Pacemjah
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PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: July 2, 2026

1. INTRODUCTION

Notees is an iOS app (iPhone and iPad) that lets you organize your personal library and centralize your reading notes.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Notees application (hereafter “the App”, “Notees” or “we”) and describes how your information is collected, used, protected and shared.

By using Notees, you accept the practices described in this policy. If you do not accept them, please do not use the App.

2. DATA CONTROLLER

Publisher: Annicchiarico Johnny Status: French micro-entrepreneur Contact: contact@pacemjah.com

3. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

3.1 Information you provide directly

User account

  • Identity: email address, password (encrypted on the authentication server)
  • Third-party authentication: OAuth identifiers sent by Google or Apple when you choose these sign-in methods (name, email associated with the third-party account)
  • Profile: username, optional profile picture

Content you create

  • Books: title, author, category, cover image (photo taken or imported), reading progress
  • Notes: free-form text, optionally extracted from a photo via text recognition (see section 3.3)
  • Categories: custom labels

3.2 Automatically collected information

  • Technical identifiers: unique identifier generated by Firebase for your account
  • Usage data: technical events required for the App to function (opening a book, creating a note)
  • Error logs: technical logs for debugging
  • Advertising: iOS advertising identifier (IDFA) exposed when you use the free ad-supported version, subject to your consent through the App Tracking Transparency prompt (see section 6.3)

3.3 Text recognition (ML Kit)

Notees uses Google ML Kit — Text Recognition to extract text from a photo and create a note quickly. This processing runs entirely on your device using Google’s on-device ML Kit SDK: no image is sent to a Google server or to the publisher for text recognition.

Scanned photos are not retained by the publisher beyond the processing step, unless you voluntarily save them as a book cover.

4. THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS

Notees relies on the following services. Each is governed by its own privacy policy.

4.1 Google Firebase (Google Ireland Ltd)

  • Firebase Authentication — user account creation and management
  • Cloud Firestore — storage of your books, notes and categories
  • Firebase Storage — storage of cover images and attachments
  • Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

4.2 Third-party sign-in providers

4.3 Google Mobile Ads

Advertising in the free version. Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

4.4 RevenueCat

Subscription and in-app purchase management. Policy: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy

4.5 Google ML Kit

Text recognition from a photo. Policy: https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/terms

We process your personal data on the following bases:

  • Performance of a contract: creating and running your account, storing and syncing your books and notes
  • Consent: personalized ads, photo-based text recognition, sign-in via Google or Apple
  • Legitimate interest: app security, abuse prevention, technical logs
  • Legal obligation: retention required to comply with applicable regulations

6. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

6.1 Providing the service

  • Create and maintain your account
  • Store and sync your library and notes across your devices
  • Restore your content after reinstallation

6.2 Improving the service

  • Analyze technical errors
  • Fix issues
  • Improve existing features

6.3 Advertising (free version)

The free version shows ads served by Google Mobile Ads. On iOS, advertising identifier (IDFA) collection and personalized ads are subject to your permission via Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt and, in the EU / EEA / UK, to a GDPR consent banner shown on first launch.

A Premium subscription (see Terms) removes ads.

6.4 Security

  • Detect fraudulent behavior
  • Prevent abuse
  • Comply with legal obligations

7. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

Your information is never sold. It is shared only:

  • With the providers listed in section 4 to the extent strictly required for their role
  • With authorities when the law requires it (valid judicial request, legal obligation)

Notees currently offers no social feature, public sharing or commenting: your library and notes stay private and accessible only from your account.

8. STORAGE AND SECURITY

8.1 Data location

Your data is hosted on the Google Cloud infrastructure used by Firebase. Primary storage is located in the United States (default multi-region of the Firebase project). Transfers outside the European Union are covered by the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses as applied by Google Ireland Ltd and Google LLC.

8.2 Security measures

  • Encryption in transit (HTTPS / TLS)
  • Encryption at rest on Google Cloud infrastructure
  • Firestore security rules restricting each user’s access to their own data
  • Authentication required for every operation

8.3 Data retention

  • Active account: as long as the account exists
  • Deleted account: production data is deleted immediately once your in-app request is confirmed
  • Backups: up to 90 additional days per Firebase backup practices
  • Legal obligations: retention as required by applicable regulation

9. YOUR RIGHTS (GDPR)

You have the following rights:

  • Access: obtain a copy of your personal data
  • Rectification: correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure: ask for deletion of your account and data (see the dedicated “Account deletion” document)
  • Restriction: restrict certain processing
  • Portability: receive your data in a structured format
  • Objection: object to processing on legitimate grounds
  • Consent: withdraw your consent at any time (personalized ads, third-party sign-in)

To exercise your rights: contact@pacemjah.com. We reply within 30 days at most.

10. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Notees is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Between 13 and 16, parental consent is required under the GDPR.

11. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This policy may change. Material changes will be flagged in the App and the update date at the top will be refreshed. Continued use of Notees after a change constitutes acceptance.

12. CONTACT AND COMPLAINTS

Email: contact@pacemjah.com

If a complaint remains unresolved, you can file it with the French CNIL (www.cnil.fr) or the data protection authority in your country.

13. GOVERNING LAW

This policy is governed by French law and the GDPR. French courts have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to consumer mandatory rights in the country of residence.

Effective as of July 2, 2026. Version: 1.0