Privacy in the app

Entries in the app

Feelink stores your journal in an encrypted database on your device. It does not require an account or send entries to a Feelink server. You can record an observation, revisit entries in History, or look at changes in Patterns without an account or an internet connection.

Reports and backups outside the app

PDF report

If you'd like to show someone your observations, choose the date range and what to include. You can check the contents in the preview before sharing. The exported PDF opens without a password.

Encrypted backup

If you're changing phones or planning to remove the app, you can save a backup of your journal first. It includes your entries, their earlier versions, and settings. Measurements imported from health apps are left out of the backup.

To restore your journal, you'll need the file and the passphrase you used to create it. Keep the file outside Feelink and store the passphrase separately. Once you confirm the restore, the backup replaces the current data in the app.

What happens to the file after export

You choose where to save an exported file and who to share it with. The recipient can keep their own copy. If you later delete your data from Feelink, any files saved or shared outside the app stay wherever they were saved.

Close-person observations and phone access

A close person’s form runs locally on your phone. The rest of the journal stays locked while they complete it. Returning requires system authentication. Someone who knows your phone code or has enrolled biometrics can pass the same check.

The other person is told that you will see their answers and may select them for a report. An alias avoids needing a full name. Each person has a separate history; their observations do not become your self-ratings.

Keeping your journal for later

The backup also includes new records and completed close-person observations with their revision history. An active close-person session, its draft and imported health measurements are excluded from the portable backup. Before changing phones, check that you have the file, passphrase and a way to restore your journal. Feelink has no server from which entries can be recovered without your own backup.

Technical data on the website

This page explains what happens to data in the Feelink app. The website privacy policy explains connection data and optional analytics when you visit the site.