Privacy policy

Last updated 28 September 2026

Smart Note is a note-taking and reminder app for Android. This policy explains what happens to your information when you use it. In short: your notes belong to you, they are kept on your phone, and we (the developer) do not collect, see, sell or share them.

No account, no tracking

Smart Note does not ask you to create an account. It contains no advertising, no analytics and no tracking tools, and the developer runs no server that receives your data.

Your notes

Your notes, checklists, categories and reminders are stored in a database on your phone. They leave your phone only in the ways described below, and only to places you control.

Backups

• Android backup. If backup is switched on in your phone's settings, Android includes Smart Note's data in your phone's backup to your Google account. This is managed by Android and Google under Google's privacy policy.
• Google Drive backup (optional). If you turn it on in Settings, Smart Note saves a copy of your notes to a hidden app folder in your own Google Drive. Only Smart Note can read that folder; the developer cannot access it. Smart Note asks Google for two permissions: access to its own app folder in your Drive (drive.appdata) and your email address, which is used only to show you which account holds the backup. Turning the backup off in Settings withdraws this access. You can also remove it at any time from your Google Account under Security › Third-party apps.
• Export. You can export your notes to a file and save it wherever you choose.

Voice notes

When you use voice input, Smart Note uses the speech recognition service built into your phone (usually provided by Google) to turn speech into text. Audio is handled by that service under its own privacy terms. Smart Note does not record or keep audio.

Permissions

• Microphone: only while you are dictating.
• Notifications and alarms: to show your reminders on time.
• Biometrics: to unlock notes you choose to lock. Your fingerprint or face data never leaves your phone's secure hardware.

Purchases

Smart Note Pro is bought through Google Play. Payment is handled entirely by Google; the developer does not receive your payment details.

Children

Smart Note is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.

Deleting your data

Deleting a note removes it from your phone. Uninstalling the app removes all notes from your phone. To delete the Google Drive copy, turn off Drive backup and remove Smart Note's access in your Google Account, or delete the app data from Drive under Settings › Manage apps.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date. Questions: olaokunade@gmail.com.