Last updated: October 22, 2026
Foothold ("we", "us") is a task-planning app that helps people get started on things, designed with ADHD in mind. This page explains what information we collect, why, and how it's handled.
Account info: your email address and password (handled by our authentication provider, Supabase - we never see or store your raw password).
Task content: the tasks and steps you create, your points, streaks, and settings. This is stored in our database (Supabase) so your data is there when you come back.
AI-assisted breakdowns (Anthropic): Foothold’s optional AI features (“break it down for me” and the “I’m stuck” options that shrink your steps) use Claude, an AI model made by Anthropic, PBC.
What is sent: only the text of the task or steps you ask Foothold to break down (for example, “clean the kitchen”), plus your app language and wording settings (such as kid-friendly wording) so the steps come back in the right style. What is not sent: your name, email address, account ID, device identifiers, location, or any of your other tasks.
How and when it is collected: nothing is sent until you give permission. The first time you use an AI feature, Foothold shows a screen that explains what is sent and that it goes to Anthropic, and asks you to tap “Accept & turn on AI.” If you tap “Don’t allow,” nothing is sent. You can turn AI help off anytime in Settings > AI help.
How it is used: Anthropic uses the text only to generate the steps for that request and sends them back to Foothold. Anthropic processes it as our service provider under its commercial terms, which do not allow it to use this data to train its AI models and require it to keep the data secure with protections equal to or stronger than the ones described in this policy. You can read Anthropic’s privacy policy at anthropic.com/legal/privacy.
Payment info: if you subscribe to Foothold Plus, your payment is processed directly by Stripe. We never see or store your card number - Stripe shares back only what we need to know your subscription is active.
Usage analytics: we use privacy-friendly, aggregated analytics (Vercel Analytics) to understand which pages get used. This does not use tracking cookies or sell data to anyone.
We don't sell your data. We don't share your tasks or personal information with advertisers. We don't use your task content to train AI models beyond the single request needed to generate that breakdown.
Only the service providers above (Supabase for hosting/auth/database, Anthropic for the AI breakdown feature, Stripe for billing, and Vercel for hosting and analytics), each bound by their own privacy and security commitments. If you use Foothold's "Friends" or "Shared lists" features, the specific information you choose to share with a friend (like a shared task list) is visible to that friend - that's the point of the feature.
You can delete your account and data at any time from Settings, or by emailing us at the address below. You can turn AI help on or off at any time in Settings > AI help, and Foothold works fully without it.
Foothold is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from children under 13.
If this policy changes in a meaningful way, we'll update the date at the top of this page and, for significant changes, let you know in the app.
Questions about your data? Reach out at hello@getfoothold.app.