App to Something (Pty) Ltd ("the Company", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of all users of the Herdsman mobile application ("the App").
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how it is stored and processed, who it may be shared with, and what your rights are — in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) of the Republic of South Africa.
By registering for or using the App, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Under POPIA, the Responsible Party — the entity that determines the purpose and means of processing your personal information — is:
App to Something (Pty) Ltd
Republic of South Africa
Email: apptosomething.ltd@gmail.com
We collect the following categories of personal information:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Email address | Used for authentication and account communications |
| Password | Stored securely by Firebase Authentication (hashed; never stored in plain text) |
| Farm name | Used to personalise the App and appear on generated documents |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Farm location (GPS coordinates) | Used to determine your district municipality; stored on your device only |
| Farm district / province | Derived from GPS coordinates via reverse geocoding; stored on your device only |
This data is stored entirely on your device in a local database. It includes:
When you create a marketplace listing, the following information is published publicly:
We deliberately exclude from public listings: RFID tags, visual tags, exact dates of birth, GPS coordinates, farm addresses, or any field that could enable animal tracing or farm identification.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Firebase User ID (UID) | A unique identifier assigned by Firebase at registration |
| Date of registration | Recorded at account creation |
| Subscription status | Free or Pro, recorded at registration and updated on upgrade |
| App version | Used for support purposes only; not stored remotely |
We do not collect analytics, advertising identifiers, crash telemetry, or behavioural tracking data.
The majority of your data — all livestock records, health events, weight records, herd counts, farm location, and movement documents — is stored locally on your device using SQLite (a local database).
A small subset of your information is stored in Google Firebase, operated by Google LLC, on servers that may be located outside South Africa.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to your personal information or this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
App to Something (Pty) Ltd
Email: apptosomething.ltd@gmail.com
Country: Republic of South Africa
We will respond to all requests within 30 days as required by POPIA.