Our Promise
OffRecord AI Journal is built for private journaling. We do not run developer servers that receive your journal, we do not sell data, and we do not use analytics, advertising SDKs, tracking SDKs, or non-Apple third-party AI services.
What Data OffRecord Processes
- Voice Recordings - audio files recorded through the app
- Transcriptions - text converted from voice recordings using Apple Speech
- Journal Entries - text you write or dictate
- Mood Data - mood selections you make for entries
- AI Analysis - emotional patterns, personality insights, Semantic Memory, and your Friday model
- Weekly Reflections - private weekly reports, saved takeaways, source choices, and export choices
- Photos - images you attach to diary entries
- Apple Watch Captures - quick moods, dictated text, and voice notes saved from your watch
- Settings - preferences such as theme, reminders, Weekly Reflection, app lock, iCloud sync, and Apple Speech consent
Apple Speech Transcription
If you choose to transcribe voice recordings, OffRecord uses Apple's Speech framework.
- OffRecord asks for your permission before transcription begins.
- When your device is online, voice audio may be sent to Apple Speech for speech recognition.
- Apple Speech returns the transcript, and OffRecord saves that transcript in your journal.
- If you do not allow Apple Speech transcription, your recording is saved locally and you can type manually.
- You can revoke Apple Speech transcription consent in Settings.
Apple Speech processing is provided by Apple and is subject to Apple's privacy protections and policies. OffRecord does not send your audio, transcripts, journal entries, photos, Friday prompts, Semantic Memory, or AI analysis to developer servers or non-Apple AI services.
Where Your Data Lives
By default, your journal is stored locally on your iPhone or iPad. Quick captures made on Apple Watch are saved on the watch first, then added to your journal when your paired iPhone is nearby.
Apple Watch Quick Capture
The Apple Watch companion is for fast capture, not browsing your journal. You can save a mood, dictate a short thought, record audio, and check whether recent captures have reached your iPhone.
- Captures are saved on Apple Watch first, so saving does not depend on your iPhone being reachable.
- When your iPhone is nearby, captures are added to the correct daily journal entry.
- The watch face and Smart Stack show only generic quick-capture status, never journal text.
- OffRecord does not send Apple Watch captures to developer servers or analytics services.
Weekly Reflection
Weekly Reflection is a private look back at your week. It is made from your own started entries and stays in the app.
- Weekly reports can include a short summary, themes, wins, friction points, questions, saved takeaways, and history.
- You can choose which entries are included in a regenerated reflection without changing the original entries.
- If a reflection is exported, source quotes stay out unless you choose to include them.
- Weekly reminders use simple static wording and do not include journal text, names, quotes, themes, or summaries.
- OffRecord does not send Weekly Reflection reports to developer servers or non-Apple AI services.
Optional iCloud Sync
If iCloud Sync is enabled, entries and attached photos sync through your personal Apple iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit infrastructure.
- Sync uses your Apple ID and Apple's iCloud protections.
- OffRecord has no developer server access to your iCloud data.
- Audio recordings stay on the device where they were recorded.
- You can disable iCloud Sync in Settings.
What We Do Not Do
- We do not collect personal data on developer servers.
- We do not use OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or other non-Apple third-party AI services.
- We do not use third-party analytics or tracking.
- We do not use third-party advertising.
- We do not share, sell, or transfer your data for advertising or marketing.
- We do not require an account or login.
AI Processing
OffRecord's journal intelligence is designed to stay local:
- Mood Analysis - on-device using Apple's NaturalLanguage framework
- Friday Engine - on-device logic that builds your personal model
- Semantic Memory - on-device search index and embeddings derived from journal entries
- Foundation Models Friday Responder - optional on-device Apple Foundation Models phrasing layer on supported systems
Voice transcription is separate from these journal analysis features and may use Apple Speech as described above.
Permissions We Request
| Permission | Purpose | When Used |
|---|---|---|
| Microphone | Record voice diary entries | Only while recording |
| Speech Recognition | Transcribe voice to text with Apple Speech | Only after consent |
| Face ID / Touch ID | Lock the app for privacy | When app lock is enabled |
| Notifications | Daily journal reminders and Weekly Reflection reminders | If you enable reminders |
| Photo Library | Attach photos to entries | When using the photo picker |
Photo Storage
Photos are stored in the app's sandboxed data store, may sync through your personal iCloud account if iCloud Sync is enabled, and are not uploaded to developer servers.
Data Retention
- Local journal data stays on your device until you delete it.
- Uninstalling the app removes local app data.
- iCloud data can be managed through your iCloud settings.
- Audio files are stored locally in the app's sandboxed directory.
- Weekly Reflection reports stay in local app data until you delete them, delete local app data, or uninstall the app.
- Derived Semantic Memory data can be deleted and rebuilt from Settings.
Third-Party Services
OffRecord uses Apple Speech, Apple NaturalLanguage, Apple Foundation Models on supported systems, Apple CloudKit for optional iCloud Sync, and Apple WidgetKit. We do not integrate non-Apple third-party SDKs, analytics tools, advertising networks, or third-party AI APIs.
App Store Privacy Labels
- Data Not Collected - OffRecord AI Journal does not collect data on developer servers, and journal analysis stays on device.
- Data Linked to You - none by OffRecord.
- Data Used to Track You - none.
Your Controls
- Export your data from Settings.
- Export Weekly Reflection reports, with source quotes off unless you choose to include them.
- Delete individual entries or all local app data.
- Dismiss or delete Weekly Reflection reports from the app.
- Disable iCloud Sync in Settings.
- Revoke Apple Speech transcription consent in Settings.
- Uninstall the app to remove local data.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Email intrepidkarthi@gmail.com.