PRIVACY POLICY FOR PAL: A LOGBOOK
Effective date: August 19, 2026
Last updated: August 19, 2026
PAL Strategies Inc. (“PAL Strategies,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provides PAL: A Logbook (“PAL” or the “App”). This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled in version 1.0 of the PAL iOS and iPadOS App.
This policy applies specifically to the PAL App. It does not apply to the Abuse Log website, online store, consulting services, mailing lists, or other online services. Those services are governed by the separate website privacy policy available at:
https://abuselogapp.com/privacy-policy
1. SUMMARY
PAL is a local-first documentation and records-organization App.
In PAL version 1.0:
• No PAL account, registration, or login is required.
• PAL Strategies does not operate a custom server or cloud database for App records.
• PAL does not provide PAL-managed cloud synchronization, web synchronization, or multi-user collaboration.
• PAL does not include a third-party analytics SDK, advertising SDK, cross-app tracking technology, or PAL-operated telemetry service.
• PAL does not use advertising identifiers or show third-party advertising.
• PAL Strategies does not receive the logs, profiles, cases, locations, media, contacts, reports, backups, or other records you create or import merely because you use the App.
• App records are stored in PAL’s local application container on your device unless you deliberately export, share, save, or transmit them somewhere else.
PAL may use Apple system services when you deliberately request certain features. Those services are explained below.
2. INFORMATION YOU MAY STORE IN PAL
Depending on how you use PAL, the App may locally store information such as:
• names, aliases, relationships, contact information, profile details, notes, and profile photographs;
• logs, narratives, dates, classifications, categories, tags, cases, timelines, and related records;
• photographs, videos, audio recordings, scanned documents, imported files, transcripts, annotations, and associated metadata;
• locations, addresses, or coordinates that you enter or explicitly capture;
• reports, export settings, backup files, integrity information, and verification information; and
• display privacy, accessibility, security, and other App preferences.
This information may be personal, confidential, or highly sensitive. It may concern you or other people.
PAL processes and stores this information locally to provide the features you request. PAL Strategies does not receive or have access to locally stored App records through a PAL account, PAL server, analytics service, advertising service, or cloud database.
You are responsible for having an appropriate and lawful basis to create, capture, record, import, retain, export, or share information about yourself or another person. Recording, privacy, employment, evidence, family, and other laws vary by jurisdiction.
3. DEVICE PERMISSIONS
PAL requests access to protected device resources only when you choose a feature that requires them.
You may deny a permission or later change it through the Settings app on your device. If permission is denied, the associated PAL feature may be unavailable.
CONTACTS
When you choose “Import from Contacts,” Apple’s contact picker allows you to select a specific contact. PAL receives a one-time snapshot of the contact you select.
PAL does not continuously read, monitor, or synchronize your address book. The selected information is copied into PAL’s local storage.
PHOTOS
PAL may request access when you choose to import a photograph or video. Only the media you select is copied into App-managed local storage.
CAMERA
PAL may request camera access when you choose to capture a photograph, video, or document.
MICROPHONE
PAL may request microphone access when you choose to create an audio recording or record video with sound.
FILES AND DOCUMENTS
PAL may allow you to select a document, import a file, save an export, or restore a backup through Apple’s document-selection interfaces.
LOCATION
PAL may request access to your location while the App is in use when you explicitly request a one-time location capture or check-in.
PAL V1 does not request continuous background location access. A location is saved only when you use the applicable feature and choose to retain it.
Location information remains with the associated local record unless you export or share it. Apple services used to provide maps or location features may process requests under Apple’s privacy terms.
SPEECH RECOGNITION
PAL requests Speech Recognition access when you choose to create a transcript from audio or video.
FACE ID AND DEVICE AUTHENTICATION
PAL may request Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID, or other device authentication when you enable PAL’s optional App Lock.
Biometric information remains under Apple operating-system control. PAL receives only the result of an authentication request. PAL does not receive or store your face, fingerprint, iris, biometric template, or device passcode.
4. SPEECH RECOGNITION
PAL requires on-device Apple speech recognition by default.
If on-device speech recognition is unavailable for the selected language, transcription stops unless you deliberately enable the option allowing PAL to use Apple’s speech service.
The Apple Speech network fallback:
• is optional;
• is disabled by default;
• is never enabled automatically;
• is presented with an in-App warning before use; and
• is used only when you enable it and request transcription.
If you enable the fallback and request transcription, audio may be sent to Apple for speech processing. PAL Strategies does not receive that audio. The resulting transcript is returned to PAL and stored locally in the App.
