Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

NoteInk is a note-taking app for iPad. In short: the app collects no data, and you don't need an account.

Controller

Yanick Sommerhalder, Switzerland
Email: support@noteink.ch

The app

• No data collection: the app collects no personal data, sends nothing to the developer or third parties, and contains no ads, analytics or tracking. There is no automated decision-making and no profiling.
• Your notes are stored on your device until you delete them.
• iCloud: with “iCloud sync” turned on, your notes are synced between your devices through Apple's iCloud (CloudKit, the private database of your Apple Account). The developer has no access to them; Apple's privacy policy applies. You can turn off sync at any time in the app's settings. To delete the copy in iCloud, go to your Apple Account in the iPad's Settings, under iCloud.
• Camera and Photos: the camera is used only when you take a photo or scan a document. Only what you save yourself is saved to Photos. You can revoke this permission at any time in the iPad's Settings.
• Handwriting recognition for search runs entirely on the device.
• Purchases and App Store: downloads and the unlock are handled by Apple, which is responsible for them itself. The developer receives only aggregated sales figures from Apple and, if you allowed it in your iPad's settings, anonymous crash reports.

This website

• This website sets no cookies and uses no analytics, no ads and no third-party content.
• It is served through GitHub Pages (GitHub, Inc., USA). GitHub logs and stores your IP address for security purposes. The legal basis is the legitimate interest in a secure website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The developer has no access to these logs, and GitHub decides how long they are kept.
• GitHub is certified under the Data Privacy Framework (Swiss–U.S. and EU–U.S.). The Swiss Federal Council and the European Commission recognize an adequate level of protection for certified companies. See GitHub's privacy statement for more.

Emails to support

If you write to support, your address and message are used only to answer your request (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR). The buttons in the app prepare an email with the app version, iPadOS version and iPad model; you see everything before sending and can change or delete it. The mailbox is hosted by Infomaniak Network SA in Switzerland. Emails are kept only as long as needed for your request and deleted earlier if you ask. They are not passed on to anyone else.

Your rights

You can ask at any time what data the developer holds about you and have it corrected, deleted, restricted or handed over to you. You can also object to its processing. In practice this only concerns emails to support. Write to support@noteink.ch.

You don't have to give the developer any data: the app works without it, and only a support request needs your address so you can get a reply.

You also have the right to complain to a supervisory authority: in Switzerland the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), in the EU the authority of your country.