Privacy Policy

Old Handset is a reference tracker. It helps you remember which phone each of your services signs in on: by text message, by a code app or by a security key. When you change phones, it walks you through moving every line and keeps a dated record of each move.

This policy explains what information the app keeps, where it is kept and what control you have over it. It applies to the Old Handset app for iPhone.

The app only keeps what you type in yourself. This can include:

• Lines. The name of a service, how it signs in (text message, code app or key), the name of a code app and short notes such as why a move is blocked.
• Handsets. Names you give your phones, where they are kept and their status, such as in use, leaving, retired or lost.
• Phone numbers. For text message lines you may store the number that receives the codes, with a label you choose.
• Swaps and stubs. The dates of moves between phones, notes for a swap, your house rule and the next day you plan to check old phones.

You decide what to enter. Every field is optional except the names needed to tell your lines and phones apart.

Old Handset is built so that it never needs secrets to do its job. The app does not ask for, read or store:

• Passwords, passcodes or PINs of any service.
• One-time codes, the secret keys behind code apps or the content of security keys.
• Recovery phrases or backup codes.
• Your text messages. For text message lines only the number is kept, never the messages.
• Your contacts, photos, location or anything else stored on your phone.

Everything you enter is saved in a single file inside the app's private storage on your device. The file is protected by iOS data protection, so it cannot be read while the phone is locked.

Old Handset has no servers, no user accounts and no sign-in of its own. We, the developer, never receive a copy of your lines, handsets, numbers or notes. If your device is backed up through iCloud or a computer, the app's file may be included in that backup under the terms of Apple and your own backup settings.

The app works fully offline. The only time it connects to the internet is when you open this Privacy Policy from Settings. The page is loaded from our website, and like any website visit, the server may receive standard technical details such as your IP address and browser type. These details are used only to deliver the page and are not linked to anything you store in the app.

The app contains no advertising, no analytics tools, no third-party trackers and no social media plugins.

Because your information never leaves your device through the app, we do not sell, rent, trade or share it with anyone. We do not use it for advertising and we do not build profiles of users.

• Edit or delete any line, handset, number or stub at any time from the screen where it appears.
• Erase all data in Settings removes every line, handset, stub and the swap in progress at once.
• Delete the app to remove its storage file from your device completely.

Since we hold no copy of your data, there is nothing for us to export, correct or delete on our side. If you have a question about your rights, write to us using the contact details below.

Old Handset is a general reference tool and is not directed to children under 13. The app does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new effective date. Significant changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.