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Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts.
https://www.get-notes.com
Mozilla Public License 2.0
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privacy policy? #553

Closed crimsonduelist closed 11 months ago

crimsonduelist commented 1 year ago

Any data collected?

guihkx commented 1 year ago

No user data is collected by the app whatsoever.

However, I think this information should be properly documented, and probably added to the website too.

nuttyartist commented 1 year ago

Like @guihkx said, our app doesn't collect any data.

Our website (get-notes.com) in contrast, does because I use Google Ads and Google Analytics there (this is why there's a privacy policy there).

However, I think this information should be properly documented, and probably added to the website too.

More than this?

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guihkx commented 1 year ago

LOL.

But I was thinking more of adding this information to the dedicated Privacy Policy page, which already exists: https://www.get-notes.com/privacy-policy

nuttyartist commented 1 year ago

This privacy policy only exists for the website. I think legally (and probably morally as well), if we don't track anything at all in our app (which we don't) then there's no need for a privacy policy.

guihkx commented 1 year ago

It's your call, but I disagree. I've seen open source projects with a Privacy Policy page, where they just state they don't collect nor track anything.

I think it's more about avoiding ambiguity and potentially confusing users (like this thread, or this one).

nuttyartist commented 1 year ago

Fair point. Let's create a short privacy policy file and add it to /docs and link it in README.

guihkx commented 12 months ago

As of 2.2.0, a Privacy Policy was introduced:

Now I think it's just a matter of referencing it in useful places, like the README and inside the app.

We already reference it inside the app (in the Pro Activation window), but maybe it'd make more sense to have it referenced in the about window as well?

nuttyartist commented 12 months ago

We already reference it inside the app (in the Pro Activation window), but maybe it'd make more sense to have it referenced in the about window as well?

Yep, totally agree. Both In the About window and README.