Privacy Policy

Espresso Journal

Last updated: 7 November 2026

Espresso Journal is a log for home espresso, for iPhone and iPad. It's made by SGWNI, a one-person app studio (“I”, “me”). This policy explains what information the app handles and where it goes.

In short

• Your shots, beans, gear, recipes and photos stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. I never receive them.
• There's no account to make.
• Reading a coffee bag's label happens on your device.
• The app counts how it's used, anonymously, with TelemetryDeck.
• Espresso Journal Pro is bought through Apple, with no one else involved.
• There's no advertising, no tracking across other apps or websites, and nothing is sold or shared.

Your journal

Your shots, beans, equipment, recipes, notes and the photos you add are stored in the app. If iCloud is on, they sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own private iCloud account, which I can't access. When you export a spreadsheet or share a shot card, it goes only where you choose to send it.

The camera and label reading

The camera is used only when you take a photo, for example of a coffee bag. With Pro, the label is read on your device by Apple's text recognition and on-device language model. The photo and the text are not sent to me or to any server.

Anonymous usage statistics

Espresso Journal uses TelemetryDeck to count how the app is used: for example, that the app was opened, that a shot, bean, recipe or piece of equipment was added, that the timer was started, or that a label was scanned. Each signal also carries general details such as the app version, iOS version, type of device and language. The signals never include your shots, beans, notes or photos. TelemetryDeck doesn't collect names, email addresses or locations, and the identifier it uses is anonymised before it leaves your device.

Purchases

Espresso Journal Pro is a one-time purchase sold through the App Store. Apple handles payment, so I never see your payment details, name or Apple Account. The app checks with the App Store, on your device, whether you have Pro; no other company is involved.

Keeping and deleting your information

Your journal stays until you delete it. Deleting a shot or bean removes it from your devices. To remove everything, delete the app and its iCloud data in Settings › your name › iCloud › Manage Storage.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, including under the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to ask what information is held about you, to have it corrected or deleted, and to object to how it's used. Your journal stays in your own iCloud, so I hold none of it. I use the anonymous statistics because it's in my legitimate interest to understand how the app is used and improve it; TelemetryDeck processes them on my behalf. Requests about App Store purchases go to Apple, which holds them.

Children

Espresso Journal isn't directed at children under 13 and doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

This website

This website doesn't use cookies, analytics or advertising trackers. It's hosted by Vercel, which keeps standard server logs to run and protect the service.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new “last updated” date.

Contact

Questions or requests about privacy: hello@veglog.app