Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Visual Journal — Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

Introduction

Visual Journal is designed to help people better understand their routines, meals, movement and everyday habits in a calm and visual way.

Your privacy matters to us.

We aim to collect only the information needed to provide the app experience while keeping users in control of what they share.


Information we collect

Depending on how you use Visual Journal, we may collect:

  • Account information (name, email, avatar)
  • Meal entries and uploaded photos
  • Reflections and notes
  • Shopping lists
  • Receipt scans
  • Household collaboration data
  • Activity and movement information
  • Device and notification tokens
  • Basic analytics related to app performance and stability

Household and shared features

Some features in Visual Journal allow users to collaborate with people they trust.

Examples include:

  • Shared shopping lists
  • Shared receipts
  • Household activity
  • Household planning features

Important:

Your private journal entries, reflections and personal content are NOT automatically shared with household members unless you explicitly choose to share them.

We aim to make sharing intentional and transparent.


How we use your information

We use information to:

  • Provide app functionality
  • Sync your data across devices
  • Improve the user experience
  • Enable collaboration features
  • Send important notifications
  • Improve app stability and performance

We do NOT sell your personal data.


AI and automated analysis

Some Visual Journal features may use automated analysis or AI-assisted processing to help:

  • estimate nutritional information
  • analyze receipts
  • organize food-related data
  • generate educational insights

These analyses are designed for educational and informational purposes only.

Visual Journal is not a medical service.


Data storage and security

We take reasonable steps to protect user data and secure our systems.

However, no digital platform can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their accounts.


Account deletion

Users may request account deletion directly from the app.

Deleting an account may permanently remove:

  • journal entries
  • uploaded photos
  • reflections
  • household participation
  • shopping data
  • related account information

Some information may remain temporarily in backups or logs for security and operational purposes.


Notifications

Visual Journal may send notifications related to:

  • household invitations
  • reminders
  • shared activity
  • app functionality

Users can manage notification permissions through device settings.


Third-party services

Visual Journal may use trusted third-party services for:

  • authentication
  • analytics
  • cloud storage
  • notifications
  • AI processing

These providers may process limited information necessary to operate the service.


Children's privacy

Visual Journal is not intended for children under 13 years old.


Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may evolve as Visual Journal grows.

We may update this document periodically.


Contact

For questions related to privacy or data handling:

support@visualjournal.app