Walknote Privacy Policy
Walknote helps you pause before an impulse purchase. It has no sign-up or login, and what you write down stays on your iPhone. This policy explains what we process in each region, why, and how you can control it.
1. Summary
- Outside mainland China: the app never connects to the internet, shows no ads, and we collect nothing.
- Mainland China (decided by your device's Region setting, set to CN; location is never read): on first launch you choose whether to agree to this policy. If you agree, the app may fetch ad-related switches and send usage statistics that do not identify you. This build does not show ads; ad support is reserved and may be turned on with a remote switch after the app is listed on the App Store. If you decline, every feature still works and the app stays offline.
- The item names, prices, reasons, links and spending you record are never uploaded, in any region.
2. Data stored on your device
The following stays in the app's storage on your device. We cannot access it:
- Things you want to buy: name, price and currency, reason, link, cooldown, decision and its time;
- Spending you record: name, amount and currency, date;
- Settings: default cooldown, monthly budget, currency, privacy consent status, whether the notification explainer was shown, and similar.
Depending on your iOS settings this data is included in iCloud or computer backups, which Apple handles under its own privacy policy. You can export it for free in Settings → Export CSV, or delete it in Settings → Erase all data. Deleting the app also deletes it.
Share extension: when you share text or a link to Walknote from another app, the extension reads only what you shared and saves it on your device. The app does not open the link or fetch the page.
Reminders: cooldown reminders are local notifications scheduled by your iPhone and never pass through our servers. You can turn them off in iOS Settings at any time.
3. Mainland China only, after you agree
Ad switch configuration
The app reads ad switches and frequency limits from our configuration file (even while ads are not shown). The request carries no personal information; the server may log the IP address as part of normal networking. We do not use that to identify you.
Anonymous usage statistics
To learn whether people decide on time once a cooldown ends, the app reports four events: app opened (and from where), item recorded (cooldown and source), decision made (skip / buy / extend, and how long after the due time), and reminder opened. Events carry a random install ID generated on your device for de-duplication, which is reset when you erase data. They contain no item names, prices, currencies, reasons, links or device identifiers, are not used for tracking, and are not linked to you. The server does not store IP addresses or User-Agent strings for these events.
Ads (reserved · not enabled in this build)
To stay free, the product reserves splash and rewarded video ads. Ad networks often require the app to be listed before inventory can be turned on, so this build does not include the Tencent YLH (GDT) SDK, does not initialize any ad SDK, and does not collect IDFA or other ad identifiers for advertising.
After listing, we may enable ads in mainland China only after you have agreed and a remote switch is turned on, using the Tencent YLH SDK. Before that happens we will update this policy's appendix and the App Store privacy labels, and ask for consent again when required. The planned SDK is described below (not shipped in this build).
4. What we don't do
- We don't request camera, microphone, photos, location or contacts access;
- We don't use third-party login, analytics or crash SDKs. Crash reports come from Apple when you choose to share analytics with developers in iOS;
- We don't sell personal information or share what you record with anyone.
5. Your rights and choices
- Withdraw consent (mainland China): Settings → Privacy consent. The app immediately stops fetching configuration and sending statistics, and will not show ads later until you agree again.
- Tracking: after ads are actually enabled, change it anytime in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. This build does not request tracking.
- Access, export and deletion: export or erase on-device data anytime. Because the statistics we receive are not linked to you, we cannot identify you from them; contact us with any questions.
- Other rights you have under applicable law, including the GDPR, the CCPA and China's Personal Information Protection Law, can be exercised by email. We reply within 15 business days.
Outside mainland China the app collects no personal information, so there is nothing for us to sell, share or delete.
6. Retention and security
Usage statistics are kept on our servers for at most 24 months and then deleted. They are sent over HTTPS. On-device data is protected by iOS; please use a device passcode.
7. Children
Walknote is meant for adults. If you are under 14, please use it with a parent or guardian's consent and guidance.
8. Changes
If this policy changes materially (for example when ads are enabled), we will tell you clearly in the app and ask for consent again when required. Earlier versions are available by email.
9. Contact
Email: contact@zinben.com
Zinben (Guangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Appendix: planned third-party SDK (not packaged in this build; only after listing and a remote switch)
| SDK | Tencent YLH iOS SDK (GDTMobSDK) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Purpose | Serving splash and rewarded video ads, measurement, anti-fraud and security checks |
| Data | Device model, OS version, app version, network type, IP address, ad impression and click data; IDFA only if you allow tracking (as configured in the SDK) |
| How | Collected automatically by the SDK at runtime (only after the SDK is integrated and the remote switch is on) |
| SDK privacy | YLH SDK privacy rules |