Your chats stay yours. ChatTale analyzes your conversations entirely on your device. Your chats are never uploaded to a server - not to us, not to anyone. When ChatTale saves a story, it stores only the derived results (the numbers and cards), never your raw messages.
1. Data We Don't Collect
ChatTale does not:
- Upload your chat exports, screenshots, or raw messages to any server
- Transmit your conversations, names, or contacts to us or any third party
- Require you to create an account to analyze a chat
- Sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing
- Store your conversations outside your device
2. Data Stored on Your Device
All app data lives locally on your device:
- Imported chats: Text exports and screenshots you import are processed on your device. Raw messages are used only to compute your stats and story, and are not saved as part of a saved story.
- Saved stories: When you save a ChatTale, only the derived results - the numbers and rendered cards - are stored on your device, never your raw messages.
- Settings: Your preferences, such as appearance and onboarding status.
3. On-Device Analysis
All chat analysis runs on your device using Apple frameworks. Text recognition on screenshots uses Apple's Vision framework and happens entirely on your device. No image or message text is ever sent to any external server.
4. Optional AI Polish
On supported devices, ChatTale can phrase your highlights in a friendlier voice using Apple's on-device intelligence. This feature runs entirely on your device and only rephrases facts the app has already verified. No message content leaves your device for this feature. On devices that do not support it, the app words the same insights itself.
5. App Permissions
ChatTale may request the following permissions:
- Photos: To let you import chat screenshots. Images are processed on-device for text recognition and are not uploaded.
- Files: To let you import a WhatsApp text export. The file is processed on-device.
- App Tracking Transparency (ATT): Requested only if we serve ads to free-tier users. Declining ATT means you may see less relevant ads; it does not affect any app functionality.
6. Advertising (Free Tier)
The free tier may display advertisements. Ad partners may use your device's advertising identifier (IDFA) to serve ads only if you grant ATT permission. Ads are shown only to free-tier users and never contain your message content. Premium subscribers see no ads.
7. Analytics and Crash Reporting
ChatTale uses privacy-preserving analytics and crash reporting to improve the app:
- Analytics: Anonymous, bucketed usage events (e.g. that a chat was imported or a card was shared). No message content, names, or contacts are ever included.
- Crash reporting: If the app crashes, a report may be sent containing device model, iOS version, and a stack trace. No personal data or chat content is included.
8. In-App Purchases
Premium subscriptions and the lifetime purchase are processed entirely by Apple via StoreKit. LynxApps never sees or stores your payment details. Purchase validation happens on-device.
9. Data Retention and Deletion
Your data exists only on your device. To delete it:
- Delete individual saved stories from within the app at any time
- Delete the app from your device to permanently remove all ChatTale data
10. Security
ChatTale relies on iOS's built-in security model. App data is stored in the app sandbox, encrypted at rest by iOS data protection. No conversation content is transmitted over the network.
11. Children's Privacy
ChatTale is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.
12. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)
Because ChatTale stores all personal data locally on your device:
- Access: All your saved stories are visible within the app at any time
- Deletion: Delete individual stories in-app or delete the app entirely
- No data sale: We do not sell personal data
- Third-party opt-out: You may decline ATT to limit ad tracking at any time in iOS Settings
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
14. Contact
Privacy questions? Reach us at:
- Email: lynxapps.contact@gmail.com
- Response time: within 2-3 business days
Privacy by design. ChatTale reads your chats on your device and celebrates them - what you say and who you say it to is your business, not ours.