Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Journ collects, uses, stores, and protects your information when you use our lightweight iOS travel journal app. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your personal data remains secure. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information.

• 1. No Account Required

  You can use the App without creating an account or providing any personal identification information (such as name, email address, phone number, or date of birth) to register. We do not require you to share any personal details to access or use the core functions of the App, including text & image recording, video recording, and voice recording.

• 2. Information We Collect

  Since no account is required, we do not collect or store any personal information about you. The only information generated through your use of the App is the content you actively create and record (the "User-Generated Content"), which includes:

  • Text descriptions, mood tags, and other written content you add to your travel records;
  • Photos and images you capture using the App's camera function or import from your iOS device's photo library;
  • Short videos (15 seconds to 5 minutes) you record using the App or import from your iOS device's video library, as well as the video clip collections generated through the App;
  • Voice memos you record in real time through the App to document travel feelings, local folk custom explanations, or other audio content.

  We do not automatically collect any other information about you or your device, such as device identifiers (e.g., IDFA, UDID), location data, usage statistics, or browsing history. The App does not integrate any third-party analytics tools, advertising services, or social media plugins that would collect such information.

• 3. How We Use Your Information

  The User-Generated Content you create is solely for your own use to record and preserve your travel memories. We do not use your User-Generated Content for any purpose other than to enable you to access, view, edit, and manage your own travel records within the App. Specifically, we use the User-Generated Content to:

  • Display your travel records (text, images, videos, voice memos) within the App for your personal viewing;
  • Enable you to edit, organize, and manage your travel records (e.g., creating video clip collections, adding mood tags);
  • Store your travel records locally on your iOS device to ensure you can access them even when offline.

  We never use your User-Generated Content for advertising, marketing, data analysis, or any other commercial purposes. We also never share your User-Generated Content with any third parties (see Section 5 for more details).

• 4. Storage of Your Information

  All User-Generated Content is stored locally on your iOS device only. We do not upload your User-Generated Content to any of our servers or third-party cloud storage services. This means that your travel records are completely under your control and are only accessible through your own device.

  You are responsible for managing the storage of your User-Generated Content on your device. You can delete your travel records at any time through the App's built-in management functions. If you uninstall the App, your User-Generated Content stored locally on your device may be deleted (depending on your device's settings), and we will not be able to recover it.

• 5. Sharing of Your Information

  We do not share, sell, rent, or disclose any of your information (including User-Generated Content) to any third parties, under any circumstances. This includes:

  • No sharing with advertising networks, data brokers, or marketing companies;
  • No sharing with social media platforms or other apps;
  • No sharing with any government or regulatory authorities unless required by applicable law (but since we do not collect or store any personal information or User-Generated Content on our servers, we have no information to disclose in such cases).

  If you choose to share your User-Generated Content with others through external channels (e.g., exporting your travel records from the App and sharing them via email, messaging apps, or social media), this sharing is conducted entirely by you and is not controlled by us. We are not responsible for how third parties handle your information in such cases.

• 6. Privacy Protection and Security Measures

  We take the security of your information seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your User-Generated Content stored locally on your device. Since all data is stored locally, the security of your information also depends on the security settings of your iOS device. We recommend that you set a passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID for your device to prevent unauthorized access.

  The App complies with Apple's App Store Review Guidelines and uses Apple's official APIs and development tools to ensure the security and privacy of your data. We regularly update the App to address potential security vulnerabilities and improve privacy protection.

• 7. Your Rights Regarding Your Information

  Since all User-Generated Content is stored locally on your device and you have full control over it, you have the right to:

  • Access and view all your travel records at any time through the App;
  • Edit, modify, or add to your User-Generated Content as needed;
  • Delete any of your travel records permanently through the App;
  • Export your User-Generated Content from the App to your device's photo library, video library, or other local storage locations (if supported by the App).

  If you have any questions about accessing, managing, or deleting your information, please contact us using the details provided in Section 8.

• 8. Contact Us

  If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us via email at:

  support@journ-app.com

  We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.

• 9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

  We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make any material changes to this policy, we will notify you by displaying a prominent notice within the App (e.g., a pop-up window) when you open the App after the update. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.

  By using the App, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to our practices regarding the collection, use, storage, and protection of your information as described herein.