Waking Words
Waking Words is a daily stream-of-consciousness journaling app inspired by Julia Cameron's Morning Pages practice. Your journal content stays in your private iCloud Drive — we never see it, store it on our servers, or share it. For diagnostics, the app uses Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics, both described below. You can disable either at any time under Settings → Privacy.
When you use Waking Words, your journal entries are saved as plain text files in your private iCloud Drive. The files are visible in the Files app and sync between your devices through iCloud. Only you can reach this data, through your iCloud account.
We never have access to your journal entries or anything you write.
Waking Words offers an optional premium purchase that lets you customize your writing goal. Transactions are handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit. We do not receive or store any payment information.
Waking Words uses Firebase Crashlytics by Google to collect crash reports and non-fatal error logs. This helps us find and fix stability problems. Crashlytics collects:
The data is sent to Google's servers and retained for ninety days. Crashlytics does not collect your journal entries or any personal content. No advertising identifiers or tracking data is collected. For details, see Google's Privacy Policy. You can disable Crashlytics from the app's Settings → Privacy.
Waking Words uses Firebase Analytics by Google to collect anonymous usage data, such as when you reach your writing goal or hit a streak milestone. This helps us understand how the app is used and where to focus improvements. Analytics collects:
No journal text, no personal information, and no advertising identifiers are ever included in analytics data. For details, see Google's Privacy Policy. You can disable Analytics from the app's Settings → Privacy.
The only other network communication is with Apple's iCloud Drive service to sync your journal entries between your devices.
With your permission, Waking Words can send locally scheduled daily reminders to help you keep the writing habit. Notifications are managed entirely on your device and do not involve any external servers. You can enable or disable reminders at any time in the app's Settings.
| Data | Collected | Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Journal entries | Stored in your private iCloud Drive only | No |
| Crash & diagnostic data | Crash logs and device info sent to Google via Firebase Crashlytics | Not shared beyond this service |
| Anonymous usage data | Event counts sent to Google via Firebase Analytics | Not shared beyond this service |
| Advertising data | Not collected | No |
| Location | Not collected | No |
| Device identifiers | Random installation ID used for crash reporting only | Not shared beyond this service |
| Email or contact info | Not collected | No |
You can delete individual entries or all your data at any time. Deleted files are removed from both your device and iCloud Drive.
Waking Words does not knowingly collect any personal information. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no user-identifiable data beyond what is stored in your own private iCloud Drive container.
If we update this policy, we will revise the effective date above. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
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