SowJournal
Privacy Policy
Your garden lives on your phone. We don’t run a SowJournal account system, we don’t sell crop data, and we don’t sprinkle ad trackers on your tomatoes. The journal stays in your pocket, next to the seed crumbs.
Policy
What SowJournal is
SowJournal is a garden calendar for home growers: climate-adjusted sow / plant / harvest guidance, seed stash, planner, and optional packet scans. It is not affiliated with any seed brand.
Data on your device
- Garden location, favorites, notes, seed stash and planner
- Scan caches and settings
- Optional OpenAI API key (if you add one)
Deleting the app removes this from the device. If you turn on iCloud sync (Plus), favorites, notes and seed stash also live in your iCloud Key-Value store under your Apple ID.
Data we send (only when you use a feature)
- Weather (optional): coordinates to Apple WeatherKit for a local garden forecast; not stored by us
- Barcode lookup: EAN to Open Food Facts when no local match
- AI images (optional): crop name to OpenAI with your own key
- iCloud sync (Plus, optional): favorites, notes and seed packets via Apple’s iCloud Key-Value store; we do not host that sync
- Purchases: Apple processes the one-time Plus unlock; we only see Plus status
- No advertising SDKs and no third-party analytics trackers
What we never do
We do not sell personal data, require an account, track you across apps, or upload your photos to our servers.
Your choices
- Turn off optional weather, iCloud sync, or skip barcode / AI features
- Revoke camera or location access in iOS Settings
- Restore Plus from More if you reinstall
- Uninstall the app to remove on-device data; manage iCloud copies under your Apple ID