SheafnotePrivacy Policy
Sheafnote is a notes app for iPad and iPhone. It is built so that your notes belong to you. Sheafnote does not collect, sell or share any personal data, and it has no accounts, ads, analytics or tracking.
Where your notes are kept
Your notebooks, pages, handwriting, PDFs, images, recordings and flashcards are stored on your device. If you turn on iCloud sync, Sheafnote keeps a copy in the private iCloud database of your own Apple account so your devices stay in step. That data is held by Apple under Apple's privacy policy; the developer of Sheafnote cannot see it.
What Sheafnote does on your device
- Handwriting search. Sheafnote reads your handwriting with Apple's on-device text recognition to make it searchable. The text never leaves your device except inside your own iCloud sync.
- Microphone. Used only while you record audio in a notebook. Recordings are saved in that notebook.
- Camera and photos. Used only when you choose to take or add a photo, or save an image you export.
- Face ID. Used only to unlock the app or a locked notebook. Sheafnote never receives your face data; iOS only tells it whether unlocking succeeded.
- Backups and exports. Saved only where you choose, such as the Files app.
Network use
Apart from iCloud sync when you turn it on, Sheafnote does not connect to the internet. Links you write in a notebook open in your browser when you tap them.
This website
sheafnote.com uses no cookies and no analytics. It is served by Cloudflare, which processes standard request information such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site.
Children
Sheafnote collects no data from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: support@sheafnote.com