HereCue for Android

HereCue Privacy Policy

This policy covers the HereCue Android app. HereCue uses location to remind you when you arrive at or leave a place you choose.

What HereCue stores on this phone

HereCue stores reminder text, saved places and their coordinates, reminder status, alert setup, and language preferences on your device. HereCue has no account or cloud sync. It does not send your reminders, saved places, or a location history to a HereCue server.

HereCue keeps up to 50 delivered alerts on your device, along with any pending snoozes.

When you export a backup, HereCue writes the file to the location you choose in Android’s file picker. The file contains reminder text and the names and coordinates of saved places.

When you share a reminder or checklist, HereCue creates a .herecue file or a text message with an import code. Both include the selected reminder text and its scheduled time or place trigger. Place triggers include the place name and exact pin coordinates. The app you choose in Android’s share sheet can access this content and handle it under its own privacy policy.

Location and notifications

If you allow precise location, HereCue can find nearby places, save your current location, and show your nearby errands. If you enable background location, HereCue uses Android and Google Play services to monitor the areas around your selected places and deliver arrival or departure alerts even when HereCue is closed or not in use. You can change location and notification permissions in Android settings.

Optional map, search, and speech features

The pin picker loads map tiles from OpenFreeMap. When you open it, the service receives requests for the map area shown and ordinary connection information such as your IP address. The map uses OpenStreetMap data. OpenFreeMap privacy policy

Search online sends your place or address query to your Android device’s geocoding provider. Find branches near me also sends a search area based on your location. If you identify a branch by voice in hands-free mode, the place search uses the business name and branch details, such as the city or street. When hands-free mode searches for nearby branches, including when a specific branch could not be verified, the search sends the business name and an approximate area based on your location. HereCue may use rounded coordinates to ask for a nearby city or region to help find a branch. If you share a shortened Google Maps link, HereCue connects to Google to resolve the link. These services receive ordinary connection information such as your IP address. You can search saved places offline.

When you use Speak or a HereCue voice shortcut, HereCue requests microphone access and uses Android’s on-device speech recognition to turn your speech into text for a reminder. Android may need an internet connection to download an available language model. You can type if on-device recognition is unavailable. If you speak to Google Assistant, it may process your audio online under its own privacy terms and pass your request to HereCue as text.

Hands-free mode is optional. While hands-free listening is active, HereCue keeps the microphone on without a time limit, even while your phone is locked. HereCue detects the wake phrase and transcribes your reminder on your device. HereCue does not retain audio. Use the stop action on the ongoing notification to turn off hands-free mode.

When HereCue reads a reminder or a prompt aloud, it passes the text to Android’s text-to-speech engine. The text can include the task, time, or place name. Depending on the engine and voice selected on your device, the engine may process the text online under its own privacy terms.

Retention and deletion

HereCue retains saved app data on this device until you remove it or clear the app’s storage. Clearing HereCue’s storage or uninstalling the app removes your locally stored reminders and directories.

Contact

For privacy questions, use the developer contact under App support on HereCue’s Google Play listing.