Privacy Policy

Ryst · Last updated 15 June 2026

Ryst is a small place to put down anger and walk away. Privacy is not a feature of Ryst — it is how Ryst is built. This policy explains, in plain language, exactly what the app does and does not do with your information.

Who we are

Ryst is made by Bred Applications, owned and operated by Jonathan Bredtoft, based in Denmark. For any privacy question or request, contact us at contact@bredapplications.com.

The short version

What Ryst stores, and where

In your private iCloud (synced across your own devices, and restored if you reinstall). Each completed ritual saves:

Your optional display name and your in-app preferences (such as haptic intensity, reduce-motion, and language) are also kept in your private iCloud so your setup follows you across your devices.

If you write a personal note on a feeling card, that note is also kept in your private iCloud so it follows you across your devices. You can change or clear it anytime; it is removed when you delete your data, and included if you export it.

If you create your own feeling, the feeling you make — its name, colour, description, the body parts you choose, and an illustration you draw for it — is kept in your private iCloud so it follows you across your devices. This drawing is the one drawing Ryst saves, because it is part of a card you choose to keep — unlike anything you draw during a release, which is never saved. You can edit or remove a feeling you create anytime; it is removed when you delete your data, and included if you export it.

Only on your device (never uploaded, never synced): any short note you leave for your future self.

Never saved or uploaded: anything you draw, write, or speak during a release. Speaking uses the microphone to capture your voice for that one session — held only in memory, never written to a file, and destroyed when the ritual ends, exactly like your drawings and your written words. (The single exception is an illustration you deliberately draw for a feeling you create, described above.)

Because this data lives in your private iCloud, it is governed by Apple's iCloud terms and is not accessible to us. We provide the app; Apple provides the storage and sync.

Purchases

Ryst offers optional paid plans through Apple's App Store. Purchases are handled entirely by Apple. We do not receive or store your name, payment details, or card information — Apple manages all of that. We only learn, from Apple, whether your access is active.

What we do not do

Why we process this data (legal basis)

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process the minimal information above to provide the service you asked for — your private history and the insights built from it. The legal bases are the performance of our agreement with you (providing the app) and our legitimate interest in offering a working, private product. Microphone access is used only with your explicit permission, which you can withdraw at any time in your device settings.

How long we keep it

Your data stays for as long as you keep the app and want it. You are in control: you can export everything, or delete everything, at any time (see below). Deleting removes it from your device and from your private iCloud.

Your rights

You can exercise the following at any time, mostly without leaving the app:

If you are in the EU/EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. In Denmark this is Datatilsynet.

Your US state privacy rights

If you live in California or another US state with a consumer privacy law, you have rights to know what personal information is collected, to delete it, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. Ryst does not sell or share your personal information, and we do not collect personal information on our own servers. You can exercise the export and deletion controls described above directly in the app, or contact us.

Children

Ryst is rated 12+ and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Security

Data stored in your private iCloud is encrypted in transit and at rest by Apple's iCloud infrastructure. We operate no server that holds or can read your data.

International transfers

Your data is stored and synced through Apple's iCloud infrastructure, which Apple operates and may process in different regions in line with Apple's own privacy terms.

Changes to this policy

If we change how Ryst handles data, we will update this policy and its "last updated" date. If a future change is significant — for example, if we ever introduce a feature that involves tracking or advertising — we will make that clear before it takes effect.

Contact

Questions or requests: contact@bredapplications.com · Bred Applications (Jonathan Bredtoft), Denmark.