Franchwell Privacy Policy

Effective 2026-06-24 · Last updated 2026-06-24

1. The independent developer behind Franchwell

Franchwell is built and published by an independent iOS developer (Apple Developer Team ID ZM8LF8494F). Questions about this policy go to captainlongevity@gmail.com.

2. There is no Franchwell account and no Franchwell server

You never create an account, sign in, or give an email address. Because there is no server, the developer never receives, stores, or has any way to see your franchise relationship, your FDD-gap entries, your dispute log, your communications, or your photos. They exist in the app's local database on your device and nowhere else.

3. What Franchwell keeps on your device

• Your franchise relationship: franchisor name, brand, agreement date, term, territory, and FDD date.
• FDD-gap entries: the category, what was promised, what was delivered, and the date.
• Dispute entries: type, date, note, and any cure-period deadline.
• Communications: date, contact, channel, and a summary.
• Photos you choose to attach to FDD gaps and disputes.
• Dispute PDFs at the moment you generate them, before you share them.

All of this is stored on your device only. It is included in your standard iPhone backup (iCloud Backup or a Finder/computer backup) when you have one enabled — that is Apple's normal behavior for on-device data, not a Franchwell feature, and the developer has no access to those backups. If you delete Franchwell and have no backup, the records cannot be recovered, because no copy exists anywhere else.

4. Photos and the camera

Franchwell can attach photos to your FDD-gap and dispute entries so a breach-notice letter, an encroaching company store, or an FDD comparison can sit alongside the record. You may capture a photo with the camera or pick one from your photo library; both are optional, and the app works fully without either. Any photo you add is stored in the app's local database on your device and is shown only inside Franchwell and in the PDFs you generate. Photos are never uploaded. Franchwell does not browse your photo library and reads only the specific images you select.

5. There is no document or file import

Franchwell does not import PDFs or other files and has no document vault. Photos attached to a record are the only kind of attachment, and they exist only as part of that record — there is no separate file library, no bulk import, and no in-app export or backup of your data as a whole. The one document the app produces is the dispute PDF you generate on demand, which is handed to the iOS share sheet for you to send wherever you choose.

6. How the reference and the app's logic work — on device, no AI

The built-in reference (the FTC Franchise Rule, the 23 FDD disclosure items, and state franchise-investment law) is content bundled inside the app and updated through ordinary App Store releases. It is drawn from publicly available U.S. government regulations and is reference material only. Deadline counting and the FDD-gap and dispute organization run entirely on your device with plain, rule-based logic. Franchwell runs no machine-learning model on your records and sends nothing about them anywhere.

7. No outside connections, no analytics

Franchwell makes no calls to any franchisor, the FTC, the International Franchise Association, any state franchise regulator, or any other external data source. It contains no analytics SDK, no crash reporter, and no advertising identifier. The developer does not know how often you open the app, which screens you visit, how many records you keep, or whether you subscribed, except through Apple's standard aggregate sales reports. The only time the app uses the network is for Apple's StoreKit (see section 9).

8. On-device system features

• App Lock (optional) uses Apple's LocalAuthentication. Your Face ID or Touch ID data never leaves Apple's Secure Enclave; the app receives only a success or failure result.
• Local reminders (optional) for cure periods and renewal or transfer windows are scheduled with Apple's UserNotifications and fire on your device. There is no remote push server and no aps-environment entitlement.
• Calendar (optional) uses Apple's EventKit only to add a deadline you choose to your own calendar; the app never reads your existing events.
• Widget (a Pro feature) is rendered by Apple's WidgetKit on the device, reading only data you already entered, through an App Group container.
• Dispute PDFs are generated on-device by Apple's PDFKit and handed to the iOS share sheet. Franchwell transmits no PDF content.

9. Subscriptions and StoreKit

Franchwell offers an optional Pro tier (a monthly and an annual subscription) through Apple's StoreKit 2. When you subscribe, restore a purchase, or when the app checks your entitlement, your device talks directly to Apple's servers. Franchwell receives only whether your subscription is active and a purchase identifier; it never sees your Apple ID, payment method, billing address, or transaction history. Apple's handling of that information is governed by Apple's own Privacy Policy.

10. Permissions Franchwell may request

• Camera and Photo Library — only when you choose to attach a photo to a record.
• Notifications — only when you enable a cure-period or renewal reminder.
• Calendar — only when you add a deadline to your calendar.
• Face ID — only when you turn on App Lock.

You can change any of these at any time in iOS Settings > Franchwell. The app requests no location, no microphone, no contacts, no HealthKit, and no tracking permission.

11. What Franchwell is not

Franchwell is a personal record-keeping and reference tool for franchisees. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any franchisor, franchise brand, the FTC, or any franchise organization. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice or representation, does not determine whether a breach has occurred, and does not predict arbitration outcomes. Its references to franchise law are based on publicly available regulatory content and are reference-only; for advice about your situation, consult a franchise attorney.

12. Children

Franchwell is a business tool intended for U.S. adults who operate a franchised business. It is not directed to children, and the developer does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.

13. Retention, deletion, and regional scope

Because every record lives only on your device, you control retention completely: to remove all Franchwell data, delete the app (and remove it from any backups you keep). There is no remote copy for anyone to delete. Franchwell is published in English for the United States, and its reference content is U.S.-specific; it transfers your data nowhere because it transfers your data at all to no one.

14. Changes to this policy

If a future release ever changes how the app handles data — for example, if a later version introduced any sync, analytics, or third-party integration — this policy would be updated and the change surfaced in the app before that feature became available. The "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.

15. Contact

Privacy questions: captainlongevity@gmail.com