1. Who we are and what this covers
Takumi Tech Ltd is responsible for the personal information it handles in connection with this website, Inkling (灵感日记), and enquiries sent to us. Our website is www.takumi.pub. Contact us at carey@takumi.pub.
This policy distinguishes data managed on your device or through your Apple account from information you choose to send directly to us.
2. Journal storage and optional iCloud sync
Journal data, including titles, body text, dates, tags, favorites, and locations, is stored on your device using Apple SwiftData. When iCloud is available and enabled for the app, journal text and related metadata may automatically sync through an Apple CloudKit private database across devices using the same Apple account.
The private database is controlled through your Apple account. Takumi Tech Ltd does not operate a journal collection server, receive your Apple account password, or access your private journal through a developer server.
Photos, videos, recordings, document attachment files, and drafts are currently stored locally on the original device. They are not synced by this CloudKit feature. Another device may display an entry or an attachment reference without being able to open the original attachment file. Device backups depend separately on your system and iCloud backup settings. Journal text sync is not a backup of attachments.
3. Optional permissions
- Location: If Record Location is enabled and you grant access, the app uses Apple Core Location to obtain your location and may send a location query to Apple’s geocoding service to obtain a place name. Coordinates and place names may be stored as journal metadata. Turn off recording in the app or revoke permission in iOS Settings. This does not automatically remove locations already saved.
- Photos and camera: Used when you choose an image or take a picture to insert into an entry. Selected or created content is saved as an attachment.
- Microphone: Used when you choose to record audio for an entry. The recording is stored as a local attachment.
You may decline or revoke these permissions and continue writing text entries. Apple’s own policies apply to its services.
4. Passcodes and system authentication
Journal passcode verification data is stored in Apple Keychain on the device. When you use Face ID or another supported system authentication method, iOS performs the verification. The app receives the result and cannot read your face, fingerprint, or other biometric templates. We cannot recover your passcode or bypass authentication.
Keep independent copies of important entries and attachment files. No internet service or device storage can be guaranteed against all loss, interruption, or unauthorized access.
5. Trial and in-app purchases
The optional 30-day trial begins when you choose Start Free Trial in the app and Apple confirms the free trial transaction. Inkling stores trial dates and status on your device and uses verified Apple transactions to establish the original trial period. Restoring the trial does not restart or extend it. The app checks verified Apple purchase transactions and the resulting entitlement to determine whether the lifetime unlock is available.
Apple processes in-app purchases, payment details, receipts, and refunds under its own terms and privacy policies. Takumi Tech Ltd does not receive your payment card information or Apple account password. Purchase restoration uses Apple’s purchase records for the relevant Apple account. The app does not send your journal to a developer server to process a purchase.
6. Advertising, tracking, and accounts
Inkling has no advertising SDKs, third-party analytics SDKs, or cross-app tracking. We do not sell journal data. You do not need a Takumi account to use the journal, and the app does not provide a social publishing service.
Inkling is a general-purpose journal and is not specifically directed to children. If you believe a child has sent personal information to our support address, contact us so that we can review the request.
7. Website visits and correspondence
This is a static information website. It has no account login, marketing cookies, advertising, analytics scripts, or external font requests. Takumi Tech Ltd and our hosting or network providers may process the technical information needed to deliver and secure this website, such as IP addresses, request details, and server logs where logging is enabled.
If you email us for product support, a business enquiry, or a privacy request, we receive your email address and the information or attachments you choose to send. We use that information to reply, understand the request, perform an agreed engagement, and meet applicable legal obligations. Email is transmitted and stored by the providers used by you and us. Please share only what is necessary and avoid journal passcodes, Apple account credentials, payment card details, and unnecessary private entries.
We do not use your support or business correspondence for unrelated advertising. We restrict access as appropriate to the request and use service providers only as needed to operate the website and communications, or as required by law.
8. Retention, deletion, and your choices
You control entries in the app: edit them, move them to trash, restore them, or permanently delete them. Entries in trash remain until permanently deleted; permanent deletion cannot be undone from the app’s trash. Drafts and attachments can also be removed.
Changes to other devices, iCloud copies, and system backups depend on Apple’s sync progress and your device, iCloud, and backup settings. Deletion does not guarantee that every copy disappears immediately. We cannot manage your private CloudKit records for you. Use the app and your Apple settings to manage that data.
We retain support and business correspondence for as long as reasonably needed to address the request, perform the relevant engagement, keep necessary records, and comply with applicable law. When no longer needed, we delete it or take another appropriate lawful step.
9. Privacy requests and service providers
Depending on the law that applies to you, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or an explanation of the information we handle, and to object or withdraw consent where applicable. Email carey@takumi.pub to make a request. We may need to verify your identity and the scope of the request. You may also contact the appropriate data protection authority.
Information you send by email or that is processed by hosting providers may be handled in countries where those providers operate. Applicable law and any required safeguards govern that processing. This does not give us access to your private journal or Apple CloudKit database.
10. Apple services, updates, and contact
Apple provides its account, iCloud, location, authentication, and purchase services under its own terms. See the Apple Privacy Policy and Apple Account and iCloud privacy information.
We update this policy when our data practices change and show the effective date on this page. For privacy questions, contact Takumi Tech Ltd at carey@takumi.pub.