Privacy Policy

Clinch for iOS · Last updated 6 August 2026

Who we are

Clinch is made by The Big Head, a software studio based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. You can reach us at info@thebighead.ca.

What Clinch stores, and where

Clinch stores the deals, contacts, companies, activities, notes, products and targets you create. This data is written to a database on your device. If you turn on iCloud sync in Settings, Apple's CloudKit service replicates that database to your other devices using your own private iCloud storage.

• The data is held in your private iCloud database, not ours. We have no access to it and no ability to read it.
• We operate no servers, no databases and no backend of any kind for Clinch.
• iCloud sync is off by default. With it off, Clinch works entirely locally on that device.

Apple's handling of iCloud data is governed by the Apple Privacy Policy.

Sign in with Apple

Signing in is optional and Clinch works fully without it. If you choose to sign in, Apple gives the app a user identifier and — only on your first authorisation, and only if you allow it — your name and an email address. These are stored on your device so the app can show your name. They are not transmitted to us and are not used for anything else.

• Signing in does not move any data anywhere. iCloud sync is a separate switch.
• You can sign out at any time. Signing out removes your name from the app and leaves all of your deals and contacts untouched.
• You can revoke Clinch's access entirely in iOS Settings → your name → Sign in with Apple.

Your contacts

Clinch can copy a person in from your address book. It does this through the system contact picker, which means iOS hands the app only the single contact you tapped.

• Clinch never requests permission to read your whole address book, because it does not need it.
• The details you import are copied into Clinch's own storage on your device. Clinch never writes back to your address book.
• Nothing is uploaded, and no contact information is transmitted anywhere.

Your calendar

If you enable calendar writing in Settings, Clinch can add meetings you schedule to your own calendar. This requires your permission, which iOS asks for at the moment you first use it.

• Clinch only writes the events you explicitly create. It does not read your existing calendar.
• You can withdraw calendar access at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Calendars.

Notifications

Activity reminders and the weekly pipeline check are scheduled locally by iOS on your device. They are not sent through any push service operated by us, and their contents never leave your phone. Clinch asks for notification permission at the moment you first schedule something, not on first launch.

Exports

When you export to CSV, the file is written to a temporary location on your device and handed to the iOS share sheet. Where it goes next — Files, Mail, another app — is entirely your choice. We never see it.

What we do not do

• We do not collect analytics or usage statistics.
• We do not use advertising identifiers, and Clinch contains no advertising.
• We do not include any third-party SDK, tracker or analytics library. Clinch is built entirely on Apple frameworks.
• We do not sell, rent or share personal information, because we do not receive any.
• We do not create a profile of you or track you across apps or websites.
• We do not use your data to train any model, and Clinch contains no AI features of any kind.

Children

Clinch is a business tool and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children — or, indeed, from anyone.

Your rights

Because we never receive your data, there is nothing for us to disclose, correct or delete on your behalf. You hold all of it directly:

• Export — Settings → Import and export writes standard CSV for deals, people, companies and activities.
• Delete — Settings → Import and export → Delete everything removes all records from the device, and from your other devices if sync is on.
• Remove entirely — deleting the app removes its local database. If you used iCloud sync, you can remove the remaining data in iOS Settings → your name → iCloud → Manage Storage.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is material, note it in the app's release notes. Since Clinch has no server, no change to this policy can retroactively give us access to data we never held.

Contact

Questions about this policy: info@thebighead.ca.