Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 13, 2026. The Aptiko app is developed by ARD Apps.

In short

What is stored on your phone

Medicines, packs, stock, expiry dates, storage places, notes, schedules, dose marks, history, the recently-deleted bin and backups. A photo of a box used for filling in a medicine is read on the device and is never sent anywhere. Reminders are created on the phone.

What is stored on our server

DataWhy
A random device identifier and an access token (the token is stored as a hash)So your phone can open your cabinet
The name you enter in “Family cabinet” (optional)So the family can see who did what
Medicines (name, form, pack contents, minimum stock, barcodes, your notes), packs (quantity, expiry date, opening date), storage placesThe shared cabinet and moving to another phone
History: who added, removed, took or deleted what and when (medicine name, amount, author name)The “History” screen for the family
If you sign in with Apple: your Apple identifier and email address (it may be Apple's private relay address)Signing in, restoring the cabinet on a new iPhone, family access. The email address is not shown to the family
Invite codesConnecting a relative; a code is valid for 72 hours
Web server logs: IP address, time and address of the requestSecurity and debugging. Kept for up to 14 days

The server is hosted by Hetzner in Finland (EU).

Who can see the data

Only the members of your family cabinet whom you invited: they see the contents of the cabinet, author names and history. We do not share data with third parties, except where the law requires it.

Permissions

Deleting your data

“Settings → Erase everything” erases the data on the phone and leaves the shared cabinet. To have your data fully removed from the server, including the Sign in with Apple record, write to aptiko@ard-apps.app: we will delete it within 30 days.

Children

The app is not intended for children. Adults may keep track of medicines for their children in it.

Not medical advice

Aptiko keeps track and reminds you about doses but does not prescribe or calculate them.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.

Contact

aptiko@ard-apps.app