Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-06-04
Dear Future Me (the 'Service') treats your journal as the most sensitive data and processes it as described below.
1. Information We Collect
- Account: your email address when signing in with email/password (Firebase Authentication).
- Journal data: voice recordings, transcribed text, the question answered, and timestamps.
- Device/notifications: local notification settings for daily nudges and letter arrivals.
2. How Voice Data Is Handled
- Voice recordings are stored encrypted on your device and, by default, are not sent to any server.
- Speech-to-text is processed on-device by default.
- When LLM processing is needed for transcript tidy-up or weekly essays, only the transcribed text — never the audio — is processed via a server function.
3. How We Use Information
- Providing the service: storing entries, delivering letters (past audio playback), and generating weekly essays.
- Notifications: daily writing nudges and letter-arrival reminders.
- Account identification and data sync.
4. Third Parties and Processors
- We use Google Firebase (Authentication, cloud infrastructure) for storage and authentication.
- When tidy-up/essay features are used, transcribed text may be sent to an LLM API provider for processing (never the audio).
- We do not share data with third parties for any other purpose.
5. Retention and Deletion
- You can delete all entries and your account in the app under 'Settings > Data'.
- Deletion also removes the voice files and metadata stored on your device.
- You may also request account/server-data deletion via the email on the Support page.
6. Contact
- For privacy questions, contact us at the address below.
Operated by: JungleZip
Contact: support@dearfutureme.net