Summary
GlideNote is a lightweight macOS utility for notes and tasks. It stores your app content and preferences on your Mac and, when iCloud sync is enabled and available, syncs note and task data through Apple's iCloud/CloudKit service for app functionality.
GlideNote does not sell personal information, does not use advertising SDKs, and does not track you across apps or websites.
Information We Collect or Process
Notes, tasks, and preferences
The app stores the following information so core features work as expected:
- Notes, tasks, checklist state, and recently deleted state you create in the app
- Task ordering and selected note/task state
- iCloud sync preference and local-to-iCloud migration state
- Display-specific enable/disable preferences
- Appearance, language, onboarding, and launch-at-login preferences
This data is stored locally on your Mac using system storage such as Core Data and UserDefaults.
iCloud sync data
If iCloud sync is enabled and available on the device, GlideNote syncs note and task data using Apple's iCloud/CloudKit private database infrastructure. This may include note text, task text, checklist state, deletion/restore state, sync metadata, and local-to-iCloud migration markers needed to keep the app's local and iCloud accounts consistent.
GlideNote does not operate a separate server for your note or task content. iCloud data is handled by Apple according to the iCloud account and CloudKit services available on your device. You can turn iCloud sync off in GlideNote settings. If iCloud sync is off or unavailable, the app keeps using local storage on the device.
Diagnostic information
If the app crashes or crosses stability thresholds, we may receive diagnostic information through Firebase Crashlytics. This may include:
- Crash logs, stack traces, and relevant application state at the time of a crash
- Device, OS, app version, and build information
- Non-content stability diagnostics such as memory bucket, uptime, screen count, notch controller count, lifecycle event name, line counts, checklist counts, and checklist refresh counters
Crash diagnostics are used only to diagnose crashes, investigate performance or stability problems, and improve compatibility. GlideNote does not intentionally send note body text or task body text to Crashlytics.
Optional usage analytics
Only when you explicitly turn on “Share app usage data” in GlideNote settings, Firebase Analytics may collect product usage information such as:
- The type of feature invoked by a button, menu, or shortcut, its surface, input method, and success or failure result
- Onboarding start, step views, completion, or skip
- Edit sessions whose content was successfully persisted and whether first value was reached
- Free/Pro feature-gate reasons, paywall views, and verified subscription purchase or restore outcomes
- Allowlisted setting-change categories such as iCloud sync or display preferences
- App version, operating system, device category, an app-instance identifier, and technical app or session information automatically generated by Firebase
Usage analytics does not include note or task titles or body text, content length, raw keystrokes, file paths, Apple ID, CloudKit IDs, task UUIDs, or StoreKit transaction IDs. GlideNote does not set an Analytics user ID or link this data to an app account.
Usage analytics is off by default. It begins only after you explicitly enable it in settings, and you can turn it off at any time. Turning it off stops future collection and resets the Firebase Analytics identifier state stored on the device.
Support information you choose to send
If you choose the in-app bug report action, GlideNote opens Apple Mail with a prefilled draft. The email is sent only if you review it and choose to send it yourself. If you send the email, we receive the email address and support content included in that message.
Information We Do Not Collect
GlideNote does not use ad tracking, third-party advertising identifiers, or data brokers, and does not combine behavior across apps or websites for tracking. Optional Firebase Analytics is not used for advertising or personalized marketing.
GlideNote does not require account creation in the app and does not collect passwords, payment information, contacts, calendars, location, camera, microphone, or screen recording data.
How We Use Information
We use local and iCloud-synced app data to:
- Show your notes and tasks
- Preserve your app preferences
- Restore app state between launches
- Sync notes and tasks across devices that use the same Apple Account, when iCloud sync is enabled
We use crash and diagnostic information only to:
- Investigate crashes and non-fatal stability problems
- Improve app reliability, performance, and compatibility
We use usage analytics that you choose to share only to:
- Improve the usability of core features and onboarding
- Understand button, menu, and shortcut usage and feature outcomes
- Identify friction in feature gates and subscription flows
We use support information only to:
- Respond to your support request
- Reproduce or investigate the issue you reported
Third-Party Services
- Apple iCloud/CloudKit: app functionality sync for notes and tasks when iCloud sync is enabled
- Firebase Crashlytics: crash diagnostics and app stability improvement
- Firebase Analytics: optional product usage analytics that you explicitly enable
Firebase and Google Analytics process diagnostic and optional usage analytics information under their terms, privacy practices, and configured Console data-sharing settings. The current Analytics account permits aggregated participation modeling and business insights, necessary technical-support access, and service recommendations; Analytics sharing for improving Google products and services is disabled.
Data Retention
Local content remains on your device until you delete it, remove the app, or remove the app's local data.
iCloud-synced content remains available through iCloud according to your Apple Account, iCloud settings, and app deletion behavior until you delete it or disable/remove the relevant data.
Crash diagnostics are retained only as long as reasonably necessary for debugging and stability analysis.
The current Google Analytics property retains event data for 2 months and user data for 14 months, and resets the user-data retention period when new user activity occurs. These controls may not affect some aggregated standard reports. Turning analytics off stops future collection and resets the on-device Analytics identifier state, but data already transmitted and aggregated may not be deleted retroactively.
Support emails are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and resolve the support request.
Your Choices
- Delete notes and tasks inside the app
- Turn iCloud sync off in GlideNote settings
- Turn Share app usage data on or off from the Support screen in GlideNote settings
- Manage iCloud data through your Apple Account and iCloud settings
- Stop using the bug report action
- Remove the app and its local data from your Mac
Contact
If you have privacy questions, email oscar08193@gmail.com.