Legal
We built Ember Journal on a simple principle: your private thoughts are yours alone. Here's exactly what that means in practice.
Last updated: March 2026
The short version: Ember Journal collects zero personal data. Everything you write stays on your device. We have no servers storing your journal entries. We cannot read your writing — and we designed it that way on purpose.
Nothing. Ember Journal does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information, journal entries, or usage data on any external server.
Your entries are stored locally on your device using AES-256 encryption. They never leave your phone.
All app data — your journal entries, settings, and preferences — is stored locally on your iOS device using encrypted local storage. Specifically:
If you enable Face ID or Touch ID, biometric authentication is handled entirely by iOS and Apple's secure enclave. Ember Journal never receives, stores, or has access to your biometric data. We simply ask iOS "did this person authenticate?" and receive a yes or no.
If you purchase Ember Premium, the transaction is processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We receive confirmation that a purchase was made, but we never see your payment information. Purchase records are stored locally on your device.
Ember Journal contains no analytics SDKs, no crash reporting that transmits data off-device, no advertising frameworks, and no third-party tracking of any kind.
We don't know how many times you've opened the app, what prompts you've used, or how many entries you've burned. That information is none of our business.
Ember Journal does not collect data from anyone, including children under 13. Because we collect no data at all, COPPA requirements are satisfied by design.
When you delete Ember Journal from your device, all locally stored data — including every journal entry — is permanently deleted. There is no account to deactivate and no server-side data to request removal of, because none exists.
If we ever change this policy in a meaningful way, we will update this page and notify users through an app update. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Our commitment to collecting zero data is a core part of what Ember Journal is, not a feature we intend to change.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at privacy@emberjournal.app.