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Replace Kochava so analytics never touches PHI

Migrate from Kochava to Respectlytics so analytics doesn't store the data HIPAA classifies as PHI. Helps developers avoid collecting personal data.

Example Kochava call (the "before")

swift Respectlytics
import KochavaTracker

KochavaTracker.shared.registerWithAppGUID("YOUR_APP_GUID")

let event = KochavaEvent(eventTypeEnum: .purchase)
event.appStoreReceiptBase64EncodedString = receiptBase64
event.priceDoubleNumber = NSNumber(value: price)
event.currencyString = "USD"
event.userIdString = userId
KochavaTracker.shared.send(event: event)

HIPAA's Protected Health Information (PHI) classification covers any health-related data tied to identifiable individuals. Most analytics SDKs accept arbitrary parameters — making it easy to log symptom, medication, heart_rate, or cycle_day alongside a persistent user_id, which is unambiguously PHI. Consult your legal team for HIPAA specifics; Respectlytics's 5-field schema rejects health-category fields at the API.

Remove Kochava cleanly

  1. 1

    Remove pod 'KochavaTracker' from Podfile

  2. 2

    Remove implementation 'com.kochava.tracker:tracker:...' from build.gradle

  3. 3

    Remove react-native-kochava-tracker from package.json if used

  4. 4

    Remove KochavaTracker.shared.registerWithAppGUID(...) and sendEvent(...) call sites

  5. 5

    Remove NSUserTrackingUsageDescription from Info.plist if Kochava was the only ATT-needing SDK

  6. 6

    Remove AD_ID permission from the merged Android manifest if no remaining SDK contributes it

Kochava vs Respectlytics — no phi collected

KochavaRespectlytics
Accepts health-related fields (symptom, medication, etc.)Yes (free-form parameters)No (rejected by 5-field schema)
Joinable to a user identity— see tool note aboveNo (session_id rotates every 2h)
BAA available with vendor— typically yes, with restrictionsOut of scope — Respectlytics is designed so PHI never enters the pipeline
Apple Health & Fitness Privacy Label tierTriggered if you log health fieldsNot triggered by Respectlytics

Frequently asked questions

What does HIPAA actually require here?

HIPAA's Privacy Rule restricts how Covered Entities and Business Associates handle PHI. The full breakdown is outside this tool's scope — consult your legal team. From a technical posture: ensuring health-related data simply doesn't enter your analytics pipeline removes the surface that HIPAA would otherwise scope.

We're a telehealth app — how do we track funnel completion without health data?

Track the action without the content. appointment_booked is an event name; the doctor specialty, diagnosis, or symptom that led to the appointment lives in your EHR or telehealth platform, never in product analytics. Your product KPIs (booking rate, completion rate, repeat-use rate) compute fine on session-grouped events without per-event health context.

Does Respectlytics sign a BAA?

Out of scope by design — Respectlytics's 5-field schema rejects health categories at the API. There's no PHI flowing to Respectlytics, so the BAA scope is empty. Consult your legal team to confirm this fits your specific compliance posture.

What about wearable / fitness app step counts and heart rate?

Those are health data even if your app isn't a medical app. Apple's HealthKit framework is the right system of record for that data — it has its own privacy model and stays on-device. Product analytics tells you whether the heart-rate feature is being used; HealthKit holds the values.

Related migration guides

Track what matters. Collect nothing you don't.

Five-field event schema, RAM-only event queue, no IDFA, no AAID, no persistent user IDs. Helps developers avoid collecting personal data in the first place.