Last Updated: July 28, 2026
Welcome to CBT App ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal and mental health-related data is handled securely, confidentially, and transparently. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application.
1. Information We Collect
We design our application according to strict privacy-first principles, collecting only the minimum amount of data necessary to provide you with an effective, personalized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and thought-reframing experience.
- Information You Provide: During onboarding, we may collect generic preferences, such as your CBT experience level, primary mental health challenges (e.g., overthinking, catastrophizing), and personal goals.
- Thought Logs and Session Data: All data you log within the app—including written situation descriptions, automatic negative thoughts, emotion intensity ratings, identified cognitive distortions, AI-generated rational reframes, and action plans—is stored strictly and locally on your physical device using the iOS SwiftData framework. We do not host, back up, or retain your private journal entries on permanent corporate servers.
- Usage Data: We may collect anonymized, aggregated technical data regarding how you interact with the app (e.g., crash logs, feature stability, performance metrics) to help us troubleshoot technical issues and optimize overall user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information processed within the app solely to deliver a functional, grounded CBT framework:
- To process and synthesize real-time cognitive distortion diagnoses and balanced, evidence-based reframed thoughts.
- To calculate relief metrics (e.g., initial vs. final emotion ratings) and present your personal mental transformation insights.
- To send local push notifications (such as daily journaling reminders) if you explicitly enable them on your device.
- To monitor application stability, fix runtime bugs, and maintain app performance.
3. Data Storage, Confidentiality, and Security
We treat your emotional and mental wellbeing data with the highest level of confidentiality:
- Local Storage: Your core journaling entries, history, and personal profile are securely isolated on your hardware using native iOS storage framework (SwiftData).
- No Data Selling: We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information, thought logs, or mood ratings with third-party advertising networks, data brokers, or marketing partners.