HomeSchool Scribe

Privacy policy

Last updated September 2, 2026

HomeSchool Scribe is made by Joshua Hildebrandt. This policy explains what information HomeSchool Scribe handles and where it goes. The short version: your family's records stay on your devices and in your own iCloud account. We do not run a server, we do not see your data, and we do not sell or share it.

What HomeSchool Scribe stores

HomeSchool Scribe stores the information you enter to run your homeschool:

• School profile: homeschool name, administrator name, address, and state.
• Students: names, birth dates, grade levels, optional photos, and notes.
• Courses, lessons, grades, attendance, hours logged, test scores, and activities.
• Portfolio entries: photos of student work with titles, captions, and tags.
• Settings such as grading scale, school days, automation switches, and an optional parent PIN.

All of this is kept in a database on your device. HomeSchool Scribe never asks for an account, email address, or password.

iCloud sync

If your device is signed in to iCloud and iCloud Drive is enabled for HomeSchool Scribe, the database syncs through Apple's CloudKit to your other devices using the same Apple ID. The data is stored in your private iCloud database, which only your Apple ID can read. Apple's handling of that data is covered by Apple's privacy policy. You can turn syncing off in iOS Settings under your Apple ID > iCloud > Apps Using iCloud.

On-device writing help

HomeSchool Scribe can draft portfolio captions and progress summaries using Apple Intelligence's on-device language model. The text you provide for these features is processed on your device and is not sent to us or to any third party by HomeSchool Scribe. Availability depends on your device and settings.

Purchases

Scribe Plus is sold through Apple's App Store. Apple processes the payment and tells HomeSchool Scribe only whether an active subscription or purchase exists. HomeSchool Scribe does not receive your name, payment details, or billing address. Family Sharing is managed by Apple.

Exports and reports

PDF reports and JSON backups are created on your device and saved or shared only where you send them, for example to Files, Mail, or AirDrop. HomeSchool Scribe does not upload them anywhere.

Analytics and tracking

HomeSchool Scribe contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. It does not collect device identifiers, location, or usage data. Apple may share anonymized crash reports and App Store statistics with us if you have opted in to sharing analytics with developers in iOS Settings.

Children's privacy

HomeSchool Scribe is used by parents and stores information about children as part of homeschool record-keeping. That information is entered by the parent and stays under the parent's control on their devices and iCloud account. HomeSchool Scribe does not collect personal information from children directly, and Student Mode does not gather anything beyond the lesson check-offs a child makes.

Your control

• Delete a student, course, or record inside the app to remove it from your device and, if syncing, from iCloud.
• Deleting the app removes its local database. iCloud data can be deleted from iOS Settings under your Apple ID > iCloud > Manage Storage > HomeSchool Scribe.
• Export a JSON backup at any time from Records > Backup.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at the same address with a new date.

Contact

Questions about privacy in HomeSchool Scribe: josh@highview.tv