What stays on your device
The details you add are stored locally, including:
- Your name, bio, location, and profile photo.
- Room photos you choose for a post.
- Circles you join, messages, reports, and people you block.
- Likes, saved plans, and the coin balance used inside the app.
Your username is created on this device and is not edited later. Sample rooms and sample people are part of the app. They are not your contacts and they are not uploaded from your phone.
Camera, photos, and microphone
Alcove asks for a permission only when you use that feature.
- Camera. To photograph a room, or to set your profile photo.
- Photo library. To add room photos, or to set your profile photo.
- Microphone. To record a voice note in a conversation.
You can turn any of these off in iOS Settings. The rest of Alcove still opens.
What we do not do
Alcove does not ask you to create an account. It does not sell your information, and it does not send your photos, profile, or chats to an Alcove server. If you email support, that message goes through your own mail app.
Children
Alcove is a home journal for adults. It is not directed at children.
Changes
If this notice changes, the date below will change with it. The copy in the app’s Me tab points here.
Contact
Questions about privacy can go to support@alcove.app.