Apple’s processing is governed by Apple’s privacy policy, Apple’s Speech Recognition and Siri privacy notices, and your Apple privacy settings.
Apple privacy information:
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/
Apple Siri, Dictation, and Speech Recognition privacy information:
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/ask-siri-dictation/
You may control PAL’s Speech Recognition permission through iOS or iPadOS Settings.
5. LOCAL STORAGE AND SECURITY
PAL stores its database and App-managed files in its local iOS or iPadOS application container.
PAL uses Apple platform security features, including:
• application sandboxing;
• supported iOS file-protection controls for managed files;
• Apple Keychain storage for the optional PAL passcode credential;
• optional Face ID or other device authentication; and
• optional App Lock, Quick Lock, and app-switcher privacy protections.
If you create an optional PAL passcode, PAL stores a salted, derived credential in Apple Keychain rather than storing the readable passcode. The credential is restricted to the device and is not included in PAL exports or PAL backup packages.
No security measure can guarantee absolute protection. Someone who can unlock your device, access an exported file, obtain an unprotected backup, or receive information you share may be able to view sensitive information.
You are responsible for protecting your device, keeping its operating system current, using an appropriate device passcode, securing your backups, and carefully reviewing information before exporting or sharing it.
6. DEVICE BACKUPS AND ICLOUD
PAL V1 does not provide PAL-managed iCloud synchronization, CloudKit synchronization, Apple ID synchronization, or another PAL cloud-storage service.
Apple may separately include App data in an iCloud device backup or computer backup, depending on your device, Apple Account, and backup settings.
Those device backups are provided and controlled by Apple and the user. PAL Strategies does not control Apple’s backup service and does not have access to copies maintained in your Apple device backup.
You can review and manage device-backup settings through your Apple device settings.
7. PAL BACKUPS, EXPORTS, AND SHARING
PAL allows you to create reports, selective export packages, and full local backup packages.
A full PAL backup may contain:
• the local PAL database;
• managed photographs, videos, audio, documents, and other files;
• profiles, logs, cases, locations, timelines, and relationships;
• App settings and taxonomy information; and
• integrity or verification information.
PAL backup packages do not include readable PAL passcodes, biometric information, device passcodes, or Keychain credentials.
Display privacy features—such as preview blurring, neutral profile labels, hidden identifiers, or Private Mode—do not necessarily remove the underlying information from an export or backup.
Information leaves PAL’s local application container when you intentionally:
• use the iOS or iPadOS share sheet;
• save a report, export, or backup to Files;
• send information through email or messaging;
• save information to cloud storage;
• print a document;
• transfer a file to a computer or external drive; or
• provide information to another app, service, or person.
The destination you select may be governed by a separate provider’s terms and privacy policy. PAL Strategies does not control what a recipient or destination does with information after you transfer it.
Review every export, backup destination, and recipient carefully. Reports and backups may contain highly sensitive information.
PAL Strategies cannot retrieve, restore, delete, or control copies stored on your device or sent to a destination you select.
8. INFORMATION PAL STRATEGIES COLLECTS THROUGH THE APP
PAL Strategies does not collect user-created PAL records through version 1.0 of the App.
PAL V1 does not contain a PAL-operated or third-party:
• analytics SDK;
• advertising SDK;
• cross-app tracking system;
• account or registration system;
• custom cloud backend;
• cloud-synchronization service; or
• telemetry or crash-reporting SDK.
Apple may independently process information necessary to provide the App Store, TestFlight, operating-system, device-backup, map, speech-recognition, and diagnostic services.
For example, Apple may provide crash or diagnostic information when a user has enabled the applicable Apple sharing settings. Such information is controlled by Apple and the user’s Apple settings. PAL does not intentionally include user-created logs, narratives, photographs, recordings, documents, or other PAL records in support or diagnostic reports.
Apple’s processing is governed by Apple’s privacy policy and applicable Apple settings.
9. SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS
If you voluntarily contact PAL Strategies for support, we receive the information you choose to send, such as:
• your name;
• your email address;
• your message;
• technical information you include; and
• any file or attachment you deliberately provide.
Do not send sensitive PAL records unless they are necessary for the support request and you have decided that transmitting them is safe and lawful.
Information submitted directly to PAL Strategies may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain appropriate business records, protect security, resolve disputes, and meet legal obligations.
PAL Strategies does not gain access to the other records stored inside your App merely because you contact us.
