WayPoint Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 2, 2026
WayPoint is a planner for high school and college students. It is made by David Leder, an independent developer in San Jose, California ("I", "me"). This policy explains what happens to your information when you use the WayPoint app on iPhone, iPad or Mac and when you visit waypointplanner.app.
The short version: WayPoint doesn't have accounts, servers, ads or analytics. Your schoolwork stays on your devices and, if you turn on iCloud, in your own private iCloud account, which I can't read. The app goes online for only two things: to fetch your Schoology assignments from the link you give it, and to look up a glossary term on Wikipedia when you tap Look up.
1. What WayPoint keeps, and where
| Information | Where it lives | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|
| Classes, units, assignments, tests, notes, scans, Library files, glossary terms, plans and study guides | On your device, encrypted at rest | You |
| The same information, if you use iCloud | Your own private iCloud account (CloudKit and iCloud Drive), synced between your devices | You. Apple stores it under Apple's privacy policy. I have no access to it. |
| Your Schoology calendar link | Your device's Keychain only | You |
| Settings, such as which calendars to show and your Schoology import filters | On your device | You |
I never receive a copy of any of this. There is no WayPoint account to create and no WayPoint server that stores student data.
2. What WayPoint reads but doesn't keep
- Calendar and Reminders. The app asks permission only when you first use a feature that needs it. With permission, it reads your calendar on your device to show your schedule and find free time to study. It adds the study blocks you ask for to a calendar named WayPoint, and the plan steps you choose to a WayPoint reminders list. It doesn't copy your calendar or reminders into its own data, and it never sends them anywhere.
- Camera and photos. When you scan a page or import a photo, the image is processed on your device to read the text (Apple's Vision framework). It's saved only if you keep the note.
- Files you import. PDFs, images and documents you add go into your Library on your device, and into your iCloud Drive if iCloud is on.
You can change or remove these permissions at any time in your device's Settings (on a Mac: System Settings, then Privacy and Security).
3. What leaves your device
WayPoint makes only these network requests:
- Your Schoology link. To bring in your assignments, the app downloads your calendar feed from the Schoology address you pasted. That request goes straight from your device to your school's Schoology server, which sees it the same way it would see your web browser. Schoology is run by PowerSchool under its own privacy policy and your school's agreements. WayPoint is not affiliated with Schoology or PowerSchool.
- Wikipedia lookups. When you tap Look up on a glossary term, the app sends that term to Wikipedia (the Wikimedia Foundation) to fetch a short summary. Wikimedia sees the term and your device's network address under its own privacy policy. Nothing else is sent, and nothing happens unless you tap Look up.
Your plans, day overviews and study guides are made on your device with Apple Intelligence. Your notes and assignments are never sent to me, to Apple's servers by WayPoint, or to any cloud AI service.
4. Purchases
The free trial and the WayPoint Unlock are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. Apple processes the payment. I never see your name, payment details or Apple Account. The app checks your purchase on your device using Apple's StoreKit. If you're under 18 and in a Family Sharing group with Ask to Buy on, Apple asks your parent or guardian to approve the purchase.
5. Age information
WayPoint is meant for people 13 and older. Where the law requires it (for example in Texas, and in California starting January 1, 2027), the app may ask Apple for your age range through Apple's Declared Age Range feature. The answer is a range, such as "13 to 15" or "18 and over", not your birth date. It stays on your device, is used only to meet those legal requirements and to show the right parental-consent prompts, and is never stored by me or shared.
6. Diagnostics
WayPoint contains no analytics or tracking code. If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in your device settings, Apple may send me anonymous crash reports and performance statistics through App Store Connect. These don't include your notes, assignments or any content you've added. You can turn this off in Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Analytics and Improvements.
7. Beta testing
If you join the WayPoint beta through Apple's TestFlight, Apple shares with me the name and email address you were invited with, and any feedback, screenshots and crash reports you choose to send through TestFlight. If you fill in the beta feedback form, Google Forms collects your answers under Google's privacy policy. I use beta feedback only to improve WayPoint, and I delete beta tester contact details within 90 days after public launch unless you ask me to keep you on a list.
8. Email and the website
- If you email me, I keep your message and email address so I can answer you, and I delete support email after it's resolved and no longer needed, within two years at most.
- waypointplanner.app is a static website hosted by Cloudflare. It doesn't use cookies, analytics or ads. Cloudflare may process basic request data, such as IP addresses, to deliver and protect the site.
9. What I don't do
- No selling or sharing of personal information, as those words are defined by California law.
- No advertising, ad tracking or data brokers.
- No tracking across other companies' apps or websites.
- No profiling of students.
- No using your content to train AI models.
10. Children under 13
WayPoint isn't directed to children under 13, and I don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. Because WayPoint doesn't send your content to me, I generally hold no information about any user at all. If you believe a child under 13 has sent me personal information, for example by email or the beta form, contact me and I'll delete it.
11. Students under 18
If you're under 18, your schoolwork in WayPoint belongs to you. You can delete any note, file, plan or class at any time, and it's removed from your device and, if iCloud is on, from your iCloud. Under California law, minors may ask to remove content they've posted. WayPoint keeps nothing on its own servers, so deleting it in the app removes it.
12. Keeping and deleting your information
- In the app: delete any item, or delete the app to remove everything stored on that device.
- In iCloud: on iPhone or iPad, open Settings, then your name, then iCloud, then Manage Storage (or Storage), then WayPoint, and delete its data. On a Mac, open System Settings, then your name, then iCloud.
- My retention: I keep support email and beta feedback only as long as section 7 and section 8 say, and delete them on request.
13. Security
Data in the app is encrypted at rest by the operating system. Your Schoology link is stored in the system Keychain, never in plain files or logs. iCloud data is protected by Apple, and you can turn on Advanced Data Protection for end-to-end encryption of most iCloud data. No system is perfectly secure, so keep your device locked with a passcode.
14. Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, including California, you may have the right to know what personal information I hold about you, to have it deleted or corrected, and not to be discriminated against for asking. Since WayPoint doesn't send your content to me, a request will usually cover only support email or beta feedback. Email me and I'll respond within 45 days. A parent or guardian may make a request for a student under 18.
15. Changes to this policy
If I change this policy, I'll update the effective date above and, for anything significant, note it in the app's release notes and on this page before the change takes effect.
16. Contact
David Leder, WayPoint San Jose, California Email: privacy@waypointplanner.app