Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 July 2026

This policy explains how Verity ("the app", "we") handles your information. It is written to be read, and it reflects how the app is actually built. If anything here is unclear, email oscar.orozco.dev@gmail.com.

1. Information we collect

We do not collect any personal information. Verity has no account system, no login, and no server that receives your data. We do not collect names, email addresses, contacts, location, device identifiers, usage analytics, or the contents of your journal.

2. What you create, and where it lives

Everything you create in Verity is stored locally on your device:

• Journal entries and transcripts — stored in the app's on‑device database.
• Audio recordings — discarded automatically after transcription unless you choose to keep a particular recording. Kept audio stays on your device and is never synced.
• Photos — if you attach one to an entry, it is stored locally on your device and never synced.
• Your settings — stored locally on your device.

Because this data is on your device, it is protected by your device passcode and Apple's on‑device encryption. You may also enable an in‑app lock (Face ID / passcode) in Settings.

3. On‑device processing

Speech‑to‑text and the AI that shapes your entries, writes your weekly recap, and answers questions about your journal all run entirely on your device, using Apple's on‑device Speech and Foundation Models frameworks. Your words are never sent to a model in the cloud, and never sent to us. The speech and AI models themselves are downloaded and managed by iOS, not by Verity.

4. Optional features that use Apple services

Some features you can turn on use Apple's own services, on your terms. In every case, there is no Verity server in between.

• iCloud sync (off by default). If you enable it, your journal is mirrored into your own private iCloud (CloudKit private database) so it appears on your other devices. This is end‑to‑end within your Apple account; we cannot see it, and it is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. Kept audio and photos are deliberately excluded from sync.
• Apple Health (off by default). If you enable it, a mood you tag on an entry can be written to Apple Health as a State of Mind sample. Verity only writes this — it never reads your Health data — and the sample stays in Health on your device.
• Notifications (optional). Verity can show a gentle daily reminder at an hour you choose, and a notice when a sealed letter opens. These are local notifications scheduled on your device; nothing is sent through any server.
• Journaling Suggestions (optional). On the record screen you can open Apple's on‑device suggestions to find a moment to talk about. All of that curation happens on your device, through Apple's system picker; the suggestion is only ever shown to you and is never stored or sent anywhere.

5. Subscriptions and payments

Verity Plus is an optional subscription sold through the Apple App Store using Apple's in‑app purchase system. Apple handles the entire transaction. We never receive or store your name, payment card, or billing details — we only receive an anonymous confirmation from Apple that a subscription is active. Purchases and billing are governed by Apple's Privacy Policy and the App Store terms.

6. No tracking, no advertising, no third parties

Verity contains no analytics SDKs, no advertising, and no third‑party tracking. We do not sell or share your information — there is nothing to sell, because we never collect it. We do not use your entries to train any model.

7. Keeping and deleting your data

You are in control. You can edit or delete any entry at any time, and deleting an entry also removes its kept audio and photo. You can export your entire journal — as readable text or complete JSON — from Settings, at any time, for free, including after a subscription ends. Deleting the app removes its local data from your device; if you enabled iCloud sync, you can remove the data from iCloud in iOS Settings.

8. Children

Verity is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. Because Verity collects no personal information at all, this is inherent to how the app works.

9. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new "Last updated" date. Because the app's design is privacy‑first by architecture, any change that would affect how your data is handled would be significant and clearly described.

10. Contact

Questions about your privacy, or this policy? Email oscar.orozco.dev@gmail.com and you'll hear back from a real person.