Privacy Policy

Last updated: 19 July 2026

The short version: your diary pages are stored on your iPad, and we keep no archive of them. What you write is sent to our server only so Elias can reply, and the small set of facts he remembers about you is kept under a random identifier — no name, no email, no account. One action inside the app ("make the diary forget me") permanently erases everything our server knows about you. There are no ads, no analytics SDKs, and no tracking.

Who this applies to

This Privacy Policy describes how the Inkbound: Enchanted Diary iPad app ("Inkbound," "the app," "we," "us") handles information. It applies to everyone who downloads and uses Inkbound from the App Store.

No account, no identity

Inkbound has no accounts. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, or location. The app generates a random identifier on your device so the diary can hold a continuous conversation with you; it is not linked to your Apple ID or any real-world identity, and it is the only "who" our server ever sees.

Your diary pages

Everything you write and draw is stored locally on your iPad, in the app's on-device database. We keep no copy of your diary on our servers. From the clasp inside the app you can export your entire archive as text, or burn it — which deletes every page from your device.

What is sent to our server, and why

Elias's replies are generated on our server. To make that possible:

The text of an entry (recognized on-device from your handwriting using Apple's built-in recognition) is sent over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) to our server when you finish writing, so a reply can be composed. Recent conversation context travels with it so Elias can follow the thread.
Drawings you choose to bring alive are sent as an image for the same purpose — so Elias can respond to what you drew.
To compose the reply, our server passes the text of your entry to a third-party AI language-model provider. The request carries no identity — no name, no email, no advertising identifier — only the writing itself and the conversation context needed to answer it.

Entries are processed to generate the reply; they are not kept as an archive on our server.

What the diary remembers

To feel like a companion rather than a stranger, Elias remembers a small set of facts you have told him (for example, a name you asked him to call you, or that you keep a garden). These facts are stored on our server under your random identifier. You can erase them at any time — see "Forget me" below.

Forget me

Inside the app, under the clasp, "Make the diary forget me" permanently deletes everything our server holds under your identifier — remembered facts and conversation context. This is immediate and cannot be undone. Combined with "burn the archive" (which clears your device), nothing of your diary remains anywhere.

Subscriptions

The pacts are optional subscriptions purchased through Apple. Payment is handled entirely by Apple's App Store — we never see your payment details. To unlock what you have purchased, the app sends our server a signed transaction receipt from Apple; it contains subscription status only, not your identity or payment information.

Notifications

If you allow them, Inkbound schedules gentle local reminders (for instance, when the diary has not been opened in a while). These are scheduled on your device; no notification data is sent to us.

Third-party services

The only third parties involved are:

Apple — App Store distribution, subscription billing, and on-device handwriting recognition.
An AI language-model provider — our server sends it the text needed to compose Elias's replies, with no identity attached, as described above.

Inkbound contains no advertising, no analytics SDKs, and no trackers. We never request the IDFA / App Tracking Transparency permission.

Children's privacy

Inkbound requires no personal information and builds no advertising profile. It is a writing app rated for its story content on the App Store; it is not directed at young children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Data security

All traffic between the app and our server travels over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS). Your diary itself is protected by your iPad's own security — your passcode, Face ID / Touch ID, and iOS data protection — because it never leaves your device except as described above.

Your choices

Export the archive — take every page with you as text, any time.
Burn the archive — erase every page from your iPad.
Make the diary forget me — erase everything our server remembers about you, permanently.
Notifications — entirely optional, and manageable in iOS Settings.
Subscriptions — manage or cancel any time in your App Store settings.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and post the new version at this address. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your privacy in Inkbound? Email us at jaspal@savedelete.com and we'll get back to you.