amate
not used to track you.
| data | how and why | where it goes | how to remove it |
|---|---|---|---|
| entries, to-dos, projects, and categories you create | you type, dictate, or import them from another app | your device and your iCloud | delete the item, or delete all amate data |
| your avatar | you pick a symbol, color, or photo | your device and your iCloud. it follows you to your other devices | clear the photo, or tap remove my card |
| an entry, to-do, or project you share | you choose share on that item | private iCloud sharing and the people you invite. they can edit it, and public access is off | stop sharing, or leave a share you joined |
| a copy you export | you export one item as text, or all your amate data as a backup | wherever you send it. you choose the app and the person, and it is a text or JSON file once it leaves | delete it wherever you sent it |
| your voice, while you dictate | the microphone, to hear you speak | your device only, and only while you speak. it is turned into text as you go, and no audio is written to disk or sent anywhere | revoke Microphone in iOS Settings |
| the words of your dictation | speech recognition, to turn what you said into text | your device and your iCloud, as the entry | delete the entry, or revoke Speech Recognition in iOS Settings |
| a scanned document | the camera, to attach it to an entry. the image is never read | your device and your iCloud | delete the attachment, or revoke Camera in iOS Settings |
| a photo or file you attach | you pick it in amate, or import it from another app | your device and your iCloud. iOS hands over only what you choose | delete the attachment |
| your reminders | Apple Reminders, to bring your unfinished ones in as to-dos and to mirror a to-do back | your device and your iCloud as a to-do, and Apple Reminders for one it mirrors out | turn the mirror off, or revoke Reminders in iOS Settings |
| where you were | location, to put a place on an entry or a to-do | your device and your iCloud, as part of that item. amate takes one reading when you add a place, to about a hundred meters, and never follows you | clear the place, or revoke Location in iOS Settings |
| a moment you bring in from Apple's journaling suggestions | Apple's suggestions, which you pick one of, to start an entry | your device and your iCloud, as the entry. iOS hands over only the one you pick, so amate never sees the rest. it can carry a place, a photo, a workout, or what you listened to | delete the entry |
| the name of a project | you name it, and amate gives the name and its category to Spotlight so system search can find it | the search index on your device, which can surface on your lock screen. no entry, to-do, or attachment is ever included | rename the project, or delete it |
| themes, summaries, and a parsed to-do | Apple Intelligence, on your device, to read entries you already wrote and name the themes running through them | your device and your iCloud. the model runs locally, so nothing you give it and nothing it returns is sent to a server. a summary is shown and never saved, and a theme is saved on the project | delete the project or the to-do |
| contacts you tag | Apple Contacts, to put a person on an entry or to-do | a local mirror stays on your device. the tag follows the item in your iCloud, and amate never writes back to Apple Contacts | delete all amate data, or revoke Contacts in iOS Settings |
| what you ask by voice | Siri, to capture a note or a to-do | Siri, which does the listening. amate receives only the result, never your audio | turn the shortcut off in iOS Settings |
| local authentication | Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode, to unlock the app or a single item | iOS, which does the checking. amate never sees your face, your fingerprint, or your passcode, only whether the check passed | turn local authentication off in amate settings |
| a reminder you choose | notifications, to tell you about a to-do | your device | turn reminders off in amate settings |
| diagnostics | recent app events and Apple crash or hang reports, to answer a support request | your device. it is attached to an email only if you send one, and carries no journal text, to-do titles, project names, contact names, or attachment contents | delete all amate data, which erases it |