Foyer Private Privacy Policy

Your notebook and device

Foyer encrypts the notes, journal entries, galleries, attachments, and related information it saves, including titles, filenames, thumbnails, extracted text, history, and deleted items. It uses that information on your device to display and organize your notebook, run searches, and restore items. Foyer does not transmit your notebook, password, encryption keys, or search terms to A1Base or to AI providers. The app has no automatic notebook sync, advertising, tracking, or analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.

Your notebook password protects access to the encryption key. If you enable Face ID or Touch ID, Apple performs the biometric check and the app uses a device-specific key to unlock the notebook. Foyer does not receive or store your face image or fingerprint. We cannot recover your password or decrypt your notebook for you.

Permissions and on-device features

The iOS dictation feature uses the microphone and Apple's on-device speech recognition with your permission. It does not fall back to server recognition or save an audio recording. The transcript stays in memory until you add it to a note or discard it. Apple may download a language model if you request it. The system keyboard's separate dictation feature follows your Apple device settings. Text recognition for imported images also runs on device.

The system Photos or Files picker gives Foyer access to items you select. Foyer saves an encrypted copy and leaves the original in place. On iOS, if you choose Save to Photos and confirm, Foyer uses add-only access to copy the image and its metadata into Photos. That copy may sync through iCloud Photos and is governed by your Photos settings. You can revoke microphone, speech recognition, or Photos permissions in your device settings where available. You can manage biometric unlocking inside Foyer.

Privacy Shield and screen protection

Optional Privacy Shield hides private content from ordinary accessibility tools, including tools some AI agents use. It also prevents VoiceOver from reading that private content. Screen capture controls vary by platform and depend on the operating system and capture method. Privileged software or an external camera may still access visible content. On iOS, per-item Face ID protection adds a check in the app. Encrypted backups remain protected by their notebook password.

Purchases and Apple services

Apple processes Foyer Pro purchases, renewals, cancellations, and refunds. Foyer uses StoreKit to check the verified entitlement on your device and unlock eligible features. A1Base does not receive your payment card details through Foyer. Apple handles Apple Account and billing information and any Apple-managed system diagnostics under Apple's Privacy Policy.

Backups, retention, and deletion

Your notebook remains on your device until you delete it. Eligible deleted items remain in encrypted Recently Deleted for up to 30 days. Foyer also keeps limited encrypted note history. On iPhone and iPad, use Forgot password? on the lock screen to erase the local notebook and start over. That action permanently removes your notebook on that device. A1Base cannot remotely delete or restore it.

Foyer excludes its iOS vault from automatic device backups. You can export an encrypted backup to a location you choose. Mac can also keep encrypted backups. Files you save with a cloud provider or other service follow that provider's settings and terms. Plaintext exports and copies saved to Photos are outside the vault. Deleted information may still exist in earlier backups, source files, or exports. Remove those copies separately if you want them deleted. Older backups still use the password in effect when they were created.

Website visits and support

The public Foyer website and help pages are separate from your notebook. Our hosting and security providers may process information such as IP addresses, browser details, and request logs, and use necessary security cookies to serve the pages and prevent abuse. We use providers for these functions and expect them to protect personal information consistently with this policy and applicable requirements. The website has no notebook upload or access feature.

If you email support, our email provider and support team process your address, message, and any information you choose to include so we can respond. Please keep passwords, notebook contents, encryption keys, and backup files out of support messages. We keep support correspondence for as long as needed to address the issue, maintain necessary records, or meet legal obligations. We do not sell personal information or use it for targeted advertising.

Your choices and contacting us

You can stop sharing information with support at any time. To request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you sent to us, or to withdraw consent where processing relies on it, email support@a1base.com. We may need to verify the request and may retain information as required by law. For information held by Apple or a cloud provider you selected, use that provider's privacy controls.

We will update the effective date when we revise this policy. The current version is available at foyerprivate.com/privacy.