Feal is built so that the most personal thing about it, what you feel and the words you give it, is always protected.
Your entries stay on your device
Every emotion you log, along with any note you write, is stored locally on your device using Apple's on-device database. These entries are not uploaded to a server, not synced to an account, and not sold or shared. Feal has no server of its own and no sync. If you delete the app, that data is removed with it.
Anonymous usage only
To understand whether the app is being used and which parts are working, Feal sends anonymous usage signals through TelemetryDeck, a privacy-focused analytics service. These signals describe actions in the app, not their content. TelemetryDeck (TelemetryDeck GmbH, based in Germany) processes this anonymous data on Feal's behalf and is bound to protect it to the same standard described here.
What is collected
- About an emotion you log: the emotion (for example, Anger), its intensity, the finer subcategory if you chose one, and whether a note exists, a simple yes or no.
- How you move through the app: which screens and sections you open, how long a session lasts, actions like editing or deleting an entry, and which features you've unlocked.
- App health: the app version, your device model and operating system, your language, the country your connection comes from, and an approximate, rounded time. If the app fails to launch, an error code, never your content.
Each install is tagged with an anonymous identifier. TelemetryDeck salts and hashes it on your device, then salts and hashes it again on its own servers, so it cannot be reversed or traced back to you.
What is never collected
- The text of your notes. Only whether a note exists is recorded, never a single word of it.
- Your name, email, or any personal identifier.
- The advertising identifier (IDFA), or your precise location.
- Your IP address. TelemetryDeck uses it only in the moment to derive a country, then discards it. It is never stored.
Diagnostics and support
Feal keeps a small technical diary on your device: app version, device model, operating system, and a record of what the app did during a session, never the content of your notes. These logs stay on your phone. They leave your device only if you choose to export them and email them to Feal, which helps diagnose a problem you've reported.
No account, no ads, nothing sold
Feal has no sign-up and no login. There is no account to create. It shows no ads, and it does not use your data to target advertising anywhere. Feal does not sell or share your personal information; there is nothing to sell, and no advertising business behind the app.
Your choices and control
Your entries live on your device, in your hands. You can view, edit, or delete any one of them, or erase everything at once with Clear all data in Settings. Deleting the app removes all of it.
The usage signals are anonymized before they ever leave your device, so there is no personal profile to look up, correct, or delete on Feal's side, and nothing that can be tied back to you. Deleting the app stops any further signals from being sent.
Your rights
Because your entries never leave your device, you already hold them directly. The anonymous usage data falls outside the scope of personal-data laws like the GDPR, since it cannot be traced to you. To the extent any such law applies, Feal's basis for the limited anonymous analytics is its legitimate interest in understanding whether the app works (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Feal does not profile you and makes no automated decisions about you. If you are in the EU or UK, you also have the right to object to processing and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Children
Feal is not directed to children under 13, and does not knowingly collect data from them.
Questions
Feal is made by Adam Schoonmaker, an independent developer, who is the data controller for the limited anonymous analytics described here. If anything is unclear, or you'd like to know more about how Feal handles your data, write to [email protected].
Last updated May 31, 2026.