Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 3, 2026

Next Move ("Next Move," "we," "us") is a psychology-informed message coaching app for dating and relationships. Privacy is core to the product: the situations you bring to Next Move are personal, and this policy explains what we collect, how it is used, and the controls you have. In short: we do not sell your data or use it for advertising or cross-app tracking. Uploaded screenshot images are retained temporarily for processing and retry, while extracted messages, evidence, reports, and coaching history are retained with your account until you delete the relevant case or account.

1. Information we collect

Account information

• Email & password sign-up: your email address, display name, and a securely hashed password (we never store your password in readable form).
• Google sign-in: your Google account email, name, and profile picture, provided by Google when you authorize sign-in.
• Sign in with Apple: a stable Apple identifier and, at your choice, your name and email (including Apple's private relay email if you choose "Hide My Email").

Content you submit

• Typed situations and drafts: descriptions of conversations or situations you choose to share, and optional draft messages you want feedback on.
• Chat screenshots: images of your own conversations that you voluntarily upload for analysis. The image blob is temporary; extracted messages and evidence are retained as part of the case.
• Imported conversations and voice dictation: files, extracted message records, and transcribed text you choose to submit using supported import or dictation features.

Subscription information

• Subscription status and plan, managed through RevenueCat and the App Store / Google Play. Payment is processed entirely by Apple or Google — we never see or store your payment card details.

Technical information

• Basic technical data needed to operate the service (such as authentication session tokens and timestamps). We do not use advertising identifiers, cross-app tracking, or analytics that profile you.

2. How we use your information

• To create and secure your account and let you sign in with email, Google, or Apple.
• To generate your analyses: reading the tone, intent, and dynamics of the conversation or situation you submit, and suggesting reply options and coaching.
• To run our safety screening, which reviews requests so the product is not used to harm, pressure, or intrude on another person.
• To manage your subscription, trial limits, and premium features.
• To respond to support requests.

3. AI processing disclosure

Next Move uses configured third-party AI providers only when needed to produce the requested result. For Standard Analysis, the relevant content may be sent securely to the processors needed for that route:

• Google (Gemini) — reads uploaded chat screenshots and extracts the conversation text.
• Anthropic (Claude) — generates the analysis, coaching, and suggested replies.
• OpenAI — performs an automated safety check on requests.

Your content is used by these providers only to process your request. It is not used to train their models under the API terms we use, and it is never sold.

Optional Deep Analysis

When Deep Analysis is offered and you explicitly choose it, it may send relevant evidence from your case to multiple independently configured AI model providers so they can produce separate perspectives, and then to an additional AI operation that compares and synthesizes those perspectives. The provider roster may vary over time. We do not intentionally send more evidence than is needed for the requested analysis, and account or session deletion removes Next Move's retained Deep Analysis artifacts according to this policy. Provider-side retention is governed by the applicable provider terms.

4. Screenshot and extracted-data retention

When you upload a chat screenshot, an image blob is written to temporary database storage so Next Move can extract the conversation and safely retry an interrupted extraction. The blob has an automatic expiry of up to 48 hours and is also removed when you delete the file, case, or account. Extracted messages, structured evidence, speaker corrections, and generated reports are retained with the case so you can reopen it and use follow-up coaching without uploading the screenshot again.

5. Storage and security

• All data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
• Stored canonical and legacy conversation transcripts and your drafts use field-level encryption. Extracted message/evidence records and generated report artifacts are protected by authenticated account access controls and the security controls of our database and hosting providers.
• Cases and sessions are linked to your account and are not available through another user's authenticated account.
• Passwords are hashed with an industry-standard algorithm (bcrypt).

6. Saved sessions

Next Move keeps your case history so you can reopen delivered reports and continue allowed follow-up coaching. Stored content is protected as described in Section 5. You can delete an individual case in the app, or request deletion of the whole account.

7. Subscriptions and payments

Premium subscriptions are billed through your App Store or Google Play account. We use RevenueCat to manage subscription entitlements; RevenueCat receives your app user ID and purchase status but never your submitted content. Billing, renewal, and refunds follow Apple's and Google's terms and your store account settings.

8. Sharing with service providers

We share data only with the processors needed to run Next Move: the AI providers listed in Section 3 (content processing), RevenueCat (subscription management), and our cloud hosting and database infrastructure. Each receives only what is necessary to provide its function. We may also disclose information if required by law.

9. Your controls: export and deletion

• Export: Profile → "Export my data" provides the account and session data supported by the in-app export. Contact us for a complete data-access request, including newer case artifacts not included in that download.
• Delete: Profile → "Delete account & data" immediately invalidates your sessions and starts permanent removal of account-linked content. If an external sign-in credential must be revoked, the deletion job may continue securely and retry before final completion.
• You can also request export or deletion by contacting us at support.nextmovehelp@gmail.com.

10. Data retention

Temporary screenshot image blobs expire after no more than 48 hours. Extracted messages, evidence, reports, follow-ups, and account data are retained while the relevant case/account exists. Individual case deletion removes the case's active content. Account deletion removes account-linked content through the deletion process described above. Content-free billing, security, and compliance records may be retained where required for fraud prevention, financial reconciliation, or legal obligations.

11. Age requirement

Next Move is intended for adults. You must be at least 17 years old (or the age of digital consent in your region, whichever is higher) to use the app. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

12. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app before the changes take effect.

13. Contact

Questions or privacy requests: support.nextmovehelp@gmail.com

Next Move — a private psychology edge for dating and relationships. Private by design.