10. APPLE AND USER-SELECTED THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
PAL relies on Apple-provided frameworks and operating-system services for features including:
• device permissions;
• device authentication;
• Keychain storage;
• photo and contact selection;
• camera, microphone, and document capture;
• location and map display;
• Speech Recognition;
• Files and document selection;
• printing; and
• system sharing.
These Apple services are governed by Apple’s terms, privacy policy, and device settings.
If you send information through email, messaging, cloud storage, a printer, another installed app, or another service, that destination operates under its own privacy and security practices.
PAL does not embed a non-Apple advertising, analytics, or tracking SDK in version 1.0.
11. NO ADVERTISING, TRACKING, OR SALE OF APP DATA
PAL V1 does not:
• track users across other companies’ apps or websites;
• show third-party advertising;
• access or use IDFA for advertising;
• create advertising or marketing profiles from App records;
• sell local App records; or
• share local App records for targeted advertising.
PAL Strategies cannot sell or disclose local PAL records that it does not receive or possess.
12. RETENTION AND DELETION
PAL records remain in local storage until you edit, archive, delete, purge, restore, reset, or otherwise remove them.
Some PAL workflows may use recoverable, archived, or soft-deleted records before permanent deletion. A permanent purge may be a separate action.
You may remove information by:
• editing or deleting individual records;
• permanently purging records where that option is available;
• using PAL’s reset or deletion controls; or
• deleting the App.
Deleting PAL generally removes its local application container and unexported App data, subject to operating-system behavior and any separate backups or copies.
Deleting information from PAL does not delete copies that were previously:
• exported;
• shared;
• printed;
• saved to Files;
• stored in a device backup;
• transferred to another service; or
• received by another person.
Those copies must be managed separately.
Because PAL Strategies does not possess your locally stored PAL records, we cannot retrieve, correct, restore, or delete those records for you.
13. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
You control locally stored PAL records using the App and your device.
Depending on the feature, you may:
• decline or revoke device permissions;
• edit or delete local records;
• manage Speech Recognition access;
• disable Apple Speech network fallback;
• manage location permissions;
• manage device backups;
• choose whether and where to export information; or
• delete the App.
Privacy rights concerning access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, objection, or withdrawal of consent apply only to information PAL Strategies actually possesses, such as information you send in a support request. They do not give PAL Strategies access to information stored only on your device.
To submit a privacy request concerning information PAL Strategies possesses, email:
Use the subject line:
Privacy Request
We may need to verify a request before responding. We will not discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.
14. CHILDREN
PAL is not directed to children under 13, and PAL Strategies does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children through a PAL account or PAL server.
An adult user may use PAL to create local records concerning a child or minor. Those records remain subject to the local-storage practices described in this policy.
Users are responsible for handling information about minors lawfully, carefully, and safely. Information about a minor should not be recorded, exported, or shared unless the user is authorized to do so and the action is lawful.
If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to PAL Strategies through a support or communication channel, contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
15. LEGAL, SAFETY, AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION
PAL is an organizational and documentation tool.
PAL does not provide:
• emergency or crisis services;
• legal advice or representation;
• medical or mental-health advice, diagnosis, or treatment;
• law-enforcement or investigative services;
• evidence authentication;
• credibility determinations; or
• official findings about a person or event.
PAL does not monitor entries, contact authorities, or summon assistance.
If someone may be in immediate danger, contact the appropriate emergency services or trusted local resources.
Users are responsible for ensuring that their capture, recording, import, retention, export, and sharing of information complies with applicable law.
16. INTERNATIONAL USERS
PAL Strategies Inc. is located in the United States.
Information stored locally in PAL remains on the user’s device or in a destination selected by the user, except when an Apple service described in this policy processes information under Apple’s terms and the user’s settings.
If you communicate directly with PAL Strategies, your communication may be processed in the United States or through service providers operating in other countries, subject to applicable safeguards and legal requirements.
17. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in PAL, our practices, Apple platform requirements, or applicable law.
We will post the revised policy at this URL and update the “Last updated” date.
If a future PAL version introduces an account, PAL-managed cloud storage, Apple ID synchronization, custom backend, analytics, advertising, payments, multi-user collaboration, or another material change in data handling, we will update the App, this policy, relevant consent or settings, and App Store privacy disclosures before or when that feature is released, as applicable.
18. CONTACT US
PAL Strategies Inc.
United States
Email:
Website:
App privacy policy:
https://abuselogapp.com/app-privacy
For privacy questions or requests, use the subject line “Privacy Request.”