Zen Journal Privacy Policy
Zen Journal is designed to keep your journal data on your device by default.
1. What Zen Journal stores
- Journal entries, tags, mood ratings, favorites, and time capsule dates.
- Optional attachments that you add, such as images and voice memos.
- Optional app protection settings such as your PIN lock state, biometric unlock preference, and reminder preferences.
2. How your data is used
- Your entries are stored locally so you can read, edit, search, and organize them inside the app.
- Optional reminders are used only to show the notifications that you enable.
- Optional biometric unlock is used only to help you unlock the app after you set a PIN.
- Voice memo recording is used only when you choose to record audio for an entry.
- On Android, the free tier may display a banner ad in the app. A one-time premium purchase removes those ads.
3. Permissions and device features
- Microphone access is requested only when you start recording a voice memo.
- Notification access is requested only when you enable reminders.
- Biometric features are optional and depend on your device capabilities.
- Zen Journal does not request broad storage access, location, contacts, SMS, call logs, or installed app inventory permissions.
4. Backup, export, and sharing
- Backups, clipboard export, PDF export, and sharing are started by you.
- Exported or copied data may no longer be protected by the app lock after it leaves the app.
- Zen Journal does not automatically upload your journal entries to a cloud service.
5. Data retention and deletion
- Your journal data stays on your device until you edit or delete it.
- If you uninstall the app, locally stored app data may be removed by your device.
- Any backup, PDF, clipboard content, or shared copy you create is managed outside the app after export.
6. Advertising and purchases
- On Android, Zen Journal can show banner ads to free users through Google's mobile ads SDK.
- Zen Journal does not use your journal content to target or personalize ads.
- Premium unlock purchases are handled through Google Play billing.
- Zen Journal does not receive your full payment card details from Google Play.
- Zen Journal does not sell your journal data.
- Zen Journal does not use your journal content for advertising.
7. Privacy contact
For privacy questions, contact: drthorne.dev@gmail.com
Last updated: May 30, 2026