Privacy policy

Effective 3 November 2026

JournalScape is a desktop planner that runs on your own Windows computer, with an optional companion web app for your phone. This policy explains what data it uses and where that data goes. In short: your data stays on your own devices and, only if you turn on phone sync, in a private folder of your own Google Drive. JournalScape does not sell or share it, and the developer never receives it.

Data stored on your computer

Your tasks, routines, notes, journal entries, grocery lists, progress and settings are saved in a folder on your own computer. JournalScape has no user accounts and no server of its own, so the developer never receives this data. Backups you create are files you save yourself.

Google Calendar (optional)

You can choose to connect a Google account so your calendar events appear in JournalScape's Month view. When you connect, Google asks you to allow these read-only permissions:

• See the list of calendars in your account (calendar.calendarlist.readonly), so you can pick which calendars to show.
• See events on your calendars (calendar.events.readonly), so those events can be displayed by date.

How JournalScape uses this Google data:

• It is used only to show your events inside JournalScape on your computer.
• JournalScape cannot create, change or delete anything in your Google account.
• Event details and the calendar list are saved on your computer so the calendar still shows while you are offline. The sign-in token Google issues is encrypted by Windows on your computer and is never included in backups or exports.
• Your Google data is not sent to the developer or to anyone else, is not sold, is not used for advertising, and is not used to train AI or machine-learning models. No person reads it.
• Calendar events never become tasks and never affect your levels or rewards.

Phone sync through Google Drive (optional)

You can choose to sync your planner between your computer and the JournalScape phone app (JournalScape phone companion) through your own Google Drive. When you turn it on, Google asks you to allow one permission:

• See, create and delete its own configuration data in your Google Drive (drive.appdata). This is a hidden folder that only JournalScape can use. JournalScape cannot see, open or change any of your other Drive files.

How JournalScape uses this permission:

• It keeps a single file in that folder holding your planner (tasks, routines and their history, categories, notes, grocery lists and journal entries) and a short summary of your level and title, so the phone app can show it.
• The file goes directly between your devices and your own Google Drive. It is never sent to the developer or anyone else.
• On your computer, the sign-in token is encrypted by Windows and is never included in backups or exports. On your phone, the sign-in is held only while the app is open, and your planner is saved in that browser's storage for the app's page so it works offline.
• Settings and preferences stay on each device and are not synced.

Gmail (optional, limited)

JournalScape can show your starred email on its Today page, so you can turn a message into a task. This connection is currently available only to accounts the developer has added for testing. When you connect, Google asks you to allow one permission:

• View your email message metadata such as labels and headers (gmail.metadata). This permission cannot read the text of your messages or their attachments.

JournalScape uses only the sender, subject, date and labels of your starred messages, and only to show them on your computer. It saves nothing about your email except what you put in a task yourself, such as a link to the email. It cannot send, change or delete email. The sign-in token is encrypted by Windows on your computer and is never included in backups or exports.

How JournalScape uses Google data

For Calendar, Gmail and Drive alike: your Google data is used only to provide the features described above. It is not sent to the developer or anyone else, is not sold, is not used for advertising, and is not used to train AI or machine-learning models. No person reads it.

JournalScape's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Disconnecting and deleting Google data

In JournalScape, open This month → Calendars & holidays and choose Disconnect. This deletes the saved sign-in and all saved Google events from your computer. To disconnect Gmail or phone sync, open Settings → Connections and choose Disconnect. For phone sync, you can also tick Also delete the copy in Drive to remove the synced file from your Drive. In the phone app, Remove from this phone deletes everything the app stored on your phone. You can also remove JournalScape's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Uninstalling JournalScape and deleting its data folder removes everything it stored.

Other internet connections

If the optional daily content setting is on, JournalScape downloads a public quote, word of the day and historical events from public sources such as ZenQuotes, Merriam-Webster and Wikipedia. These requests do not include any of your personal data. Holiday calendars are built into the app.

No tracking

JournalScape contains no analytics, advertising or tracking code, and it does not collect information about how you use it.

Children

JournalScape is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be raised at github.com/Lorestone-Games/JournalScape/issues.