Privacy Policy

Overview

AKD Build is a construction scheduling app from AK Davis Designs (“AK Davis,” “we,” “us”). This policy explains what AKD Build stores and what leaves your device.

On your device

AKD Build is local-first. Your projects, company details and settings are stored on your device.

• No account.
• No analytics and no third-party SDKs.
• The app never asks for device location (no location permission).

The job site’s approximate location goes to Apple (WeatherKit and Apple Maps) to provide forecasts and drive time. It isn’t linked to you, isn’t used for tracking, and is used only for app functionality.

Weather Forecasts

When you turn on Weather Forecasts, AKD Build sends the site address you enter to Apple to find its map location, and sends an approximate location (about 1 km) to Apple Weather to get forecasts. AKD Build saves only the approximate location in your project. Turning Weather Forecasts off deletes the saved locations and cached forecasts. Weather data is provided by Apple Weather.

• Weather Forecasts is off by default. You turn it on in Project Settings → Weather.
• When you tap Locate, the site address you typed is sent to Apple to find its map location. Forecasts use only the site coordinate rounded to about 1 km, sent to Apple Weather (WeatherKit).
• Forecasts are cached on your device. Turning Weather Forecasts off deletes the cache and every saved site coordinate.
• Forecasts, current conditions and official alerts aren’t emergency warnings. Rely on official weather alerts.

Apple Maps and drive time

The baseyard is optional and can be skipped.

• While you type in the Baseyard address field, the text you type is sent to Apple Maps for address suggestions.
• For drive time, the baseyard coordinate and the job site’s saved coordinate are sent to Apple Maps once per baseyard and site pair. A site only has a coordinate if you used Weather Forecasts and Locate for that project.
• The baseyard address, its coordinate and the drive-time cache are saved locally. Removing the baseyard clears the cache.
• Drive time is shown as a note you can edit. It never moves dates.

Notifications

• Notifications are off by default. Permission is requested only when you turn them on.
• Notifications are local only (no server, no push token), and their wording is generic.
• When weather notifications are on, iOS may refresh the forecast in the background about every 6 hours, sending the same site coordinates to WeatherKit. With notifications off, nothing refreshes in the background.

Company logo and name

Your company logo and name are stored locally on your device. Choosing a logo doesn’t require Photos permission.

PDFs exported from your projects show the company name and logo. Field copies (.akdbuild) include the company name and a small logo, so the recipient sees who sent them. AKD Build doesn’t upload your logo or company name anywhere.

Field copies and PDFs

• .akdbuild Field copies and PDFs are shared only when you choose to share them.
• Field copies are not encrypted. Share them only with people you trust.
• The supervisor-safe option is on by default and leaves out costs and internal notes.

Subscriptions and purchases

Subscriptions are purchased through Apple’s App Store using StoreKit. Apple processes the payment. We don’t handle any payment data.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact AK Davis Designs at info@akdavisdesigns.com.