BugJugPrivacy policy
BugJug is built to work entirely on your device. We don't collect, store, or share any of your personal information, because none of it ever reaches us.
What we collect
Nothing. BugJug has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising, and no third-party tracking SDKs. BugJug itself never sends anything over the internet.
Your photos and pets
Photos you take or pick, and the pets made from them, are saved only in BugJug's private storage on your device. They leave your phone only when you choose to export a backup or share a card, and then only to the destination you pick.
Giving a bug to a friend
You can give a copy of a pet to a friend by showing them a code on your screen, which their BugJug scans with the camera. The code holds only the pet itself (its name, kind, colours, personality and hat), not your photos, and it goes straight from one screen to the other: nothing is sent over the internet.
Bug identification
Species identification runs on your device with machine-learning models bundled inside the app. Images are never uploaded for processing. Species names, rarity, and "Did you know?" facts also ship inside the app.
On Android
Android phones don't have Apple's tool for cutting a bug out of a photo, so on Android BugJug uses Google's ML Kit subject segmentation, which also runs on the phone: your photos are never uploaded. Google Play services downloads the ML Kit model, and under Google's ML Kit terms it may send Google metrics about how the feature is performing. Those metrics don't include your photos.
Purchases
If a grown-up buys the unlock, the App Store or Google Play handles the payment. BugJug only learns whether the unlock was bought; it never sees your name or payment details.
Explore mode
Explore asks which continent you live in, so your adventure starts nearby. It suggests one from your phone's region setting; it never uses your location, and your answer stays on your device. Your progress and daily nets are stored only on your phone (level progress is included if you export a backup).
Permissions
- Camera: to photograph bugs, show the live viewfinder, and scan a friend's bug code.
- Photos: to pick an existing bug photo, or to save a card you create.
You can change these at any time in the Settings app. BugJug still works with photos you've already caught if you decline.
Children
BugJug collects no data from anyone, including children.
Deleting your data
Deleting BugJug from your device removes all of its data. Backups you exported yourself stay wherever you saved them.
Changes
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email bugjugapp@gmail.com.