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Privacy

Private writing should stay private.

This page explains the product privacy posture. It is a product summary and should be reviewed by legal counsel before broad public launch.

Privacy receipt

You can ask for your data without sharing your private words.

Use this page to find the safest path for review, correction, export, deletion, sign-in help, and shared-journal questions.

ControlReview, correct, export, or delete

Account controls should point to the right place before you send a request.

PrivacyPrivate writing stays out

Requests should describe the task, not paste journal answers, drafts, solo notes, or reveal text.

VerificationIdentity check first

Sensitive account changes should wait until support verifies the account.

Shared journalsBoth people matter

Shared journal review may need extra care because two people can have history in the same space.

account controlsno private writing in requestsidentity check firstshared journals handled carefully

This page is a product privacy guide, not legal advice, live support, an instant export, or proof that deletion already happened.

What UYB stores.

  • Account identity from the sign-up provider.
  • Profile preferences such as guidance style and notification choices.
  • Private paired journal membership, questions, saved answers, drafts, and reflections.
  • Notification events needed to show reminders and send opted-in email reminders.

What UYB does not do.

  • No public feed.
  • No random matching.
  • No hidden parent access to private writing.
  • No email reminders that include private journal text.
  • No selling private journal content for advertising.

Private journal boundaries.

In a paired journal, each person writes privately first. The shared reveal opens only after both people save their side. Device drafts and private reflections are designed for the author, not for the other person.

Children and families.

UYB is designed to avoid surveillance and public child-facing social features. Before a broad child-directed launch, privacy, consent, age, and parental requirements need dedicated legal review.

Retention

How long UYB keeps different data.

Retention should be understandable before broad launch. These product rules explain what stays for account continuity, what is temporary, and what needs support review.

AccountAccount identity stays while the account is active.

Sign-in identity, display name, profile preferences, and consent settings stay until the user changes them or requests deletion.

Use Profile or an account request.
JournalsShared journal records stay for continuity.

Pair memberships, questions, saved answers, reflections, and journal settings stay so both people can return to the same history.

Request deletion or review through account support.
DraftsDrafts are temporary working copies.

Device drafts stay on the user's device until submitted, cleared, or browser storage is cleared. Account drafts should clear after confirmed save.

Clear browser storage or finish the save.
NotificationsReminder records are operational.

Notification events and email delivery status stay only as long as needed for reminders, troubleshooting, and consent records.

Change reminders from Profile.
SupportSupport requests need safe context.

Feedback and account requests may be kept to answer, audit, and improve the product, but should not include private writing.

Use safe details only.
Before broad launchFinal retention windows need legal review before broad public launch.Deletion for shared journals may need to protect both people's records and safety.Backups and provider logs need documented production windows before launch.

Retention guidance is a product summary, not legal advice. UYB should never ask users to paste private answers, drafts, solo notes, or reveal text into a retention request.

Start here

Choose the privacy task.

Start with the thing you want to do. UYB should point you to the right place without asking for private writing.

I want to review my spacesSee saved activity

Use Today, Journals, Private Write, and Profile to review what belongs to your account.

Open pathI want to change settingsUpdate preferences

Use Profile for display name, guide style, avatar, theme, reminders, and newsletter choices.

Open pathI need account helpExport or deletion

Use account feedback for export, correction, deletion, or shared-journal review requests.

Open pathThis may involve dangerUse safety help

If privacy touches danger, pressure, abuse, self-harm, or urgent risk, use real-world help first.

Open path

Privacy requests should not include journal answers, drafts, solo notes, reveal text, invite links, passwords, one-time codes, or another person's private writing.

Account controls

Control your account data.

UYB should make it clear how to view, correct, request, or remove account data without exposing private writing in a support message.

AccessSee what is saved

Use Today, Journey history, Private Write, and Profile to review the journal data attached to your account.

Open Today
CorrectFix profile settings

Update your display name, guide style, notifications, newsletter consent, avatar, theme, and focus notes from Profile.

Edit profile
ExportRequest a copy

Ask UYB support for an account export. Do not include private journal text in the request itself.

Request export
DeleteRequest deletion

Ask for account deletion or specific journal review. Shared journals may need a careful support process because two people can be involved.

Request deletion

Support requests should describe the issue, not paste private journal answers, drafts, solo notes, or reveal text.