Get Unhooked is local-first and anonymous by default. Your streaks, journals, logs, and the "why I quit" video selfie stay on your device unless you explicitly turn on an optional feature. We never sell your data, and we never share it with advertisers.
Last updated: June 2026 · Applies to the Get Unhooked app and related services, provided by Appsgenx Inc.
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how Get Unhooked, a product of Appsgenx Inc. ("Get Unhooked," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, discloses, retains, secures, and otherwise processes information in connection with the Get Unhooked mobile application, any related websites, and any associated services (together, the "Service"). It also describes the choices and rights you have regarding that information.
Get Unhooked is a self-help habit-change and recovery support tool. It is designed to be local-first and anonymous by default: the information you create in the app is intended to live on your own device unless you deliberately choose to enable an optional feature (such as cloud backup, cross-device sync, the AI companion, or community features) that requires processing beyond your device. This Policy describes both the default local experience and every optional feature that changes it.
Acceptance. By downloading, accessing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy. If you do not agree with it, do not use the Service. Your use of the Service is also governed by our Terms of Use and our medical disclaimer, which are incorporated here by reference.
Not a covered entity; not HIPAA. Get Unhooked is a consumer wellness application. We are not a "covered entity" or "business associate" as those terms are defined under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), and the information you enter is not "protected health information" governed by HIPAA. We do not represent that the Service is HIPAA-compliant, and you should not assume the legal protections of HIPAA apply to data you enter into the Service. Where applicable law gives consumer health data specific protections (for example, the Washington My Health My Data Act, Nevada SB 370, or comparable state laws), we honor those obligations as described in this Policy.
To keep this Policy precise, the following terms have the meanings below wherever they appear capitalized.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Device Data | Information you create and that remains stored locally on your device: streaks, check-ins, journals, craving and trigger logs, replacement-habit logs, milestones, the optional "why I quit" video selfie, and (in the alcohol track) court/probation obligation entries, test logs, and meeting/community-service records. |
| Account Data | Information associated with an optional account you create by signing in (for example, an opaque user identifier, and — only if you choose to provide it — an email address). Sign-in is never required to use the core Service. |
| AI Interaction Data | The text you send to, and receive from, the optional AI companion, together with the minimal technical metadata required to route a request. |
| Compliance Data | Data you enter in the alcohol track's court/probation tools: obligations, due dates, self-logged test results (pass/fail/missed), meeting attendance, community-service hours, and the contents of any compliance report you generate or export. |
| Aggregate/De-identified Data | Information that has been aggregated or stripped of identifiers such that it cannot reasonably be used to identify you. |
| Process / Processing | Any operation performed on information, including collecting, storing, using, disclosing, transmitting, or deleting it. |
| Service Providers | Vendors that process information on our behalf and under contract (for example, cloud hosting, authentication, the model provider that powers the AI companion, and crash/analytics tooling). |
By default, the substance of your recovery activity is Device Data and stays on your device. This includes:
The app is fully functional offline. Cloud features are an enhancement, never a requirement. If you never enable an optional feature, we do not receive the contents of your Device Data.
Device security is shared responsibility. Because Device Data lives on your device, its confidentiality depends substantially on your own device security — your passcode, biometric lock, operating-system updates, and whether others can access your unlocked device. We provide an optional in-app lock where supported, but we cannot protect Device Data against someone who has access to your unlocked device.
The following features process information beyond your device. Each is off until you turn it on, and each can be turned off again.
If you sign in (via Sign in with Apple or Google) and enable backup, your Device Data is mirrored to our backend so you can restore it or sync across devices. Access is restricted by per-user access controls so that, in normal operation, only your authenticated account can read your own data. Turning backup off stops further mirroring; it does not by itself delete copies already created — use the deletion controls in Section 12 for that.
If you use the optional AI companion, the text of your messages is transmitted to a server function and then to a third-party model provider to generate a response. Before any model call and before any logging, our server function is designed to strip direct personal identifiers from the request. The "why I quit" video selfie is never sent to the AI companion or any model provider. See Section 9 for a fuller, dedicated explanation of the AI companion, its limits, and important safety information.
If you join an optional community feature (for example, accountability "pods"), the content you choose to share there is visible to other members of that space. Do not post anything in community spaces you would not want others to see or retain. Content shared with other humans cannot be fully "unshared," because recipients may retain their own copies or screenshots outside our control.
We process aggregate, privacy-respecting product analytics and crash diagnostics to understand which features are used and to fix defects. We configure these tools to avoid collecting the substance of your journals, logs, or Compliance Data. We do not sell this data and do not use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
If you contact us, we process the information you provide (such as your email and the contents of your message) to respond. Please do not send us sensitive details you do not want us to have; a general description of a problem is usually enough.
