Connecting the Dots app
The short version
What you write stays on your device. If you choose to save across devices, your entries are locked on your device with a passphrase only you know before they are sent, so no one else can read them, including us. We never sell, share or use your information for advertising.
Without an account
You can use the app without any account. Your entries, check-ins and settings are stored only on the device you are using. We receive nothing.
Saving across your devices (optional, with Full Access)
- You choose a username and a passphrase. We do not ask for your email, name, phone number or any other contact information.
- The username is turned into a one-way code on your device before sign-in, so our sync provider sees the code, not the username.
- Your passphrase never leaves your device. From it, your device makes two keys: one to sign in and one to encrypt. Every entry is encrypted (AES-256) on your device before it is sent. The server stores only that encrypted copy and cannot read it.
- The server also stores, for your account only: the encrypted copy, when it was last saved, and a short list of the devices you signed in with (for example "iPhone", with the date it was last seen) so the app can tell you when a new device signs in.
- If you lose your passphrase, no one can open the encrypted copy, including us. Entries already on your devices stay there.
- The Private Safety and Good Will Screen (Template 18.1) is never sent. It stays on the device where you wrote it.
The encrypted copy is stored with Google Firebase (Authentication and Cloud Firestore) in the United States, acting as our service provider.
Deleting your data
In the app, open Me, then Across your devices, then Delete my account and the cloud copy. This permanently deletes your username and the encrypted copy from the server at once. Entries on your devices are not touched; delete the app to remove them from a device. If you cannot open the app, write to the address below with your username and we will delete the account.
Purchases
Full Access is bought through the Apple App Store or Google Play and billed by them under their terms. We do not receive your payment details.
Reminders
Reminders are optional, off until you turn them on, and are scheduled on your device. They say only "Reminder".
Reports and exports
A report, spreadsheet or backup is made on your device and goes only where you send it through your device's share sheet. A backup file is not encrypted; keep it somewhere private.
Children
The app is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly receive information from them.
If you are in danger
Call 911. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988.
Changes and contact
We will post any change to this policy here with a new effective date. Questions or deletion requests: contact@blackswansundercover.com.