Effective Date: April 24, 2026 Last Updated: April 24, 2026
Welcome to Socrates Pocket (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and have designed this app with a privacy-first philosophy. This Privacy Policy explains how Socrates Pocket collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards information when you use our mobile application (“App”), and — importantly — what we do not collect.
Socrates Pocket is a Socratic-method reflection app. You share a thought, receive Socratic questions, and arrive at your own insight. The app is designed so that your reflections remain on your device, tied to no account, under no login, linked to no profile.
Socrates Pocket does not require you to create an account. We do not collect:
There is no login screen because there is no account.
When you share a thought or answer a question within a Socratic session, that text is processed by a third-party AI provider (see Section 3.2) so the app can generate the next question and, at the end of the session, your reasoning chain. This processing happens in real time and does not result in the content being stored by us.
The following stays only on your device, in your device’s encrypted local storage, and is never transmitted to us:
If you delete the app, this data is deleted with it.
When you purchase a Socrates Pocket Pro subscription, the purchase is processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Play Store) and managed through RevenueCat, our subscription infrastructure provider. For this purpose, we or our providers may collect:
This information is used solely to deliver your Pro entitlement, support purchase restoration, and comply with tax and billing requirements.
We do not run any third-party analytics SDK, advertising SDK, attribution SDK, or crash-reporting tool that transmits identifiers. We do not collect:
Socrates Pocket includes a crisis-detection feature that displays mental-health resources (such as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States, the Crisis Text Line, and the International Association for Suicide Prevention directory) if the text you type matches a small, locally-evaluated list of crisis keywords. This check runs entirely on your device. Nothing about whether crisis resources were shown is transmitted off your device.
The limited information described in Section 1.2 and Section 1.3 is used to:
We do not use your content for marketing, advertising, training AI models, profiling, or any purpose beyond those listed above.
We do not sell, rent, or trade any data — personal or otherwise — to any party. We do not share data with advertisers, data brokers, or marketers.
To generate Socratic questions and reasoning chains, the content you type in a session is transmitted in real time to one of the following AI service providers:
These providers receive only the text necessary to produce a response (your current thought, the active conversation context, and the system prompt). They do not receive your device identifier, RevenueCat ID, name, email, or any other identifier tying the content to you as a person. Each provider operates under its own privacy terms and commercial agreements in which they commit to not using API content for training their general-purpose models:
We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, or a valid government request, or to:
Because the bulk of your reflective content never leaves your device, there is typically nothing for us to disclose in response to such a request.
If Socrates Pocket is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, any information we hold may be transferred as part of that transaction. You will be notified of any such change and of any resulting changes to this Privacy Policy.
We implement privacy-by-design and industry-standard safeguards:
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Because we do not store your session content on any server, retention is controlled by you:
You can erase all on-device data at any time by uninstalling the app or using your operating system’s “Clear Storage” feature for Socrates Pocket.
Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights:
To exercise these rights, email us at cankatsarac@gmail.com. Because Socrates Pocket does not require an account, we may ask you to provide information that helps us verify your request (such as the RevenueCat anonymous ID or the receipt of a purchase).
To stop all local retention immediately, uninstall the app.
Socrates Pocket is not directed to, nor intended for use by, children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has used the app, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.
The AI processors listed in Section 3.2 and the subscription providers listed in Section 3.3 may process your content or purchase data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required, transfers of personal data out of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland rely on safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework, or equivalent mechanisms offered by each provider.
Our app and this Privacy Policy may contain links to third-party websites or services (such as mental-health crisis resources, or the privacy pages of our providers). We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third parties. Please review their privacy policies directly.
California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act:
We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law.
To exercise these rights, email cankatsarac@gmail.com.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the UK GDPR and EU GDPR grant you rights as listed in Section 6. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Legal basis for processing (GDPR Art. 6):
Data controller:
Cankat Saraç, operator of Socrates Pocket cankatsarac@gmail.com
If we are required to designate a representative or Data Protection Officer under applicable law, their details will be listed here.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through:
Continued use of the app after the effective date of an updated Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy. If you do not agree with the updated Policy, uninstall the app.
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your information:
Privacy: cankatsarac@gmail.com General support: cankatsarac@gmail.com Postal address: [to be provided in App Store Connect / Play Console listing]
Socrates Pocket is a native mobile app and does not use browser cookies. We do not use pixels, SDKs, or other tracking technologies that profile you across apps or services.
Socrates Pocket is a reflective journaling tool inspired by the Socratic method. It is not a medical device, therapy service, counseling service, or substitute for professional mental-health care. The content generated inside the app is produced by AI language models and is offered for reflection only. If you are in crisis or in need of mental-health support, please use the resources shown by the in-app crisis-safety feature, contact a qualified professional, or — in the United States — dial or text 988. For emergencies, call your local emergency number.
This disclaimer appears in full in our Terms of Service.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated above and governs our handling of your information.