Privacy
Vela is made to be private. Here is what that means in practice.
Who we are
Vela is made by Nordva, which is responsible for the personal data described here. You can reach us at support (at) vela-app.no.
The short version
You need no account, and you never sign in.
Your words stay on your phone.
Vela has no ads and no tracking.
What stays on your phone
- The affirmations you receive and keep
- The cards you write yourself
- Your reflections
- How you feel, when you check in
- Your history in the app
These are stored only on your phone. We have no copy of them.
What leaves your phone
Two services receive something from the app. Here is what each one does, and what it gets.
Apple (App Store)
- What it does
- Every purchase in Vela goes through Apple’s App Store.
- What it gets
- Your purchase, as it happens in the App Store. Payment is handled by Apple.
- Legal basis
- Your purchase is an agreement between you and us, and the information about it is processed to fulfil that agreement (GDPR Article 6(1)(b)). Apple handles the payment under its own terms.
RevenueCat
- What it does
- Keeps track of your subscription, so the app knows whether you have Vela Plus.
- What it gets
- An anonymous app ID and the status of your subscription. The app sends no name or email.
- Legal basis
- Needed to give you what you have paid for (GDPR Article 6(1)(b)).
Beyond this, Vela has no ads, no tracking and no analytics service.
Reminders
Reminders are local notifications. They are scheduled on your phone, and nothing is sent to us to make them work.
The website
This website counts visits with Nordva Launch, so we can see how many people come by and which pages they read. The app has no such counting. The basis is our legitimate interest in understanding how the website is used (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)). What Nordva Launch collects, and which cookies it uses, is set out in its privacy policy and cookie policy.
If you join the waitlist, Nordva Launch stores your email address for us. We use it only to confirm that you are on the list, and to tell you when Vela is out. The basis is your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)). You can leave with the link in the email, or write to us, and we will remove the address.
Children
Vela is not made for children under 13.
Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to see the data we hold about you, and to have it deleted. Your words and your history exist only on your phone, and there you decide. To use your rights, write to us.
If you believe we handle your data against the rules, you can complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, Datatilsynet.
Deleting your data
When you delete the app, everything it stored on your phone is deleted.
If you have a backup of your phone, on the device or in iCloud, the data may remain there until you remove it.
Changes
If we change this policy, we update this page and the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Write to us at support (at) vela-app.no.