PRIVACY

LAST UPDATED 2 NOVEMBER 2026

The short version: we keep your cats' names and the first names you add for chefs. No emails or passwords. No ads, no tracking, nothing sold. Delete your account any time in settings.

This page covers the Cat Fibs iPhone app and the web version at catfibs.com/app. "We" means Sarah Francis, who makes Cat Fibs and is responsible for your information. You can reach her at hello@catfibs.com.

WHAT WE KEEP

What	Why	How long
Your household's cats: names, nicknames, feeding lines, and how they look and sound in the app	So everyone in the household sees the same cats	Until the household is deleted
First names you add for chefs and temporary cover	To show who fed the cats	Until the household is deleted (old tins still say who fed them)
Each tin and kibble top-up: when, who, and which cats	The tin log	The detail for 9 days, then just the daily totals, until the household is deleted
The household's settings: tins a day, feeding times, time zone, holiday dates	So the app works the same on every phone	Until the household is deleted
A random account number for each phone, the kind of device ("iPhone") and when it was last seen	So only phones you've let in can see the household	Until you delete your account; unused accounts after 30 days
Requests to join ("knocks")	So someone at home can let a new phone in	2 days
A notification token, if you switch on feeding time reminders	To send reminders and knocks to your iPhone	Until you delete your account or leave
Apple's private ID for you, only if you use Sign in with Apple	So your household moves with you to a new iPhone	Until you delete your account
A scrambled code made from your internet address, changed daily	To stop anyone guessing household codes	Cleared within a day

We never ask for your email, phone number, full name, location, contacts or photos. Sign in with Apple is optional, and we ask Apple for no name or email.

If you email us, we keep your email address and message so we can reply.

Households that nobody has opened for 400 days are deleted automatically.

WHO CAN SEE IT

Only the phones in your household. A new phone has to be let in by someone already there. Temporary cover can see the cats and the tin log while they're on duty, but can't change anything.

We use a few services to run Cat Fibs. They only handle your information to provide their part of the service:

Supabase stores the household data, in Ireland (EU).
Apple Push Notification service delivers reminders and knocks to iPhones.
Netlify hosts this website and the web version.

Like any website, these services see your internet address when your phone connects, and may keep it in short-lived security logs. We don't store it ourselves.

No advertising, no analytics, no tracking across apps or websites, and we never sell your information.

ON YOUR PHONE

The app and the web version save your household on your phone so they open quickly and work without a signal. The website uses no cookies for tracking.

DELETING IT

Delete my account: Settings › This phone › DELETE MY ACCOUNT. Your phone leaves every household, and its account, notification token and Apple sign-in go too. If you were the last one in a household, the household goes with it.
Leave a household: Settings › LEAVE THIS HOUSEHOLD.
Delete a whole household: the person who started it can tap DELETE THIS HOUSEHOLD in settings. Every tin goes, for everyone.

Or email hello@catfibs.com and we'll do it for you.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under UK and EU data protection law you can ask to see, correct or delete your information, or object to how it's used. Email hello@catfibs.com. We use your information because it's needed to run the app you've asked for. If you're unhappy with how we've handled it, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

CHILDREN

Cat Fibs is suitable for everyone. It only asks for first names, and we don't knowingly collect anything else about children.

CHANGES

If this page changes, the date at the top changes too. Anything big will be mentioned in the app's update notes.