At Beanotes, we believe your personal notes and memories are sacred. We built this app with privacy at its core, and we are committed to protecting your data and being transparent about how we handle it.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.
When you choose to store data in the cloud, you directly provide us with:
Your privacy is paramount. We do not collect or have access to:
We use your information solely to provide and improve the Beanotes service:
We never use your content for advertising, marketing to you, or selling to third parties.
The Ask AI feature is a beta feature designed to help you quickly summarize notes and get answers about your content. This feature is built with your privacy as the top priority:
All AI processing happens entirely on your device. When you use Ask AI:
Because all AI processing happens on your device (not in the cloud), it is CPU intensive and may:
This trade-off ensures your complete privacy: we chose on-device processing specifically so your notes never need to be transmitted to external servers.
Ask AI is designed for quick questions and summaries, not extended conversations. This helps manage device resources while maintaining privacy.
By default, your data is stored locally on your iOS device only. When data is stored locally, it stays on your device and is protected by your device's security features, including encryption and biometric authentication if enabled.
Important: We have no access to any data you keep local. Local data never leaves your device, is never synced to the cloud, and is not transmitted to our servers.
When you choose to store data in the cloud, your notes and moments are encrypted when stored in our cloud servers. We use industry-standard encryption protocols (AES-256) to protect this data. Because your notes and moments are encrypted, we cannot read them — only you can.
Important about your decryption PIN: Your decryption PIN is automatically stored in your iCloud Keychain for convenience. If you use the same iCloud account on all your devices, your PIN will be automatically available to decrypt your data. However, you can also manually enter your PIN if needed. We strongly recommend storing your PIN in a secure password manager or other safe location as a backup. Without your PIN (and without access to your iCloud Keychain), your encrypted cloud data cannot be decrypted—even by us. This zero-knowledge encryption ensures maximum privacy.
Important: The following information is not encrypted when stored in the cloud, as this data needs to be accessible for the app to function properly across your devices and for collaboration features:
When you store data in the cloud, we use Firebase (by Google) as our cloud infrastructure. Your encrypted notes and moments are stored in secure data centers with strict access controls. Being names, birthdays, and relationship data are stored securely but are not encrypted.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information only in these limited circumstances:
You have control over your data:
We retain your cloud-stored data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. When you delete your account, we will delete your cloud data within 30 days, except:
Note: Local data is never transmitted to our servers and remains on your device until you delete it or uninstall the app.
Beanotes is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
If you store data in the cloud, your data may be stored and processed in the United States or other countries where Firebase and our service providers operate. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Beanotes uses the following third-party services:
These services are provided by Google and have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or via email. Your continued use of Beanotes after changes are made constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
Email: support@beanotes.app
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@beanotes.app.