Privacy policy

Effective 15 November 2026

This page explains how the IB Econ app handles your information on iPhone, iPad and Mac. "We" means the developer of IB Econ, Yash Khetan, and the small team of IB Economics teachers who teach the optional one-to-one classes.

What the app collects

Nothing. The app itself does not send any personal information, usage data or device data to us or to anyone else. The only time the app goes online itself is to ask Apple's App Store for the price of the full app, to buy it, or to check whether you already own it, and, if you use iCloud, to sync your progress through your own iCloud account. We cannot see who uses the app or what they do in it.

No account

You do not need to sign up or log in. To study, the app never asks for your name, email address, school or any other details.

No tracking, analytics or ads

• The app has no analytics or crash-reporting tools.
• It shows no ads and contains no advertising code.
• It does not track you across other apps or websites.
• It has one purchase, the full app, handled by Apple. The app never sees your payment details. It keeps only a note, on your device, of whether the full app is unlocked.

Your progress stays on your device

The app saves your progress so you can carry on where you left off. This includes your SL or HL choice, your exam session if you enter it, the answers you type or draw for practice questions and mock papers, the marks you give yourself, your flashcard schedule, the notes you have read, your weekly plan, your recent searches, your points, rank and badges, and your streak. All of this is stored on your device, inside the app's own storage. It is never sent to us or to anyone else.

iCloud sync. If you are signed in to iCloud, the app keeps a copy of this progress in your own private iCloud account (Apple's iCloud key-value storage), so it is the same on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. This copy belongs to your Apple Account. We cannot see it, and Apple handles it under its own privacy policy. If you are not signed in to iCloud, or turn iCloud off for the app, progress stays only on the device.

If you delete the app, the progress on that device is deleted with it. A copy kept in your iCloud account may come back when you install the app again. Reset progress in Settings deletes it on this device and, with iCloud, on your other devices too.

The app also has an optional widget that shows today's set, your streak and the flashcards due. The app writes these few numbers to storage that only the app and its widget share, on the same device. They are not sent anywhere.

Backup files. If you choose Save a backup in Settings, the app makes a file of your progress and you decide where to keep it. We never receive it. Load a backup reads a file you choose, on your device.

Daily reminder

You can choose to get one reminder a day to do your daily set. It is off until you turn it on, and only then does your device ask whether the app may send notifications. The reminders are planned and shown by your own device. There is no push service and nothing is sent to us. The time you choose stays on that device only. You can turn the reminder off in Settings, or in your device's notification settings.

One-to-one classes: Work with an IB expert

The app has an optional page, Work with an IB expert, for students who want paid one-to-one online classes with one of our IB Economics teachers. The classes are arranged and paid for outside the app.

• The form stays on your device. On that page you can fill in a short form: your level, exam session, target grade, what you want help with, any notes, and, if you wish, a parent or guardian contact. If you have used the app for a while, the form also offers to add a short summary of your progress (for example your latest mock grade, your weak topics and how many days you have studied). This box is ticked at first, and you can untick it. Your answers are saved with your progress (on your device and, with iCloud, in your own iCloud account), so you do not have to type them again. The app does not send them to us.
• You decide whether to send it. When you tap Open WhatsApp, the app opens WhatsApp with your message filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send in WhatsApp yourself. You can read and change the message first. You can also copy the message instead and send it yourself.
• What we receive if you send it. If you send the message, we receive what is in it, and WhatsApp shows us your WhatsApp name and phone number. WhatsApp is run by WhatsApp LLC (Meta) under its own privacy policy.
• How we use it. Only to reply to you, arrange a free intro call and, if you want them, your classes. We do not sell it, use it for advertising or share it with anyone else.
• How long we keep it. We keep the chat for as long as we are arranging or teaching your classes. If you do not go ahead, or when your classes end, we delete it within 12 months. You can ask us to delete it at any time.
• If you are under 18. Please tell a parent or guardian before you ask about paid classes. You can add their contact to the message, and we will arrange fees with them.

Your rights

If you sent us a message, you can ask us to show you, correct or delete what we hold about you, or to stop using it. Write to us using the contact below, or reply in the same WhatsApp chat. We reply within one month. If you live in the UK or the European Union, you also have the right to complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office).

No third parties in the app

The app does not include any third-party code. It uses only Apple's own tools, such as iCloud for sync and the App Store for the purchase. All notes, questions, games, stories and fonts are stored inside the app and work offline. We do not share or sell any information.

Links to other websites

Some charts and notes in the app list their sources, such as a central bank or the World Bank, with a link. If you tap one of these links, it opens in your web browser, outside the app. Those websites have their own privacy policies.

Children's privacy

IB Econ is made for students taking IB Diploma Economics, who are usually 16 to 19 years old. It is not made for young children. The app collects no personal information from anyone, of any age. If you are a parent and believe your child sent us a message you want removed, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If the way the app handles information ever changes, we will update this page and change the effective date at the top.

Contact

If you have a question about privacy, please email support@dpseven.com.