Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
Operator
Daymend is operated by Jon Anders Conrad Jonsson, based in Sweden, who is the controller of your personal data under GDPR. If you have questions about this policy, or want to access, correct, export, or delete your data, contact us using the details at the end of this page.
What we collect
When you create an account, we collect your email address, your name, and authentication provider (Apple or Google). As you use the app, we collect your reading history, story interactions (hearts, shares, skips), reading streaks, notification preferences, timezone, and device language. You can also log an optional mood before and after reading. Your before-reading mood stays on your device until you complete the check-in; we then store both moods linked to your account. If you send feedback or report a story, we store the message you write, linked to your account. We collect your device's push notification token to deliver daily story notifications. Our servers also process your IP address to apply rate limits and keep the service secure. Your account identifier and email are shared with our analytics and crash-reporting providers so we can measure usage and diagnose errors, as described below.
How we use your data
We use your data to deliver your daily stories, track your reading progress and streak, personalize your experience based on category preferences, and send push notifications at your chosen time. We use PostHog (hosted in the EU) for product analytics so we can understand how the app is used and improve it. These analytics are linked to your account so we can measure things like retention, but we never use them to advertise to you. We use Sentry for crash and error reports so we can fix bugs. We will never sell your data or share it with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
Website analytics
On daymend.com, we use PostHog (hosted in the EU) for limited website analytics. For each page visit, PostHog processes the page URL without its query string and browser, device, and temporary session metadata. Pageviews within the current loaded visit can be linked, but the identifier is not retained after a full page reload or a later browser visit. If you join the waitlist, we also send the locale selected on the site. We use this information to count page visits and waitlist sign-ups and improve the site. Website analytics are configured separately from the app. The site sends no cookies and no campaign parameters, never tells PostHog which site or page you came from, and tells PostHog not to derive location from your IP address. We make no session recordings, perform no automatic interaction tracking, do not run on admin pages, and do not link website analytics to your Daymend account.
Data storage and third-party services
Your data is stored on Supabase (database and authentication), hosted in the EU. Push notifications are delivered through Expo. Subscriptions are processed by RevenueCat, which communicates with Apple or Google for payment handling. Product analytics are processed by PostHog (EU) and are linked to your account. Crash and error reports are processed by Sentry and include your account identifier and email so we can trace issues. We use Upstash to apply rate limits, which involves processing your IP address. The app and API are hosted on Vercel. On daymend.com, story images load straight from wherever the publisher hosts them (its own servers or an image service it uses), so that server sees the request from your browser. We don't tell it which page you came from, and no Daymend account data goes with it. Cookies that host has already set in your browser may still be sent, as with any image on the web. Your home-screen widget stores a small amount of data locally on your device.
Data retention
Your data is kept as long as your account is active. Deleting your account (available in Settings) starts a 30-day restoration window: sign back in during that time and you'll get the option to restore your account, personal data intact. After the window ends, your personal data is permanently removed from our servers, including reading history, preferences, mood entries, and interactions. Two exceptions: error and diagnostic reports already sent to our error-tracking provider age out on its own rolling window (up to 90 days) instead, and usage-analytics records, tied to an internal account identifier, are kept for aggregate statistics.
Error and crash reports
Error and crash reports help us catch problems fast. Alongside reports sent when the app crashes or hits an error, we also send a small, randomly sampled share of performance and diagnostic data during normal use to our error-tracking provider, Sentry. Both can include your account identifier and email address alongside technical details, and we use them only to fix problems and keep the app fast. We keep these reports for a limited rolling window of at most 90 days, then delete them automatically. If you delete your account, any reports from before the deletion age out and get removed on the same schedule.
Your rights
Under GDPR (Daymend is operated from Sweden), you have the right to access your data, correct inaccurate data, request deletion of your data, export your data in a portable format, and object to processing. You can delete your account directly in the app (Settings > Delete Account), or contact us for any other requests. We respond to all requests within 30 days.
Children's privacy
Daymend is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email us at privacy@daymend.com