To be unambiguous — and mindful of enforcement actions against other wellness and mental-health apps that said one thing and did another — Get Unhooked makes the following commitments:
Even in largely local operation, some limited technical information is processed to deliver and secure the Service:
| Category | Examples | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Device & app info | App version, operating-system version, device model, language, and crash logs | To deliver a compatible experience and fix bugs |
| Connectivity events | Timestamps of sync/backup attempts when those features are enabled | To operate backup/sync and detect failures |
| Security signals | Authentication events, abuse/fraud signals | To protect accounts and prevent misuse |
| Purchase status | Subscription entitlement status from the App Store or Google Play | To unlock paid features; we do not receive your full payment card details |
Payments. Subscriptions are billed by Apple or Google under their own terms and privacy policies. We receive confirmation of your entitlement (active/expired) but do not process or store your full payment-card number.
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR / UK GDPR:
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Providing the core local app | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Optional backup, sync, AI companion, community | Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time |
| Processing of health-related data you enter | Your explicit consent for special-category data (Art. 9(2)(a)) |
| Security, fraud prevention, debugging | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)), balanced against your rights |
| Compliance with legal obligations | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
Where we rely on consent, withdrawing it is as easy as giving it — disable the relevant feature in settings — and withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
We recognize that much of what you may record — that you are recovering from alcohol, gambling, nicotine, cannabis, or another dependency; your cravings; your relapses; and in the alcohol track, DUI-related court and probation obligations — is sensitive and, under several laws, "consumer health data."
The alcohol track's Compliance Data — test results, meeting attendance, service hours, obligation status — is entered and maintained by you. We do not verify it, validate it against any laboratory, court, or supervising authority, and we have no integration with any court, probation, or monitoring system. Optional "verified" flags reflect your assertion, not our confirmation. See Section 10.
The AI companion is an optional, automated, software feature. It is powered by a third-party large-language model. We want you to understand exactly what it is and is not.
The AI companion is not a person, not a counselor, not a sponsor, not a therapist, not a doctor, and not a crisis worker. It does not have professional training, cannot form a treatment relationship, and cannot owe you a professional duty of care. It generates text by predicting likely responses, and it can be wrong, incomplete, or inappropriate. Where required by law, the app will remind you, at the start of and periodically during interactions, that you are communicating with an AI and not a human.
The AI companion may attempt to recognize expressions of self-harm or crisis and direct you to resources such as 988, but it is not a monitoring service, is not guaranteed to detect crises, and will not contact emergency services for you. No automated system can reliably identify or respond to an emergency. You must not depend on it to do so.
The alcohol track includes optional tools for people navigating a DUI, court order, or probation: an obligation tracker (court dates, probation-officer check-ins, ignition-interlock tests, classes/panels, restitution, license-reinstatement steps), a self-logged sobriety/drug-test log, court-mandated quota tracking (meetings, community-service hours), and an exportable compliance report.
These tools exist to help you stay organized and document your own effort. They are not a legal service, do not constitute legal advice, and create no attorney-client relationship. We are not a court, probation department, treatment provider, testing laboratory, or monitoring company, and we are not affiliated with any of them.
Everything in these tools is entered by you and is not verified by us. We do not confirm that a test occurred, that a result is accurate, that a meeting was attended, or that service hours were performed. We do not connect to any court, interlock, laboratory, or probation system.
If you export or share a compliance report (for example, with an attorney or probation officer), you are choosing to disclose that information to that recipient. Once shared, its further handling is outside our control and governed by that recipient's practices.
You have meaningful control over your information regardless of where you live:
Depending on your state, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a portable copy of your personal information, and to opt out of "sale," "sharing," or "targeted advertising." We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we do not engage in targeted advertising, so there is generally nothing to opt out of — but you may still exercise your access and deletion rights. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any right.
We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct-marketing purposes.
You may have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection, and the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority. To exercise rights, use the in-app controls or email privacy@unhooked.app. We may need to verify your request.
We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes described here:
We may retain de-identified or aggregate data indefinitely. We may also retain limited information where required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information, including encryption in transit, per-user access controls for backed-up data, and least-privilege access for our team. The "why I quit" video selfie never leaves your device.
The Service is intended for adults 18 and older and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction). Given the mature subject matter and, in some tracks, references to alcohol, gambling, and other adult topics, minors should not use the Service.
If you believe a child has provided us information, contact privacy@unhooked.app and we will take appropriate steps to delete it. We do not knowingly "sell" or "share" the personal information of consumers under 16.
We operate from the United States, and our Service Providers may process information in the United States and other countries. If you use the Service from outside the United States, you understand your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and elsewhere, where data-protection laws may differ from those in your country. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) for international transfers.
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or features. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate or legally required, provide additional notice (such as an in-app notice) and obtain consent. Changes are prospective. Your continued use after an update takes effect means you accept the revised Policy; if you do not agree, stop using the Service and delete your data.
Questions, requests, or concerns about privacy:
Privacy: privacy@unhooked.app
Legal: legal@unhooked.app
Entity: Appsgenx Inc.
We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.