Privacy Policy – Zen Notes

1. Overview

Zen Notes is a completely offline notepad application.
All data created by you stays only on your device.
The application does not connect to any server or internet service.
We have designed Zen Notes with a privacy-first philosophy so that users can write and store personal notes without fear of tracking or data collection.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

Name, email, phone number
Location information
Contacts or messages
Device identifiers
Advertising ID
Usage analytics
Any personal or sensitive data

The application does not create any user profile and does not transmit any information outside your device.

3. Data Storage

All notes, images, and settings are stored locally on your device only.
We do not provide cloud storage or online backup.
If you uninstall the application, all stored data will be permanently deleted.
Data is managed solely by the user and never accessed by the developer.

4. Permissions Used

CAMERA
Used only when you manually choose to capture photos to attach to a note.
The camera is never accessed without your action.

MICROPHONE
Used only when you intentionally record audio inside a note.
The app never records in the background.

STORAGE
Required to save text notes, images, and preferences locally on your device.

BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
Used for app lock feature only.
Fingerprint or face data is processed by your device system.
We never access or store biometric information.

5. Offline Functionality

Zen Notes works fully offline.
No internet connection is required.
No data is uploaded anywhere at any time.

6. Security

All content remains on your device
No external sharing
Biometric protection
No hidden tracking
No background data access

7. Third Party Services

Analytics services – NO
Advertising networks – NO
Tracking SDK – NO
Crash reporting tools – NO
Remote servers – NO

8. Children Privacy

This application is safe for all ages.
We do not collect any data from children or adults.

9. User Control

Create notes
Edit content
Delete permanently
Empty trash
Remove all data by uninstalling

10. Limitations

We cannot recover deleted notes
No cloud backup available
User is responsible for backup

11. Changes to Policy

This policy may be updated in future versions of the application.