Privacy Policy

Effective date: January 1, 2025  ·  Last updated: June 20, 2026

Obert ("we", "us", or "our") is a personal watch-logging app with optional social and AI features. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

• Account information. When you sign in with Apple or Google we receive a unique user identifier and, if you permit it, your email address. We never receive your Apple or Google password.
• Profile information. A username, plus any optional display name, avatar, bio, location text, wrist size, and calendar preferences you choose to add.
• Watch collection. Brand, model, reference number, photos, and other details you enter about watches you own or wish to own. Private fields such as serial number, purchase price, current value, warranty details, and private notes are visible only to you and are never shown to other users.
• Wear logs. Dates and times you log wearing a watch, plus optional notes, tags, and a visibility setting (private, followers, or public).
• Photos and videos. Images and clips you upload for watch identification, to attach to a wear entry, or to add to a watch's gallery. These are stored on our servers and used to power features such as AI recognition.
• Social activity. Who you follow, your follow requests, likes, and any users you block, so we can build your feed and enforce your privacy choices.
• Subscription status. If you purchase a subscription, we receive your subscription tier and renewal/expiry status from the Apple App Store to unlock paid features. We do not collect or store your payment card details — all billing is handled by Apple.
• Usage data. Feature-usage events (for example, logging a wear or confirming a recognition) recorded in association with your account to help us improve the app. Free-text content such as captions, notes, bios, and locations is removed before these events are stored.
• Device information. App version, operating-system version, and — if you enable notifications — a device identifier and time zone used to schedule reminders. Crash and performance diagnostics are collected without identifying you.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide the Obert service — storing and displaying your collection and wear history.
• To power AI-assisted watch recognition when you photograph a watch, and to improve the accuracy of that recognition over time.
• To provide social and community features such as profiles, following, and the feed, according to the visibility settings you choose.
• To manage subscriptions and apply recognition usage limits.
• To send daily log reminders and weekly recap notifications (only if you opt in).
• To improve the app through aggregated, anonymised analytics.
• To enforce our Terms of Service, moderate content, and prevent abuse.

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share data only as necessary to operate the service:

• Infrastructure providers. Cloud hosting and storage providers that process data on our behalf under confidentiality agreements.
• AI providers. Watch photos are sent to third-party vision AI services for recognition. These providers are prohibited from retaining your images for their own purposes.
• Payments. Subscription purchases and renewals are processed by the Apple App Store under Apple's own terms; we receive only your subscription status, not your payment details.
• Legal obligations. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users.

Content you mark as public or followers-only (wear posts, profile, collection entries) is visible to other Obert users according to those settings. You can change the visibility of your content at any time.

4. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your profile, wear logs, posts, social activity, and other personal data are permanently deleted within 30 days. Uploaded watch images may be retained in anonymised form, no longer associated with you, to improve the service. Content removed for violating our Terms is deleted entirely. Aggregated, anonymised analytics may be retained indefinitely.

5. Security

All data in transit is encrypted with TLS. Passwords are never stored — authentication is handled exclusively through Apple Sign-In and Google Sign-In. We use industry-standard security practices, but no system is completely immune to breach.

6. Children's Privacy

Obert is intended for users aged 13 and older and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13; if you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use Obert only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by deleting your account in the app (Profile → Settings → Delete account) or by contacting us. For users in the European Economic Area, UK, or California, additional rights may apply under GDPR, UK GDPR, or CCPA.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting a notice in the app. Your continued use of Obert after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at contact@obert.app, or visit our support page.

Terms of Service

Effective date: January 1, 2025  ·  Last updated: June 20, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Obert mobile application and related services (collectively the "Service") operated by Obert ("we", "us"). By using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. Obert is distributed through the Apple App Store, and your use of the iOS app is also subject to Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA) and the App Store Terms of Service; where they apply, those Apple terms govern your relationship with Apple as the app's distributor.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or the applicable minimum age in your jurisdiction) to use Obert. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. By using the Service you represent that you meet these requirements.

2. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and for all activities that occur under it. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorised access. We are not liable for loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your credentials.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms.
• Upload content that is defamatory, obscene, hateful, or infringes third-party intellectual property rights.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service.
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or bulk-download data from the Service without our written permission.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users, or post content intended to do so.

The Service includes report and block controls so you can flag content or hide other users. We may review reported content and, at our discretion, remove content or suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

4. User Content

You retain ownership of photos, watch details, and other content you upload ("User Content"). By uploading User Content you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process, and display it as necessary to provide the Service, and to retain watch images in anonymised form, no longer associated with you, to develop and improve our recognition models. You represent that you have the rights necessary to grant this licence.

Content you mark as public may be seen by other users and used in aggregated, anonymised product features (e.g., community wear statistics). You can change the visibility of your content to private at any time.

5. AI Recognition

Obert offers AI-assisted watch recognition as a convenience feature. Recognition results are probabilistic and may be inaccurate. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose of recognition results, and we do not guarantee that the Service will achieve any particular outcome. You are solely responsible for verifying and correcting any information added to your collection. Cloud-based recognition is metered and subject to monthly usage limits that depend on your subscription tier and to reasonable fair-use safeguards.

6. Subscriptions and Billing

Obert includes a free tier and optional auto-renewing subscriptions (such as our Enthusiast and Collector plans) that increase your monthly cloud-recognition limits and unlock additional features. Subscriptions are purchased through, billed by, and automatically renew via your Apple App Store account.

Your subscription renews automatically at the then-current price unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Payments, refunds, and renewals are handled by Apple in accordance with the App Store terms, and we do not process or store your payment details. Free-tier limits, plan features, and pricing may change with reasonable notice.

7. Intellectual Property

The Obert app, its design, and all content created by us are our intellectual property and are protected by copyright and other applicable laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works without our express written permission.

8. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party services (Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, AI providers, cloud storage, and the Apple App Store for billing). Your use of these integrations is subject to those providers' own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR USD $10, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these Terms or for any other reason with reasonable notice. You may delete your account at any time from Profile → Settings → Delete account. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which we operate, without regard to conflict of law principles. Disputes shall be resolved in the courts of that jurisdiction.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through the app. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email us at contact@obert.app, or visit our support page.