Inkhold is a personal journal published by Southwest Blueprints. This policy explains what happens to your information when you use it. Contact: info@southwestblueprints.com.

The short version

We do not collect, store, sell or share any of your data. We have no servers and no accounts.
No analytics, advertising, tracking or crash-reporting software.
The app does not have Android's internet permission and opts out of Android's automatic cloud backup.

What the app stores, and where

Your entries, photos and settings are stored in the app's private storage on your device. When you add a photo, Android's photo picker or your camera app hands the app that image, and the app keeps a copy with location and other EXIF data removed. It never gets access to your whole photo library.

What leaves your device

Only what you send. If you back up or export, Android's Save dialog lets you choose where the file goes, for example your device, Google Drive or Dropbox. A backup can be protected with a passphrase (AES-256-GCM, with the key derived from your passphrase by Argon2id). We cannot recover a forgotten passphrase.

A Markdown export is a plain text file and is not encrypted. If you turn on the writing reminder, your device schedules it. Nothing is sent from a server.

Locks

If you turn on the app lock, Android checks your fingerprint, face or screen lock; the app never sees or stores any of these. "Hide from screenshots and recent apps" asks Android to block screenshots of the app.

Purchases

The optional one-time unlock is sold through Google Play. Google processes the payment under its own privacy policy. We do not receive your name, email address or payment details.

Your control

Delete entries in the app, or uninstall it or clear its storage in Android Settings to delete everything. Backup files you saved elsewhere stay under your control.

Children

The app is not directed at children and collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date. Because the app has no internet access, it cannot change what it collects without an app update that you install.

Made by Southwest Blueprints with AI assistance.

iPhone version: the same privacy rules

The Android-specific permission and backup references above describe the Google Play version. The iPhone version has no application networking code, developer backend, analytics, advertising, tracking or crash reporting. iOS has no Android-style internet permission switch. Apple processes the optional one-time purchase under its own privacy policy.

Private app-data directories are marked as excluded from device backups. Manual exports and backup files go where you choose through Files or the share sheet, including a cloud provider you select. Those exported files remain under your control. Delete the app, not Offload, to remove local data.

Photos, documents and text recognition, where available in this app, are processed on the device. Face ID and device passcodes, where used, are handled by the operating system. Reminders are local notifications, not messages from our servers.

The iPhone app can blur its app-switcher snapshot. iOS does not let ordinary apps block screenshots; the setting describes this limitation.

Inkhold Privacy Policy