Privacy

Drift exists so you can write something private and trust that it stays private. This page explains what that means in practice.

The short version

Your messages, photos, voice memos, and videos stay on your phone. We do not collect them. We do not see them. There is nowhere else for them to go.

No accounts

Drift does not ask for an email, a phone number, or a sign in. The app does not know who you are, and we never will.

No servers

Drift does not have a backend. Your bottles, your reveal dates, and your sealed content all live in local storage on your device. Drift uploads nothing.

No analytics

The app does not include any analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting tools. No usage data leaves your phone.

No third parties

Drift does not embed third party SDKs that collect data. There are no ads, no tracking pixels, and no data brokers in the picture.

iOS permissions

If you choose to record audio, take a photo, or capture a video, iOS will ask for the matching permission. Drift uses those permissions only for the action you started, and only on your device. You can change permissions at any time in the iOS Settings app.

Notifications

If you allow notifications, Drift uses them to tell you when a bottle has washed ashore. Your device generates the notification locally. Apple delivers it under their standard system rules. Nobody else touches it.

Backups

If you have iCloud Backup turned on, your iPhone may include Drift data in your encrypted device backup. Apple handles that, not Drift. It follows your iCloud settings.

Children

Drift is suitable for general audiences. Because the app collects no information at all, it does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If anything about how Drift handles data changes, we update this page. The date at the top moves forward. The app also flags major changes.

Contact

Questions about privacy can go to W.H. Studio through the support link on the App Store listing.