Privacy Policy

No nonsense.

Last Updated: October 2026

TL;DR

  1. We minimize what we know about you.
  2. Your voice stays on your phone.
  3. We use your data to run your games.
  4. We use your data to improve Hearoism.
  5. We use cloud computing providers to process your data.
  6. We don't sell your data.
  7. We don't use your data for advertising.
  8. You can delete your data easily.

Personally Identifying Information

We minimize the identifying information we collect. This reduces the risk to your privacy in case our cloud backend (which powers the DM) gets hacked.

We use Sign in with Apple to log you in. When you sign in, Apple creates a login code that they can look up from your Apple ID. We receive this code and use it to identify your games. We do not receive your name, email, Apple ID, or other information about you besides this code.

We rely on the Apple App Store to manage your subscription. We do not receive any details about who you are or how you are paying. As you play, we occasionally confirm your subscription information with Apple. We do not share any information about your gameplay with Apple.

We use Age Range for Apps to comply with laws like Texas SB 2420. Where required by law, the allowed content settings can only be raised if you allow Apple to share your age bracket with the app. If you allow this, the app receives an age range like 13+ or 18+ and uses it only for the specific purpose of controlling which content options are available. Your age bracket stays strictly on your phone.

Hearoism is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Data We Use

We never send any audio recordings off of your phone. We use your data only to run your games and improve Hearoism.

As you play, the app transcribes your speech into a text transcript and shows you what it has captured. When you send your turn, only this text is sent to our backend, so your actual voice audio stays on your phone. Our backend stores the text you send within your game worlds so that it can remember what has happened and update the story's locations, characters, and so on.

The app also has a record button that you can use to capture and remember neat moments. When you use this feature, it records an audio file on your phone. We do not upload these recordings to its backend or anywhere else. You can see and manage your recordings with the Files app.

As you play, the app also sends telemetry data on its own performance and errors to our backend. We improve Hearoism's quality, reliability, and safety, by analyzing gameplay interactions, error logs, and performance data. This analysis includes automated checks and also limited manual review of specific interactions and failures.

Third Parties

We do not sell your data to anyone. We do not use your data for advertising.

Our backend uses cloud computing providers such as AWS and Amazon Bedrock to store your game data and generate game responses. This storage and processing includes the transcriptions you have sent to the game.

Deleting Your Data

You can delete specific games or your entire account directly from the Hearoism app.

Deleted games are immediately removed from our primary storage. Residual data about deleted games may remain in our logs and emergency backups, which are retained for up to roughly one month.

For auditing and abuse prevention, deleting your account does not remove limited data about quota usage.

Policy Updates

We may periodically update this privacy policy as the game evolves and legal requirements change.

The current version of the policy will be posted on this page.

Contact Information

Please direct questions about this privacy policy to privacy@hearoism.com.