Privacy Policy
The short version
Open Feelings is a private, on-device journaling tool for naming and logging emotions. Everything you write stays on your device and (if you allow it) in your own private iCloud database. We never see it. There is no server we control, no account, no analytics, no ads, no third-party SDKs.
What we don't collect
Open Feelings does not:
- Create accounts or require sign-in.
- Send your check-ins, notes, intensity values, timestamps, or any other content to any server we run. We don't run any servers.
- Use analytics, telemetry, crash reporters, advertising IDs, fingerprinting, or any other tracking.
- Embed third-party SDKs that could collect data.
- Share, sell, rent, or trade any user information.
- Read your contacts, calendars, photos, location, or microphone.
What stays on your device
When you save a check-in, the app stores it in a private SwiftData database scoped to this app. That database lives in the app sandbox on the device and (if you have iCloud Drive enabled for Open Feelings) in the private CloudKit database under your own Apple ID. Apple's CloudKit infrastructure transports it; we do not have access to it. Apple's privacy commitments for CloudKit private databases apply. See apple.com/legal/privacy and Apple's iCloud security overview for Apple's terms.
Each check-in includes:
- The emotion you picked (path through the wheel: core / secondary / specific).
- An optional 1–5 intensity value.
- An optional free-text note.
- The local timestamp of the entry.
- A flag indicating whether you also wrote it to Apple Health (see below).
Optional integrations (off by default)
Each integration below is off by default and requires explicit per-permission consent through the system prompts iOS provides. You can disable any of them at any time in Open Feelings → Settings or in iOS Settings.
App lock (Face ID / Touch ID / passcode)
If you turn on the app lock, Open Feelings asks iOS to verify your identity using the standard LocalAuthentication framework before showing your data. The biometric template never leaves your device; we don't see it.
Apple Health — State of Mind (write-only)
If you turn on Apple Health integration, Open Feelings writes each check-in as a momentary "State of Mind" sample to your Health database, mapping the emotion to a valence value and label. The app never reads anything back from Health. You control this in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health → Open Feelings.
Local reminders
If you turn on daily reminders, Open Feelings asks iOS to schedule a local notification at the time you choose. Notifications are scheduled by the system on your device; nothing is sent to any server.
Export and sharing — your choice
You can export your check-ins as CSV or JSON via the History screen's export menu. The export creates a file in a temporary location on your device and hands it to iOS's standard share sheet so you decide where it goes (Files, AirDrop, Mail, Notes, etc.). We don't transmit the export anywhere.
Children
Open Feelings is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children, because we do not collect information at all.
Your rights and how to delete your data
- Delete the app from your device to remove the local database.
- Delete your iCloud copy by going to iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud → See All → Open Feelings, or by deleting the app while signed in to iCloud.
- Revoke any optional integration at any time in Open Feelings → Settings or in iOS Settings.
Because there is no server we control, there is no account or copy on our side to delete.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change what the app does in a way that changes this policy, we will update the effective date at the top and ship the new policy as part of an app update. The app does not phone home to fetch policy updates dynamically.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or concerns: taylor.finklea@gmail.com