Privacy policy
Draft · last updated September 2026
1 Day at a Time is a local-first journal. The short version of this policy is the honest one: by default, we collect nothing. The rest of this page just spells that out.
Your journal stays on your device
Everything you write, record, photograph, or track in 1 Day at a Time is stored locally on your device, in a single folder managed by the app. It is not uploaded to us or to anyone else. We have no servers holding your entries, which means we cannot read, sell, analyze, or lose them.
Backups are yours too: if you use the app’s export or backup features, the resulting files go where you put them (for example your own iCloud or Files app). Apple’s standard device backups may include the app’s data as part of backing up your phone; those are governed by your Apple account settings and Apple’s privacy policy, not by us.
No account required
You can use every core feature of the app without creating an account, giving an email address, or signing in to anything.
One optional exception: if you choose to send us feedback from inside the app, you can include an email address so we can reply. That address is used only to respond to your feedback and is not added to any marketing list, not shared, and not linked to your journal (which we never see anyway).
No analytics — and what happens if that changes
The app currently contains no analytics, no trackers, no advertising SDKs, and no third-party data collection of any kind.
At some point we may add opt-in analytics to help us understand which features matter — anonymous, aggregate, and off by default. If and when that happens, this policy will be updated first, the choice will be presented clearly in the app, and declining will change nothing about how the app works.
App Store and Apple
The app is distributed through Apple’s App Store. Apple may collect standard install, crash, and diagnostics data as described in Apple’s own privacy terms and your device’s analytics settings; we receive at most aggregate, anonymized versions of these from Apple. Any purchases are processed by Apple; we never see your payment details.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13, and since we collect no personal data by default, we have no mechanism that would knowingly collect data from anyone, children included.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the date at the top of this page will change with it, and any change that affects what leaves your device will be called out in the app before it takes effect.
Contact
Questions about privacy are welcome — see the support page for how to reach us.