Fernway Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Fernway helps you work through an uncontested divorce in California. Your information is personal, so Fernway is built to keep it with you. This page explains, in plain words, what happens to it.

Where your information is kept

• Your case (your answers, dates, forms and the papers you bring in) is stored on your iPhone and in your own private iCloud account, so it is backed up and can come back if you get a new phone.
• Your private iCloud data is protected by Apple and your Apple Account. We, the developer, cannot see it. We do not run a server, and we never receive your case.
• If you turn on the Face ID lock, Fernway asks for Face ID or your passcode before showing your case.

When anything leaves your phone

• Chat. When you send a chat message, or ask the assistant about a document you brought in, that text is sent to Ollama Cloud (ollama.com) so the assistant can answer. This happens only when you choose to send something. The parts of your case the assistant needs to answer (such as which step you are on) go with it.
• Redaction. Before anything is sent, Fernway removes Social Security numbers, card and account numbers, and birth dates.
• Court forms. About once a week, on Wi-Fi, Fernway downloads the public court form PDFs from courts.ca.gov to check whether the court has published a newer version. Nothing about you is sent.
• Ollama's own handling of the text it receives is described in Ollama's privacy policy.

What Fernway does not do

• No analytics, no advertising, and no tracking of any kind.
• No third-party SDKs, and nothing is sold or shared with data brokers.
• Fernway never files anything with the court for you. Every form is yours to review, print and file.

Reminders

Reminders are scheduled on your phone only. Their text never mentions your case, and "Leave quickly" removes them from your screen until you come back to Fernway.

Deleting your information

Deleting Fernway removes the copy on your phone. To remove the iCloud copy, go to Settings, then your name, then iCloud, then Manage Account Storage, and delete Fernway's data.

Children

Fernway is meant for adults handling their own divorce. It is not directed at children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: apps@inlandvalleysites.com