Inspect/Check Pro — Privacy Policy

DRAFT — NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL OWNER AND LEGAL REVIEW

Publisher: SENTRAVEST PUBLISHING INC.
Effective date: [TO BE SET UPON APPROVAL]
Privacy contact: support@inspectcheckpro.com
Mailing address: [INSERT VERIFIED BUSINESS CONTACT ADDRESS]

1. Scope

This policy describes how Inspect/Check Pro (the “App”) handles information when used by independent property-inspection and home-watch professionals. It covers the App, not the separate privacy practices of Apple, your email provider, or any storage provider you choose.

2. Information you enter

The App can contain client and property details, inspection checklists, visit notes, photographs, signatures, contracts, invoices, reports and related business records. You decide what information to enter and are responsible for having a lawful basis to collect and use it.

3. On-device storage

Inspection and customer records are stored locally on your device in a SQLCipher-encrypted SQLite database. The publisher does not operate a hosted customer-record database for the App and does not receive your inspection records through normal App operation. The database encryption key is stored in the device Keychain using a device-only accessibility class.

4. Backups and device replacement

The App provides optional, encrypted backups that you initiate and save using Apple Files to a location you choose, which may include iCloud Drive or another provider. The publisher does not automatically upload your customer records or hold a recovery copy.

Important: Ordinary iCloud or computer device backups are not a substitute for an encrypted Inspect/Check Pro backup. Because the database key is device-bound, records restored to a replacement device through a general device backup may remain locked. To transfer records, create an App-specific encrypted backup, retain its passphrase, and restore that backup on the replacement device. If the device, App-specific backup or passphrase is lost, records may be permanently unrecoverable.

5. Purchases

Subscriptions are purchased and managed through Apple's in-app purchase system. Apple processes payment information. The App uses StoreKit purchase and entitlement information to determine access. The publisher does not receive your payment-card number through the App. [REVIEW: Confirm whether any subscription support records are collected outside the App.]

6. Sharing and exports

You can choose to export or share reports, documents and backups through iOS sharing or Files features. Information you send to an email recipient, cloud-storage provider or other destination is subject to that destination's practices. The App does not automatically send inspection reminder emails or background digests.

7. Network access and third parties

Core inspection and recordkeeping functions are designed to operate offline. Apple services may be contacted for purchase-related functions, and external services may be contacted when you explicitly use sharing or cloud-storage features. [VERIFY BEFORE PUBLICATION: audit the final production build for any other network requests, telemetry or embedded third-party services.]

8. Security and your responsibilities

The App uses local database encryption and passphrase-protected encrypted backups. No security measure eliminates every risk. Protect your device with a passcode, safeguard backup files and passphrases, and make and verify backups regularly. The publisher cannot retrieve a lost device-only database key or forgotten backup passphrase.

9. Retention and deletion

App records remain on the device until you delete them or remove the App, subject to the behavior of the specific deletion function and any copies you have exported or backed up. Deleting a client record may not remove all associated visits, invoices and files in the current version. [REVIEW: Replace with verified final deletion behavior before publication.] The publisher cannot remotely delete records that it does not hold.

10. Your privacy rights

Applicable privacy laws may provide rights to access, correct or request deletion of personal information held by an organization. Because inspection records are controlled on your device, requests concerning information entered about your clients will ordinarily need to be handled by you as the business using the App. Contact the publisher using the verified contact details above regarding any information the publisher itself may hold. [LEGAL REVIEW REQUIRED: BC PIPA, PIPEDA and other applicable jurisdictions.]

11. Children and sensitive information

The App is intended for professional business use, not for children. Avoid recording unnecessary sensitive personal information. [OWNER/COUNSEL: Confirm any sector-specific restrictions.]

12. Changes and contact

We may update this policy as the App changes. A revised effective date will be displayed when a new policy is published. Questions about this policy may be directed to support@inspectcheckpro.com.

Publication checklist: Verify contact details, data flows, deletion behavior, third-party software, jurisdictional language, App Store privacy answers and legal review before publishing.