Privacy Policy

1.1 Information you provide (stored on your device)

The journal content you create is stored on your device. We do not receive or store it on any server we operate.

• Journal entries — text, photos, and drawings you create in the App.
• Mood selections — the mood label and intensity you assign to entries.
• Tags and activity labels — the organisational metadata you apply to entries.
• Journal names and settings — preferences you configure within the App.
• AI memory — if you enable AI features, durable facts extracted from your entries (see Section 3), stored on your device and viewable and deletable at any time.
• Communications — if you contact us for support, we receive the content of that message and your email address.

1.2 Information collected automatically

• Location data — if you grant location permission, the App attaches your approximate location (place name and coordinates) to entries at the time of creation. It is stored with your entries — on your device and, when iCloud is enabled, in your private iCloud account. It is never sent to us or to any AI service.
• Motion activity — if you enable 'Activity in Entries' in Settings, the App uses your device's motion data (Apple Core Motion) to label entries with an activity such as walking or running. This is processed on your device and stored with your entries; it is never sent to us or to any third party.
• Firebase App Check — uses Apple's DeviceCheck framework to verify that requests originate from a genuine DayInk installation. This process does not expose a persistent identifier to us.
• Firebase Authentication (anonymous) — an anonymous session used only to operate AI features and support requests. It involves no account, no sign-in, and is not linked to your journal content.
• Firebase Crashlytics — collects crash reports and diagnostic data when the App encounters an error. Reports include device model, OS version, and app state at the time of crash. No journal content is included.
• Firebase Analytics — collects anonymous, aggregated usage events (screen views, feature usage) to help us improve the App. No journal content is included.

1.3 Subscription and payment information

All purchases and subscription management are handled entirely by Apple via the App Store and StoreKit. We do not collect, store, or process your payment card details or billing address. Apple's privacy policy governs payment data.

3.1 On-device removal of personal details

Before any text is transmitted to Google, the App runs an on-device process that detects and replaces personal identifiers so they are not sent:

• Personal names → replaced with [Person 1], [Person 2], etc.
• Phone numbers → replaced with [phone]
• Email addresses → replaced with [email]

This removal runs automatically and is always on whenever AI features are used. There is no setting to turn it off.

3.2 Google's processing and retention

Data sent to the Gemini API is processed transiently to generate a response and is not used to train Google's models. This processing is governed by the Google Cloud Platform and Gemini API terms, under which Google acts as a data processor on our behalf and provides data protection equivalent to that described in this policy. For details, refer to Google's Data Processing Addendum.

3.3 Personal memory

When AI features are enabled, DayInk may extract durable facts from your entries (for example, people or projects you mention often) to give AI responses helpful context. This memory is stored on your device. You can view every memory item, and delete any or all of it, at any time in the App.

3.4 Disabling AI features

You can turn off all AI features at any time in Settings. Core journaling features continue to work without them, and when AI is disabled no entry content is sent to Google.

4.1 On-device storage

All journal entries, photos, mood data, and settings are stored in a local database on your device. This database is protected by iOS Data Protection — it is encrypted at rest using your device passcode and is inaccessible when the device is locked.

4.2 iCloud sync

When iCloud is enabled on your device, your journal data syncs automatically via Apple's CloudKit to your own private iCloud account. This is free and automatic — it is not a paid feature and there is nothing to switch on inside DayInk. We do not have access to your CloudKit container. The data is encrypted in transit and at rest by Apple, and Apple's iCloud privacy policy governs this sync. You can turn sync off by disabling iCloud for DayInk in iOS Settings.

4.3 What we do not operate

We do not operate any server that permanently stores your journal entries or personal journal content. There is no DayInk backend database containing your journal data.

7.1 All users

• Access — you can view all your data within the App at any time.
• Export — you can export everything as a PDF, or as an open .zip archive containing Markdown, JSON, and your photos, via Settings → Export.
• Deletion — you can delete individual entries, your AI memory, or all of your data from within the App. iCloud-synced data can also be deleted via iOS Settings. To request deletion of any data we hold (e.g. support messages), contact us through our support form.
• Correction — you can edit any journal entry at any time.
• AI controls — AI features are enabled only with your explicit consent, you can disable them at any time in Settings, and you can view and delete your AI memory in the App.

7.2 European Economic Area and UK residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — request deletion of your personal data where there is no legal basis for continued processing.
• Right to restriction of processing — request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format (available via the in-app export feature).
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, such as AI features, withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
• Right to lodge a complaint — you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us through our support form. We will respond within 30 days.

7.3 California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to know — request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you.
• Right to delete — request deletion of personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to correct — request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt-out of sale or sharing — we do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising.
• Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your California rights, contact us through our support form. We will respond within 45 days as required by law.

7.4 Australian users (Privacy Act 1988)

Zenithro Pty Ltd is an Australian company subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Australian users have the right to access and correct personal information we hold about them, and to complain about a breach of the APPs. To make a request or complaint, contact us through our support form. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.