The label has no “Data Used to Track You” section.
No. Timeline - Diary and Notes' label has no “Data Used to Track You” section, so the developer states it does not link your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. It does collect identifiers, of which identifiers is linked to you.
What “tracking” means on an iPhone
Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker. It is narrower than “collecting data”: an app can collect a lot without tracking you, and a small app can track you with a single advertising SDK.
Since iOS 14.5, App Tracking Transparency requires every app to ask before it accesses your device's advertising identifier or otherwise tracks you. The App Store label is where the developer declares which of its data is used that way. Timeline - Diary and Notes declares none, so it has no reason to show that prompt.
What Timeline - Diary and Notes collects instead
No tracking does not mean no collection. Timeline - Diary and Notes' label lists 1 data type, and identifiers is linked to your identity:
- Identifiers — an account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier (linked to you)
How to stop Timeline - Diary and Notes from tracking you
- When Timeline - Diary and Notes shows the tracking prompt, tap Ask App Not to Track.
- Already said yes? Open Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking and switch off the toggle next to Timeline - Diary and Notes.
- To refuse every app in one go, switch off Allow Apps to Request to Track on the same screen. Apps then cannot ask, and are treated as if you declined.
- For Apple's own ads in the App Store, News and Stocks, see Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising and turn off Personalised Ads.
- Inside Timeline - Diary and Notes, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
Timeline - Diary and Notes' full privacy label
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Do other journal & diary apps track you?
32% of the 173 journal & diary apps with a label in our snapshot declare tracking; 21% say they collect nothing at all. Nearby in the list:
| App | Tracks you? | Data types |
|---|---|---|
| hodgepodge | No | 5 |
| Logg | No | 8 |
| My Journal by TERESA ROSE HANNARD | No | 4 |
| Sound Off | No | 2 |
| DailyMe Journal | No | 2 |
| My Secret Diary | No | 0 |
| Timeline | No | 3 |
| Blogspace | No | 2 |
Check your settings
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
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False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Timeline - Diary and Notes' label.
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Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
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True: Identifiers appears on its label.
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It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
FAQ
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