Privacy policy

1. Who operates the app

Operator and privacy contact: the developer and operator of PetDiary
Email: bitsae.mooni@gmail.com

This policy covers PetDiary (펫로그), an iPhone and iPad app requiring iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.

2. Information, purposes, storage, and retention

Information processed locally by the app is separate from information collected by external services. You do not need to submit personal information to the developer to use the diary.

Depending on iOS or iPadOS policies and your settings, on-device entries and photos may be included in an iCloud or computer backup. This is device backup, rather than PetDiary cloud sync. You manage backups through Apple’s services and your device’s backup settings.

3. Photos and camera access

PetDiary imports only the photos you choose in the system photo picker or take yourself. It does not request full access to your photo library. The camera is used only when you tap “Take a photo”; iOS or iPadOS may then ask for camera permission.

When saving a photo, the app removes original metadata, including GPS location and camera EXIF, and saves only the image pixels. This affects the copy stored in PetDiary, leaving the original in your photo library unchanged. Visible details in the image, such as faces or street addresses, remain in the picture.

4. Advertising SDKs and third-party collection

PetDiary uses Google Mobile Ads SDK 13.11.0 and Google’s UMP consent SDK. The advertising SDK is not started during the first three days (72 hours) after installation. After that period, banner ads may appear at the bottom of Home, Album, and Weight when ad removal is not active and the consent status permits ad requests.

Ad requests use the non-personalized setting (npa=1). The app does not request App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission. Non-personalized ads can still process information needed to deliver and measure advertising.

Information the SDK may collect

• IP address and an approximate location inferred from it, which may be used to deliver ads.
• Device and advertising identifiers, including an advertising identifier or identifiers scoped to an app or developer, for advertising and measurement. Availability depends on iOS or iPadOS restrictions and consent, among other factors.
• Advertising and interaction data, such as ads shown, taps, and views, to measure and improve advertising.
• Diagnostics and performance information, such as errors, launch times, hangs, and energy use, to improve the SDK, advertising, and related services.

Third parties and external processing

The developer does not send your pet profiles, diary entries, photos, or other diary content to the advertising SDK or any server. Advertising information may be processed through the SDK by Google and advertising-related third parties described in Google’s policies. Their processing, retention, and deletion practices are separate from deletion of your on-device diary.

See Google’s explanation of data use on partner sites and apps for details, including access to Google’s privacy policy and available choices.

PetDiary has no separate analytics or crash-reporting SDK. The advertising SDK itself may collect diagnostic and performance information as described above.

5. Consent and privacy choices

Google UMP may display a consent screen in regions such as Europe where consent is needed. When UMP requires a privacy-options entry point, “Ad privacy choices” appears in Settings so you can revisit your choices. This option may be absent depending on your region and consent status.

You can change camera permission in iOS or iPadOS Settings. Applying the ad removal purchase removes the app’s banner ads. For information already processed by external services, follow Google’s guidance on deletion requests.

6. Purchases

“Remove ads” is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase. You can review the price in the App Store purchase sheet before paying. Apple handles payment; the app does not receive payment details such as your card number or billing information. The app checks purchase and restoration status to apply ad removal.

Use “Restore purchases” in Settings to restore an existing purchase. This restores your ad removal entitlement; it does not restore pet entries or photos.

7. Retention, deletion, and your rights

You can view, edit, and delete entries in the app. Deleting a pet in its profile editor also deletes that pet’s entries and photos stored by the app. Deleting the app removes all of its on-device data. The developer keeps no separate copy of your diary and cannot retrieve, recover, or edit it for you.

Deletion removes entries and photo files from the app’s storage. It does not automatically delete original photos from your photo library or copies in existing iCloud or computer backups. Manage those copies separately through the relevant backup service or device.

Contact the email address below to request access, correction, or deletion of information in your support emails, or to ask about this policy. For choices or deletion relating to information collected by external advertising services, use Google’s guidance. The developer cannot directly delete advertising information it does not hold.

8. Children

PetDiary is not designed for children. It does not require account registration or the submission of children’s personal information. Contact the developer if you have concerns about information relating to a child.

9. Policy changes

If app features or information practices change, we will update this page and its effective date. Significant changes will be announced here before they take effect. Any additional notice or consent required by law will be handled as required.