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PRIVATE MEDIA JOURNAL

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