THE TRAJECTORY METHOD

PRIVACY POLICY · EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 · V1

The Trajectory Method (“the app,” “we”) is a private daily journal. Privacy isn't a compliance section for us — it's the product. People don't write honestly in a journal they don't trust. So this policy is short, in plain English, and true.

THE ONE-SENTENCE VERSION

Everything you write stays on your device. We don't collect it, transmit it, sell it, or see it.

WHAT THE APP STORES (ALL LOCALLY, ON YOUR DEVICE)
  • Your journal entries, formatting, and sketches
  • Your goals, habits, and daily check-ins
  • Your day history (past pages, moods, streaks)
  • Your settings (theme, fonts, reminders, quote source)
  • Your app PIN — stored only as a salted hash, never as the digits you typed
  • Trial engagement data (which days you opened the app, wrote, or checked goals) — used only on-device to calculate your earned discount

None of this leaves your phone. There is no Trajectory server. We have no database of users. If you've written your deepest fears into the app, we couldn't read them if we wanted to — and we don't want to.

WHAT WE DO NOT DO
  • No accounts (you never give us your name or email)
  • No analytics or tracking SDKs
  • No advertising, no ad identifiers
  • No selling or sharing of data — there is nothing to sell
  • No reading, scanning, or AI-training on your journal content
DEVICE FEATURES THE APP USES

Biometric unlock (fingerprint / face) — handled entirely by your device's operating system. The app only receives a yes/no answer; it never sees, stores, or has access to your biometric data.

Notifications — the daily reminder is a local notification scheduled on your device. Nothing is sent over the internet. You can turn it off in Settings, and the app works fully without notification permission.

PAYMENTS

Subscriptions are processed by Google Play Billing. Google handles the payment; we never see your card number or billing details. Google's own privacy policy governs that transaction. The app stores only your entitlement status (subscribed or not) on your device.

DELETING YOUR DATA

Your data is yours to destroy: uninstall the app, or clear the app's storage in your device settings, and everything is gone — permanently. Because we keep no copies, there is nothing for us to delete on a server, and no way for us (or anyone) to recover it. Back up before you uninstall if you want to keep your journal.

CHILDREN

The Trajectory Method is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone (of any age — see above).

WHAT COULD CHANGE

If we ever add optional accounts and sync (planned as an opt-in feature), this policy will change before that feature ships, the in-app policy link will be updated, and sync will be off unless you turn it on. Local-first will remain the default.

CONTACT

Questions? Write to hello@jmethodapps.com.

Summary for humans: it's your journal. It lives on your phone. We can't read it.