Privacy policy
Your account
To use Inkwell Daily you sign in with your Google account, or with an email address and password. Accounts are provided by Google Firebase (Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore), which stores and processes this data on our behalf. For your account we store:
- your email address and your name (and, if you sign in with Google, the link to your Google profile picture);
- a unique account ID created by Firebase;
- the editorials you save, and which editorials you have read (shown as "Read" marks), with the time of each;
- the morning quotes you save, and your Sunday test scores;
- your reading settings: text size, theme, language, starting section, wheel topics, reduce motion and display name;
- if you choose one, a small copy (320×320 pixels) of your profile photo.
We use this data only to run the app: to keep your library, streak, statistics and settings the same on every device you sign in on. It is not used for advertising, not sold, and not shared with anyone else. Passwords are handled by Firebase and are never visible to us.
Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Each account can be read and changed only by its owner. We keep it until you delete your account.
A copy of your library and settings is also kept on your phone so the app works offline. Signing out leaves that copy on the phone; uninstalling the app removes it.
Deleting your account and data
In the app, open Settings → Profile & account → Delete account. This permanently deletes your account and everything stored in it. You can also ask us to delete it: see how to delete your account.
Crash reports
If the app crashes or hits an error, it sends a crash report to Google Firebase Crashlytics so we can fix it. A report contains technical details only: the error, the app version, the device model and operating system version, and an installation identifier created by Firebase. It is not linked to your account and does not contain your name, email address, what you read or anything you type. Reports are kept for up to 90 days.
Downloading editorials
To show new editorials, the app (and its home-screen widget) downloads them from the Inkwell Daily feed, hosted on Cloudflare. These requests contain no personal information, account or device identifier. As with any website, Cloudflare may briefly record technical details such as your IP address in order to deliver and protect the service. We do not use this information to identify you.
Listening
"Listen" reads editorials aloud with your phone's own text-to-speech voice. We do not record or receive any audio.
Notifications
If you turn on the daily digest or the evening reminder, the notifications are scheduled on your phone. Your notification settings are never uploaded, and no information about when or how you read is sent anywhere for them.
Photos
Photo library access is used only when you choose a profile picture. A small copy is kept in the app and in your account, so it appears on your other devices. The app never accesses your camera or microphone.
Becoming a tester on our website
If you use the "Become a tester" form on inkwelldaily.com, the name, email address, and the optional referral and note you enter (and the country your request came from) are emailed to us so we can invite you to test the app. We use them only for that, never for marketing, and delete them on request.
What we do not do
- No advertising, ad identifiers or tracking across other apps and websites.
- No usage analytics: we don't record which screens you open or how long you read.
- No sale or sharing of your data.
Children
Inkwell Daily is a news-commentary app for a general adult audience and is not directed at children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to us through the contact page.