First Move / privacy
Privacy, in plain language
Your situations belong to you. Here’s what the current First Move app and this website do with information.
On the website
The interactive examples use prepared, fictional situations. Choosing an example, changing its wording, or copying an opening happens in your browser. This website does not submit those choices to an AI service or store them in a visitor profile. No advertising or third-party analytics scripts are included. Fonts and artwork are served from our own site.
Vercel hosts the website and processes ordinary request information, such as network addresses and requested pages, to deliver and protect it. Vercel’s own privacy practices apply. Read Vercel’s privacy policy.
If you email us
The preview-request link opens your email app. Sending a message shares your email address and anything you include with us and the email providers involved. We use that message to reply about your request. The link does not automatically subscribe you to a mailing list. Don’t include private situations, sensitive information, or someone else’s personal details in a preview request.
In the current iPhone build
Situations, move cards, rehearsals, reflections, and reminder times are saved locally on the device. The app has no account or automatic cloud-library sync. The local file uses iOS data protection until the first unlock after restart. Apple device backups depend on your settings.
Optional on-device AI
After you allow it, Apple’s on-device model helps phrase an opening and supports fictional rehearsal. First Move does not send those requests to OpenAI or another cloud AI provider. Apple manages model availability and downloads. You can revoke AI consent in Settings. Previously saved responses remain in your moves until you delete them.
Sharing, export, and reminders
You choose what to share. A shared card includes its title, opening, and next step. A readable JSON export includes your saved situations, rehearsals, and reflections; it isn’t password-protected by First Move. Other apps handle what you choose to share under their own policies. Local reminders use neutral text without the private situation. iOS controls delivery.
Deleting and contacting us
You can remove a move or delete all local moves in the app. Pending reminders for those moves are removed too. Exports and device backups are separate copies. For questions about this website or an email you sent, contact dbhurley@me.com.
Current early-development build and website. Updated November 8, 2026. These details will be reviewed before public app distribution.