1. Overview
ReturnCue is a local-first journal for recording intentions, distractions, and returns. ReturnCue is designed to work without an account and without uploading journal content to a developer-operated server.
2. Information stored on your device
ReturnCue may store the following information locally:
- Journal entries and their creation times.
- Intention durations, continuation times, and return history.
- Reminder settings and local notification identifiers.
- Onboarding, appearance, and app preferences.
- A single count of how many intentions you have started, so the Free plan limit can be honored. The count contains no journal text.
- ReturnCue Plus entitlement state received through StoreKit.
3. Information the developer does not collect
ReturnCue does not require a developer-operated account. The developer does not receive journal content, operate an advertising service, track you across apps or websites, or operate an analytics service in ReturnCue.
4. Purchases and subscriptions
Apple processes ReturnCue Plus purchases, billing, restoration, and verified entitlement status through StoreKit. The developer does not receive your full payment-card information. ReturnCue does not associate journal content with Apple billing information.
Plus can be restored on another device using the same App Store account. Journal content does not sync between devices.
5. Notifications and Live Activities
If you allow notifications, ReturnCue schedules local reminders through iOS. If you ask for one, ReturnCue also schedules a single local reminder before a free trial ends. Reminder text does not include journal content. ReturnCue may also present an intention timer as a Live Activity. You control these permissions through iOS Settings.
6. Retention
Entries remain on this device until you delete them or remove the app and its data. ReturnCue does not delete journal entries for membership reasons.
ReturnCue is free to start: the welcome, the rehearsal, and your first ten started intentions are free. After that, a ReturnCue Plus subscription is required to keep using the app; until it is active, the journal is locked but not deleted, and it becomes available again when Plus is active or restored. The yearly plan may start with a 14-day free trial when Apple offers it to your App Store account; the monthly plan has no trial.
7. Export and deletion
Settings lets you export journal data as Markdown and delete all local journal entries and pending reminders. Exported files go only to the destination you choose in Apple's share sheet.
8. Device backups
Apple may include app data in an iCloud or computer backup, according to your device and backup settings. The developer does not control those backups.
9. Security
ReturnCue requests iOS complete file protection for its local data. No security method can guarantee absolute protection. Keep your device passcode and Apple Account secure.
10. Changes and contact
This policy may be updated when ReturnCue's behavior or legal obligations change. The current version is always published on this page. For privacy questions, contact support@returncue.app.