Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 19, 2026
Wajed is an iPhone app that helps you keep in touch with the people who matter to you. It is made by Abderrahmane Ettarrass, an individual developer (“I” in this policy). Questions go to support@wajed.online.
In short
- What you write in Wajed (people, memories, follow-ups, events, photos, recordings) stays on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud if you turn on iCloud Backup. I never receive it.
- There is no Wajed account and no Wajed server holding your journal.
- Anonymous usage counts and crash reports are sent so I can fix and improve the app. They never contain what you write, names, contacts, recordings or attachments. You can turn usage analytics off in Settings, Privacy.
- Feedback you send from Settings is anonymous.
- Purchases go through Apple. I never see your payment details.
- Nothing is sold, and nothing is used for advertising.
What stays on your iPhone
Your journal is stored in the app on your iPhone: people and their details, memories, follow-ups, events, reminders, photos, videos, voice notes, pronunciation recordings and settings. Widgets read a small summary of it on the same iPhone.
iCloud Backup is off until you turn it on. Wajed then encrypts your journal, photos, videos and voice notes on your iPhone and stores them in your private iCloud database. The key is kept in your iCloud account with Apple’s end-to-end encryption, so a backup can be restored only with your Apple Account, and I can’t see or read it. Wajed keeps the two newest backups of each iPhone. Turn it off in Settings, iCloud Backup, where you choose whether to delete the backups; you can also delete them in iOS Settings, iCloud, Manage Storage.
If you back up your iPhone with iCloud or a computer, your Wajed data is also included in that device backup, which is held by Apple or on your computer under your own account. Deleting the app deletes its data from the iPhone.
Notifications are scheduled on the iPhone. They may show a follow-up or a reason to reach out on the lock screen; turn on Hide details on lock screen to make them generic.
What leaves your iPhone
| Who | What they receive | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Purchases and subscription status; dictation audio when your iPhone can’t recognise speech on the device; your encrypted iCloud Backup, if you turn it on | App Store billing; speech to text; keeping your backup in your iCloud |
| RevenueCat | A random app user ID, purchase and subscription status, app version and device type | Unlocking and restoring Pro |
| PostHog (EU) | Anonymous usage events (screens opened, features used, counts), a random install ID, app version, device type and an approximate location worked out from the IP address, which is then discarded | Understanding which features help. Off when you turn analytics off |
| PostHog (EU), feedback | When you send feedback: your message, app version, Pro or not, app language and a rough number of people, with a new random ID each time and no location | Reading feedback. Sent even with analytics off, because you chose to send it |
| Sentry (EU) | Crash and error reports: stack traces, screen names, app version and device type | Fixing crashes |
| Expo | A check for app updates: app version, platform and a random install ID | Delivering bug fixes |
| Websites you link | One request for the page’s name and picture, with no cookies or identifiers | Link previews in memories |
| Messages, WhatsApp, FaceTime, Mail | The phone number or email you choose to reach out with | Opening the conversation you asked for |
| Cloudflare | Standard request data and page analytics without cookies, on wajed.online only | Hosting the website |
| My email provider | Your email and whatever you write to support | Answering you |
Each provider handles data under its own privacy policy. Some process data outside your country; PostHog and Sentry data is stored in the EU.
Permissions
| Permission | Used for | Without it |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications | Reminders and reach-out nudges | Today still shows everything; nothing alerts you |
| Calendar | Preparing you for events with people you’ve saved, and adding events you plan | Events work inside Wajed only |
| Contacts | Importing people: name, photo, one phone number, one email, birthday and dates. Never notes | Add people by hand |
| Camera, Photos | Photos and videos for people, memories and events | Text memories work as usual |
| Microphone, Speech Recognition | Voice notes, pronunciation recordings and dictation | Type instead |
| Face ID | Unlocking the app lock. Wajed never sees your face data | Use your PIN |
You can change any of these in the iPhone’s Settings.
Your rights and choices
Your journal is under your control on your iPhone: edit or delete anything in the app, or delete the app to remove it all. Something you delete is removed from the app’s storage right away; copies in backups made earlier (iCloud Backup or your iPhone’s own backups) stay until those backups are replaced or deleted. Turn off usage analytics in Settings, Privacy.
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR or California law), you may ask to access, correct, delete or move data I hold or that providers hold for me, object to processing, or complain to your data protection authority. I rely on contract to provide the app and Pro, on legitimate interests for crash reports, anonymous analytics and the website, and on your consent for permissions. Write to support@wajed.online. The analytics and crash data I can reach isn’t linked to your name, so I may not be able to match it to you; I’ll tell you what I can find.
Usage analytics are kept for one year and crash reports for 30 days, then deleted by the providers. Support emails are kept as long as needed to help you.
Children
Wajed is not meant for children under 13 and I don’t knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has contacted me, write and I’ll delete it.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the new version is posted here with a new date, and significant changes are mentioned in the app’s release notes.
Abderrahmane Ettarrass, support@wajed.online