WELCOME TO MARIE GREGG APPS
Marie Gregg Apps develops accessibility-inspired and creative productivity applications designed to simplify workflows, reduce overwhelm, and support creativity, communication and organisation.
This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled across the Marie Gregg Apps family of applications, including:
• Optaura
• Tonaura
• Odyaura
• Planaura
1. Availability
The Marie Gregg Apps family is currently available primarily in English (United Kingdom).
Features, captions, prompts, transcripts, notifications and interface text are designed primarily for English-speaking users.
Some speech recognition or system services provided by Apple may support additional languages depending on device and regional settings. Marie Gregg Apps does not currently guarantee full functionality outside English (UK).
2. International Users
Marie Gregg Apps may be downloaded and used worldwide.
By using the apps, you understand that information processed locally on your device may be subject to the laws and privacy regulations of your country or region.
Marie Gregg Apps aims to align with:
• UK GDPR
• EU GDPR
• Applicable Apple App Store privacy requirements
Because the majority of data is stored on your device or within your personal Apple iCloud account, users maintain primary control over their information.
3. Our Privacy Approach
Marie Gregg Apps is designed with a privacy-first approach.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise:
• Your content remains on your device or in your private iCloud account.
• We do not sell your data.
• We do not operate advertising trackers.
• We do not store your creations on external servers owned by Marie Gregg Apps.
• We do not collect unnecessary personal information.
Most app-generated content is processed and stored locally on your device or within Apple's CloudKit services linked to your Apple ID.
4. Information Accessed By Our Apps
Some apps may request access to certain device features in order to function correctly.
This may include:
• Microphone
• Camera
• Photo Library
• Notifications
• Location Services
• iCloud / CloudKit
• Speech Recognition
Permissions can be revoked at any time through your Apple device settings.
5. Microphone Access
Certain apps may request microphone permission, including Optaura.
The microphone is used solely for features such as:
• Live captions
• Speech-to-text transcription
• Accessibility support
Speech recognition accuracy may vary depending on accent, environment, background noise, internet connectivity, device capability and language support.
Audio is processed for app functionality and is not stored by Marie Gregg Apps unless you intentionally save transcripts on your own device.
6. Camera Access
Certain apps may request camera permission, including:
• Optaura
• Tonaura
• Odyaura
Camera access is used for:
• Capturing photos
• Extracting colour palettes
• Creating visual content
• Travel images and memories
Captured media remains on your device unless you choose to export or share it.
7. Photos Library Access
Some apps may request access to your Photos Library, including:
• Tonaura
• Odyaura
This access is used for:
• Importing images
• Generating palettes from photos
• Saving exported content
• Supporting creative workflows
Marie Gregg Apps does not upload or externally store your personal photo library.
8. Local Device Storage and iCloud Synchronisation
Marie Gregg Apps stores information primarily on your device.
Examples include:
• Saved colour palettes
• Generated prompts
• Saved transcripts
• Trips and packing lists
• Tasks and checklists
• User preferences and settings
Odyaura
Odyaura stores:
• Trips
• Packing lists
• Buy lists
• Preparation lists
• Shared travel information
• Profile defaults
Data is stored locally and, where sharing or synchronisation is enabled, within your private iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit technology.
Marie Gregg Apps does not access your travel data and does not sell or share it with third parties.
Planaura
Planaura stores:
• Personal tasks
• Work tasks
• Parent tasks
• Subtasks
• Checklists
• Categories
• User preferences
Planaura synchronises your information across your Apple devices when signed into the same Apple ID.
This synchronisation uses Apple's CloudKit technology.
Marie Gregg Apps:
• Cannot access your private iCloud database.
• Cannot read your tasks.
• Does not sell your data.
• Does not share your information with advertisers.
9. Notifications
Certain Marie Gregg Apps applications may request permission to send notifications.
For example:
Odyaura
Notifications may remind you about:
• Upcoming trips
• Packing reminders
• Departure countdowns
• Preparation deadlines
Planaura
Notifications may remind you about:
• Tasks and deadlines
• Incomplete lists
• Important reminders
• Productivity goals
These notifications are local notifications generated by your device.
You may disable notifications at any time within your Apple device settings.
10. App-to-App Workflow Integrations
Some Marie Gregg Apps products work together to support connected workflows.
Examples include:
• Odyaura using WeatherKit and shared travel features.
• Tonaura sharing palette and mood information with Inspiaura.
• ReelIdea integrating with ReelEdit.
• ReelEdit using subtitle functionality inspired by Optaura.
Where apps communicate:
• Data transfer occurs locally where possible.
• Only the information necessary for the feature is transferred.
• Marie Gregg Apps does not centrally store this information.
11. Third-Party Services
Some apps use Apple-provided frameworks and services, including:
• Apple CloudKit
• Apple iCloud
• Apple Speech Recognition
• Apple Photos Framework
• Apple Camera Framework
• Apple User Notifications Framework
• WeatherKit
• App Store Services
• TestFlight Distribution
These services are governed by Apple's own Privacy Policy.
12. Data Security
Reasonable efforts are made to keep app data secure through:
• Apple's security infrastructure
• Local-device storage
• Private CloudKit databases
• Apple ID authentication
Odyaura uses trip information only to provide travel planning, packing, reminders, sharing and weather-based suggestions.
Planaura uses task information only to provide organisation, planning and reminder features.
Marie Gregg Apps does not sell your personal data.
Users remain responsible for securing their devices, backups and exported content.
13. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights relating to:
• Accessing your data
• Deleting locally stored information
• Revoking permissions
• Managing privacy settings
• Disabling iCloud synchronisation
Permissions can be managed at any time through your Apple device settings.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically as apps evolve or new features are introduced.
Updated versions will be published on the Marie Gregg Apps website.
Continued use of the apps following updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
15. Contact
For privacy questions or support enquiries:
Marie Gregg Apps
Email: marie@mariegreggapps.co.uk
16. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.