Last updated: October 18, 2026
Effective date: October 18, 2026
SproutNote: Baby Tracker (also displayed as SproutNote, 宝宝成长录 or 寶寶成長錄) is provided by 广州洪软科技有限公司 (Guangzhou Hongruan Technology Co., Ltd.), referred to in this policy as "we", "us" or "our".
This policy describes the current iOS version without Umeng analytics or performance-monitoring SDKs. Android versions have a different SDK configuration and are covered by the privacy policy provided within the Android app.
SproutNote helps parents and caregivers maintain baby care records. The information you choose to enter or add may include:
The app stores this information in its local database and private file storage to display your records, calculate summaries and charts, and support editing and local sleep timing. Selected or captured photos and videos are copied into the app's private storage so they can remain available as part of your records.
We do not receive or automatically upload these baby records, photos or videos. The current iOS app does not provide accounts, social networking, cloud synchronization or a developer-operated backup service. Core recording features work without an internet connection.
The current iOS app does not include Umeng, advertising or other third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDKs. It does not send page-view events, advertising identifiers or device identifiers to us for analytics or advertising. Apple services, such as App Store diagnostics and device backups, are governed by Apple's privacy practices and your device settings.
The app requests access when you choose a feature that needs it:
When permission has not already been granted, the app explains the purpose before requesting system permission. You can cancel, decline or change access later in iOS Settings. Refusing or withdrawing access prevents the corresponding media action; you can continue using the other local recording features. Changing permissions does not automatically erase media you previously added to the app.
Media access is used to carry out the action you select, not to upload your library or record audio in the background.
You can contact us voluntarily for support or privacy requests. If you send an email, we receive the sender address, message, attachments and any other information you choose to include. We use this correspondence to answer your request, troubleshoot a problem you report, handle privacy requests and meet applicable legal obligations.
The in-app feedback action opens your email app. You decide whether to send the message and what to include. It does not automatically attach your baby records, database, photos or videos. Please avoid including unnecessary information about a child or other people in a support message.
Email delivery and storage involve your email provider and our email provider under their respective privacy practices. We keep support correspondence only for as long as needed to handle the request and any applicable legal obligations, then delete it or remove identifying information. You can ask us to access, correct or delete correspondence that we hold, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Where applicable, the bases for handling support correspondence are responding to your request, our legitimate interests in providing support and maintaining security, and compliance with legal obligations. Where consent is required, we obtain it before the relevant processing.
Opening the privacy policy in the app or in a browser connects to this website over the internet. The website is hosted on Vercel. To deliver the page, operate its hosting infrastructure and protect the service, Vercel processes technical request information, which may include your IP address, browser or system information, the requested page and access time. This website request does not attach your local baby records or media.
Hosting-related technical information may be retained for service operation and security in accordance with the applicable hosting terms. For information about Vercel's data handling, see its Privacy Notice and Data Processing Addendum. Hosting and email providers may process information outside your country. These services are separate from the on-device storage of your baby records.
Your records remain in the app's private storage until removed. You can view and edit records and remove them from the visible lists using the app's controls.
Removing a record from a list is not an immediate permanent erasure. The current app marks deleted records as deleted in the local database to support undo. Associated media files, and copies of media replaced in a record or profile, may remain in the app's private storage. The current version has no in-app control to permanently erase all stored data at once.
To remove the app's local database and private media from a device, use Delete App in iOS, rather than Offload App, which keeps app data. Deleting the app does not delete the original photos or videos in your system photo library. We have no server-side copy of your local records to access, recover or erase remotely.
Depending on your device settings, Apple or your computer may include app data in an iCloud or computer backup, or transfer it when you move to another device. These system features are separate from an in-app cloud-sync service. Deleting the app from a device does not necessarily remove older backup copies. Manage those copies through the relevant Apple or computer backup settings.
We cannot restore your records if the local data is lost and you have no usable backup. Consider this before deleting the app or removing a system backup.
The app uses iOS private app storage and system permissions to limit access to its files and protected device features. Device security and backups also depend on your iOS settings. Protect your device and backup accounts, and keep iOS up to date. No storage or communication system can guarantee absolute security.
We do not sell your baby records or use them for advertising. Because we do not receive your local records, we do not share them with analytics providers or other partners.
Information you voluntarily send to us and website-hosting information are handled as described above. We may disclose information we actually hold when required by applicable law or a valid legal process; we cannot provide baby records that remain solely on your device.
You control the information you enter and the media permissions you grant. To exercise applicable privacy rights concerning information we hold, including access, correction, deletion, restriction or objection, contact us below. Where processing depends on your consent, you may withdraw it; withdrawal applies to future processing and does not change the lawfulness of earlier processing. We respond within the period required by applicable law and request only proportionate information to verify a request. You may also contact the relevant data protection authority where applicable.
The app is designed for parents and caregivers to record a child's care. Enter information about a child only if you are the parent, guardian or otherwise authorized to do so. Those records are processed on your device as explained above.
We do not ask children to create accounts or send personal information to us. If you believe a child has sent us personal information through support correspondence without appropriate authorization, contact us so we can review and delete it as appropriate.
We will update the date above when this policy changes. For material changes to the app's data handling, we will provide notice through the app or another appropriate channel and obtain consent before new processing where required. Continued use alone does not replace consent where consent is required.
Developer and operator: 广州洪软科技有限公司 (Guangzhou Hongruan Technology Co., Ltd.)
Privacy requests and website contact: lihong@hongruankeji.com
In-app feedback and product support: liguihong@hongruan.com
Please state whether your request concerns the iOS app, this website or an email you sent us, so we can direct it appropriately. We do not need your local baby database or private media to receive a privacy request.