Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 July 2026

Bó Hub (“the app”) is a livestock-management app for Irish farmers, provided by Bó Hub Technologies. This policy explains how the app handles your information. In short: your farm data stays on your phone, and we do not collect it.

1. Information we collect

We do not collect, store, or have access to any of your personal information or farm data. Bó Hub has no user accounts and no central server run by us.

2. Where your data is stored

Everything you enter — animal records, herd details, treatments, movements, your profile (name, address, herd number, phone, email) and any organic certificate documents you upload — is stored only on your own device. It is not sent to us or to anyone else.

3. Internet connection

The app connects to the internet only to fetch public information: Irish cattle market prices (from the European Commission’s and the Department of Agriculture’s public data services) and farming guidance documents (for example Teagasc and gov.ie factsheets). No personal or farm data is ever sent when it does this. There is no advertising, analytics or tracking of any kind.

4. Permissions

• Internet — to fetch the public prices and guidance described above.
• Camera — to scan ear-tag barcodes and to photograph receipts and disposal dockets. Photos are kept on your device and never uploaded.
• Microphone — for voice questions in “Ask Bó Hub”, and only while you hold the microphone button. Voice is handled by your phone’s own speech recognition; Bó Hub keeps no recording.
• Notifications — to show on-device reminders (withdrawal periods, calf registration, scheme deadlines, low stock). These are generated on your phone; there is no notification server.

The app does not use location, and selecting a file to import your herd uses your phone’s own file picker, which needs no special permission.

5. No tracking or advertising

Bó Hub contains no advertising, no analytics, and no third-party tracking.

6. Sharing your data

Because we never collect your data, we have nothing to share or sell. Any exporting of your records (for example to a spreadsheet or PDF) is carried out by you, on your device, entirely under your control.

7. Keeping and deleting your data

Your data stays on your device until you delete it. You can remove it at any time in the app (Settings → Reset Animal Data), or by uninstalling the app — uninstalling permanently deletes all app data.

8. Children

The app is intended for farmers and is not directed at children.

9. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date shown above.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at info@bohub.ie.