when a feature needs it, and keeps working if you decline.
- Location (while using the app): shows your coordinates, your position on the map and picks your protocol country. Your location is not sent to us.
- Camera and photos: compare a plant with the photos in your library, on the iPhone. Photos never leave the device.
- Microphone and speech recognition: transcribe the question you dictate to the Guide, on the iPhone. Audio is not sent to any server.
You can change these permissions at any time in the iPhone Settings app.
When the app uses the internet
These features are optional and use the internet only when you trigger them. Your iPhone then connects directly to the service listed. As with any connection, that service receives the device's IP address and the technical details of the request, and handles them under its own policy.
| Feature | Service | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
| Map and offline areas | OpenFreeMap | requests for the map tiles on screen |
| Walking paths for routes | OpenStreetMap Overpass API (overpass-api.de and overpass.kumi.systems) | the coordinate box between you and the destination |
| Place name on the map | Apple | the coordinates of the map center |
| Visual Look Up on a plant photo | Apple | the photo, only if you tap the leaf badge |
| Wikipedia editions | Kiwix | the file you chose |
| Books | Internet Archive and each book's source | the file you chose |
| On-device AI model | Hugging Face | the model file |
Links to outside websites (guide sources, licenses) open in your browser and follow each site's own rules.
Children
Grabber is not directed to children under 13 and collects no data from anyone, children included.
Your rights (GDPR and LGPD)
You have the right to know whether we process your data and to access, correct, delete or object to it. Because Grabber collects no personal data, we hold no records about you. You can still write to matheus@grabbersurvivor.app and we reply within 15 days. You may also contact your local data protection authority.
Security
Your data is protected by the iPhone's own encryption. The app's connections to the services above use HTTPS.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be published at www.grabbersurvivor.app/privacy with a new effective date. Important changes will also be mentioned in the app's update notes.