Privacy Policy
Effective March 21, 2026
Cadre is built by Something Punny, LLC. We don't collect your data. This policy explains what that means in practice.
The short version
Your contacts never leave your device. There is no Cadre server. There is no account to create. There is no analytics, telemetry, or tracking of any kind. We couldn't access your data even if we wanted to, because we never receive it.
What Cadre accesses
Cadre reads from and writes to Apple's built-in Contacts database using the Contacts framework (CNContactStore). This is the same database used by the Apple Contacts app. Cadre does not maintain a separate copy of your contacts, and all processing — health scoring, duplicate detection, field validation, formatting suggestions — runs entirely on your device.
What we do not collect
We do not collect, transmit, or store:
- Personal information (names, emails, phone numbers, addresses)
- Contact data of any kind
- Usage data or behavioral analytics
- Device identifiers
- Location data
- Crash reports (unless you have opted in to sharing diagnostics with Apple through your device settings)
Optional network features
Two features make limited network requests. Both are opt-in during onboarding and can be disabled at any time in Settings > Enhancements.
Address verification
When enabled, Cadre uses Apple's location services to verify and standardize postal addresses. Requests go to Apple's servers — no third-party geocoding services are involved. No contact data beyond the specific address being verified is included in the request.
Website icons
When enabled, Cadre fetches favicon images directly from websites listed in your contacts' URL fields. Each request goes to the website itself. No contact data is included — only the domain is accessed.
With both features disabled, Cadre makes zero network requests.
iCloud sync
Cadre uses Apple's iCloud Key-Value Storage to sync a small set of app preferences (such as favorites and dismissed suggestions) across your devices. This data contains only internal identifiers and settings — no contact data is included. This sync is handled entirely by Apple's infrastructure. You can disable iCloud sync for Cadre in your device's iCloud settings.
Third-party services
Cadre does not integrate any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. There are no SDKs from Facebook, Google, or any other third party embedded in the app. The only third-party involvement is Apple itself, as described above.
Data retention and deletion
Since Cadre does not collect or store your data on any server, there is nothing to retain and nothing to request deletion of. Your contacts live in Apple's Contacts database on your device. Deleting Cadre removes all app-specific settings and caches from your device immediately.
Children's privacy
Cadre does not collect information from anyone, regardless of age. There is no age restriction because there is no data collection.
Government and legal requests
We cannot produce data we do not have. If served with a valid legal request for customer data, we would be unable to comply because no customer data exists on our servers.
Your rights
Under GDPR, CCPA, and similar privacy regulations, you have the right to access, correct, delete, and export your personal data. Because Cadre does not collect or process your personal data on any server, these rights are inherently satisfied — you maintain complete control of your data because we never had access to it in the first place.
App Store privacy label
Cadre's App Store privacy label declares "Data Not Collected." This is accurate and reflects the architecture described in this policy.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change how Cadre handles data, we will update this policy and note the effective date above. Given our architecture, we don't anticipate significant changes. If we ever begin collecting data of any kind, we will notify you in-app before any collection begins.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach us at [email protected] or through our support page.