Privacy

Privacy Policy for the SnipNotes App

We take your privacy very seriously, especially when it comes to data as personal as your notes.

Your notes and attachments stay on your device unless you choose to use a feature that sends data elsewhere, such as iCloud synchronization, support emails, or cloud AI summaries.

This privacy policy applies to SnipNotes on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Information we collect

Support logs

If you contact support from within the app, SnipNotes can attach diagnostic files to your email to help investigate the issue. These files may include app status information such as iCloud sync state, error details, device model, operating system version, and network status.

These files are only sent if you choose to send the email.

Crash reports

If the app crashes, you may be asked whether you want to send a crash report. Crash reports help identify and fix bugs. They may include technical information about the app and device state at the time of the crash.

Crash reports are only sent if you choose to send them.

Payment information

SnipNotes uses RevenueCat to manage in-app purchases and subscriptions. RevenueCat receives only the information needed to process purchases, restore them, and keep your purchase status in sync across devices.

SnipNotes does not receive your full payment details. Payments are handled by Apple.

For more information, please refer to RevenueCat’s privacy policy.

Quick Start Guide and Knowledge Base

The Quick Start Guide and Knowledge Base are hosted by Notion. If you open these pages, your device connects directly to Notion. Notion may collect its own usage data for these pages, such as page views or referrer information.

Notion does not get access to your notes or other SnipNotes content through this feature.

For more information, please refer to Notion’s privacy policy.

Cloud AI summaries

SnipNotes can create summaries for audio transcripts. Some summaries are created on your device. If on-device summarization is not available or cannot complete the request, SnipNotes may offer to create the summary in the cloud.

If you allow this feature, SnipNotes sends only:

  • the transcript text
  • the selected summary format
  • the transcript language
  • the instruction text (if you use a custom summary style)

The original audio recording stays on your device and is not uploaded for cloud summarization.

Cloud summarization requests are sent through SnipNotes Cloud AI to summarizer.snipnotes.de. According to the in-app consent flow, these requests are routed via OpenRouter to AI providers that are configured not to train on your data.

You can decide whether to allow cloud summarization when the feature is shown to you. You can also change your choice later in Settings.

How this information is used

SnipNotes uses the information described above only to:

  • process purchases
  • provide optional cloud features that you explicitly choose to use
  • fix crashes and technical issues
  • answer support requests

SnipNotes does not sell your personal data.

Synchronization with iCloud

If you enable iCloud sync, your notes and attachments are stored in the private area of your iCloud account. This data is managed by Apple and protected by Apple’s security systems. For more information, please refer to Apple’s iCloud security overview.

SnipNotes does not use its own server to store your synced notes.

Accessing, changing, or deleting your information

You can view and edit your notes at any time in the app.

You can also:

  • export your notes from the app
  • delete notes and attachments from the app
  • disable iCloud sync
  • remove synced data from your iCloud account
  • revoke cloud summarization consent in Settings

For information about these options:

  • on iOS, open Settings > About > Privacy
  • on macOS, open SnipNotes > Settings… > Privacy

Your consent

By using SnipNotes, you agree to this privacy policy.

If a feature asks for additional permission, such as cloud summarization or crash reporting, data is only sent after you choose to allow it.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us using the email address listed on the SnipNotes website.

Changes to this policy

If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be published on the SnipNotes website. Changes may also be mentioned in the App Store under “What’s New”.

Previous changes

  • June 8, 2026 – Added information about custom summary styles
  • May 26, 2026 – Added information about cloud AI summaries and rewrote parts of the policy in clearer language
  • December 15, 2022 – Added Notion for the Quick Start Guide and Knowledge Base
  • March 1, 2021 – Added RevenueCat for in-app purchases
  • November 11, 2019 – Added voluntary crash reports
  • July 4, 2019 – Removed analytics data and automatic crash reports
  • September 19, 2018 – Added information about disabling data transfer
  • May 23, 2018 – Complete rewrite and split into multiple sections
  • March 7, 2015 – First published

Privacy Policy for the SnipNotes Homepage

The SnipNotes homepage has its own separate privacy policy.

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