PRIVACY
LAST UPDATED: June 15, 2025
METAJOURNAL IS DESIGNED WITH PRIVACY AS A CORE PRINCIPLE. ALL MEDIA PROCESSING, TRANSCRIPTION, AND ANALYSIS HAPPENS ENTIRELY ON YOUR DEVICE. YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND TRANSCRIPTS NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE.
DATA PROCESSED LOCALLY
- PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM YOUR SELECTED ALBUM
- AUDIO EXTRACTED FROM VIDEOS FOR TRANSCRIPTION
- TRANSCRIPTS GENERATED FROM VIDEO AUDIO
- APP SETTINGS AND PREFERENCES
- PROCESSING JOB STATUS AND METADATA
DATA WE DO NOT COLLECT
- YOUR PHOTOS OR VIDEOS ARE NEVER UPLOADED
- TRANSCRIPTS REMAIN ON YOUR DEVICE
- NO ACCESS BEYOND YOUR SPECIFIED ALBUM(S)
- NO PERSONAL INFO TRANSMITTED TO EXTERNAL SERVICES
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
ALL DATA PROCESSING OCCURS LOCALLY FOR:
- MONITORING YOUR SELECTED PHOTOS ALBUM
- EXTRACTING AUDIO FROM VIDEOS
- GENERATING SEARCHABLE TRANSCRIPTS
- CREATING TIMELINE VIEWS
- ENABLING SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY
DATA STORAGE AND SECURITY
LOCAL STORAGE:
- ALL DATA STORED USING APPLE'S SWIFTDATA
- AUDIO FILES IN APP'S PRIVATE DIRECTORY
- ENCRYPTED TRANSCRIPT STORAGE
- PROTECTED BY IOS SECURITY FEATURES
ICLOUD SYNC:
- WILL BE USING APPLES NATIVE SERVICES WITH PLATFORM PRIVACY CONCEPTS
- IF YOU CHOOSE TO DELETE FROM CAMERA ROLL AND MOVE TO ICLOUD DRIVE FILES USING OUR APP WE DON'T TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF DATA
PERMISSIONS REQUIRED
PHOTO LIBRARY ACCESS:
- MONITOR SELECTED ALBUM FOR NEW MEDIA
- ACCESS ONLY CHOSEN ALBUM CONTENT
- GENERATE THUMBNAILS AND PROCESS VIDEOS
SPEECH RECOGNITION:
- ON-DEVICE TRANSCRIPTION OF VIDEO AUDIO
- USES APPLE'S LOCAL FRAMEWORKS
- NO EXTERNAL SPEECH SERVICES
CAMERA AND AUDIO ACCESS:
- ACCESS TO CAMERA AND AUDIO FOR JOURNAL RECORDING
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
METAJOURNAL OPERATES WITHOUT THIRD-PARTY SERVICES:
- NO ANALYTICS OR TRACKING SERVICES
- NO EXTERNAL APIS
- NO ADVERTISING NETWORKS
- ONLY APPLE'S NATIVE FRAMEWORKS
DATA RETENTION
- DATA REMAINS ON YOUR DEVICE UNTIL DELETED
- DELETING APP REMOVES ALL DATA
- INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CAN BE DELETED
- AUDIO FILES AUTOMATICALLY MANAGED
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
METAJOURNAL DOES NOT COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN UNDER 13. ALL PROCESSING IS LOCAL AND NO PERSONAL INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED.
POLICY UPDATES
WE MAY UPDATE THIS POLICY AT ANY TIME.
QUESTIONS?
CONTACT US AT PRIVACY@METAJOURNAL.SH