Privacy Policy
In short: Heed doesn't collect any data. Your recordings, transcripts and notes stay on your iPhone. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking, and we run no servers that could receive your data.
Who we are
Heed: Sermon Notes ("Heed", "the app") is made by Yash Deore, an independent developer. If you have a question about this policy, email codemaninfinity17@gmail.com.
What the app keeps on your iPhone
To work, the app stores these things in its private storage on your device:
- audio you record or import;
- transcripts, summaries and notes made from that audio;
- your settings, and a count of how many summaries you've made this month (used for the free plan's limit).
None of this is sent to us or to anyone else. We have no way to see it.
Microphone and speech recognition
The app asks for microphone access so it can record, and for speech recognition permission so it can turn the recording into text. Transcription runs on your iPhone using Apple's on-device speech recognition; your audio is not sent to us or to any other service. The first time you use it, iOS may download Apple's speech model for your language. Apple handles that download.
Summaries
Summaries are made on your iPhone, using Apple Intelligence on devices that support it and the app's built-in summarizer otherwise. Your transcripts are not sent to us or to any AI service.
Purchases
Heed Pro is sold through the App Store, so Apple handles payment. We never see your name, Apple Account or payment details. The app checks on your device whether Pro is active. Apple's privacy policy covers purchases.
Sharing and exporting
When you choose to share or export a note (as a PDF, a text file or an image), it goes only where you send it. What happens next is governed by the app or person you share it with.
Backups
Like other app data, your notes can be included in your iCloud or computer backups if you have backups turned on. Apple handles those backups under its own terms.
Analytics, ads and tracking
The app has no analytics, no advertising and no third-party code that collects data, and it doesn't track you across apps or websites. If you've turned on "Share with App Developers" in your iPhone's settings, Apple may give us anonymous crash reports and aggregate usage statistics. These can't identify you.
Children
The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Deleting your data
You can delete any note in the app. Deleting the app removes everything it stored on your device. We hold no copy of your data, so there is nothing for us to delete.
Your rights
Because we hold no personal data about you, there is nothing for us to give you, correct or erase. You're still welcome to email us with any privacy question.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll post the new version on this page with a new effective date.