Privacy Policy
Antar is a local-first self-reflection app for iOS and Android. Your journal entries, conversations, personas, tags, and Inner Map remain on your device by default. Antar does not maintain a server-side copy of your journal. This policy explains the limited circumstances in which data is processed off your device.
Information stored on your device
Antar stores your journal and app data in the app's private local storage. Images you add are stored in the app container. Settings are stored locally, while security-related values such as your PIN hash and biometric preference may be stored in your device's secure keychain or equivalent protected storage.
You can create local backups. Password-protected backups are encrypted; backups created without a password are not encrypted. Backups are separate files and are not removed when you erase the app's active journal data. You are responsible for protecting and deleting copies you export.
App analytics and diagnostics
In production versions of Antar, we use Firebase Analytics and Amplitude to collect limited product analytics, including screen views, feature interactions, app version, platform, and a pseudonymous installation identifier. Firebase may also collect standard automatic events and coarse location inferred from an IP address. These services help us understand feature usage and improve the app.
We use Firebase Crashlytics to receive crash reports and diagnostics such as stack traces, app and operating-system versions, device model, and available memory or storage. Product analytics and crash reports are designed not to include your journal entries, conversations, persona names, or other free-form content.
Optional AI Facilitator
The AI Facilitator is optional and requires your explicit consent before any journal content is sent off your device. When you use it, Antar sends a limited portion of the current conversation, relevant persona display names, and settings such as mode or language to an Antar-operated Firebase Cloud Function. The function sends that request to OpenRouter and the selected AI model provider to generate a response.
You can decline or withdraw Facilitator consent in the app. Withdrawing consent stops future requests, but it cannot recall information already processed to fulfill earlier requests. Provider retention and handling are governed by the applicable providers' policies.
Purchases and subscriptions
When you buy or restore Antar Pro, Apple or Google processes your payment. RevenueCat helps Antar verify subscription status and receives transaction information, product identifiers, storefront information, and a pseudonymous app user identifier. Antar does not receive your full payment-card details. Apple, Google, and RevenueCat retain purchase records according to their own legal obligations and policies.
Other app services
- Firebase Authentication may create an anonymous identifier when you first use the AI Facilitator after consenting.
- Firebase App Check helps verify that requests come from a genuine copy of Antar and may process device or installation attestation data.
- Firebase Remote Config and Realtime Database provide app configuration and downloadable sample content. Antar does not upload your journal to these services.
- If you contact support or follow an external community link, the information you choose to provide is handled by the relevant email, Tally, Discord, or other service.
Website analytics
The Antar website uses Google Analytics to understand aggregate visits and site performance. Google may process information such as your IP address, browser, device type, referring page, and interactions with the website under its own privacy terms.
Data retention and deletion
You can erase locally stored journal data from within Antar or by deleting the app. Secure-keychain values and exported backup files may persist separately and may need to be removed through your device or file storage. Erasing app data creates a new analytics installation identifier for future events, but it does not delete analytics, crash reports, AI requests, or purchase records already processed by third-party services.
Tracking and advertising
Antar does not display third-party advertising, use the Apple advertising identifier, or use app data for cross-app tracking. We do not sell your journal content or analytics data.
Security
Antar uses the operating system's app sandbox and supports optional device-level protections such as a PIN and biometrics. Data sent to service providers is transmitted over encrypted network connections. No storage or transmission method can guarantee absolute security.
Children
Antar is not directed to children under 13. If you are under the age of majority where you live, use Antar only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you believe a child has provided information to us in violation of this policy, contact us.
Service providers and external links
Depending on the features you use, data may be processed by Apple, Google and Firebase, Amplitude, RevenueCat, OpenRouter and its model providers, and support or community services such as Tally and Discord. Their handling of data is also governed by their own privacy policies. We may link to external sites we do not operate and are not responsible for their practices.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as Antar and its services evolve. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, contact us at getantarapp@gmail.com.