About Be The Bee

Be The Bee™ is a professional beekeeping management app for individual beekeepers and organizations. It provides hive inspection recording (including AI-powered voice inspection), health tracking, trend analysis, apiary management, and operational planning tools.

Developer: Beekeeping Innovations Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Contact: herman@beekeepinginnovations.net

 

Data We Collect

Be The Bee™ collects the following categories of data to provide and improve the Service:

 

Account and Identity Data

• Name and email address;

• Organization name and role;

• Login credentials (passwords are not stored in plain text);

• Subscription and billing information (processed via third-party payment providers).

 

Hive and Inspection Data

• Hive inspection records including brood, honey, frame counts, and health observations;

• Structured data generated from voice inspection inputs;

• Apiary location data (GPS coordinates or manually entered locations);

• Equipment records and operational notes;

• Mite test results and treatment records.

 

Voice and Audio Data

• We do not store raw voice recordings from voice inspections;

• Text transcripts generated from voice inspections are stored as part of inspection records;

• Audio notes voluntarily attached to inspections are stored on our servers;

• We do not collect or use biometric voiceprints.

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Uploaded Photos

• Photographs voluntarily attached to inspection records are stored on our servers;

• Photos are associated with your account and inspection history.

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Sensor and Integration Data

• Data from connected hive sensors, where integrations are enabled;

• Calendar event data, where calendar integration is enabled;

• Push notification tokens for delivery of reminders and alerts

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Technical and Device Data

• Device type and operating system;

• App version;

• Crash logs and diagnostic data;

• App usage and performance data.

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How we use your data​

We use collected data to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Be The Bee app and all its features;

• Process voice inspection inputs and generate structured inspection data;

• Store and display hive records, trends, and health metrics;

• Enable multi-user organizational accounts and team collaboration;

• Deliver push notifications, reminders, and alerts;

• Sync with connected third-party services such as calendar integrations;

• Generate aggregated and anonymized analytics to improve the Service;

• Train, evaluate, and improve AI and machine learning models — including the voice inspection system — using inspection records, transcripts, audio notes, and uploaded photographs, in accordance with applicable privacy law;

• Respond to support requests and communicate with users;

• Comply with legal obligations.

 

We do not sell your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.