Akal RootsYour notebook, locally stored
JUST NOTE is developed by Akal Roots. This policy describes the Windows application and its optional Google Drive backup feature. Other apps and Android versions may have different features.
Your notebooks, note text, checklists, journal entries, drawings, personal dictionary and attached files are saved in a local account vault. Note metadata and attachment contents are encrypted. Local usernames and account identifiers are visible in the account registry so you can select a profile.
Normal writing does not require Google sign-in. The public website does not receive your notebook.
Google data we access
If you connect Google Drive, JUST NOTE requests https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata. This gives the app access to its private application-data storage area in your Google Drive, rather than your ordinary Drive documents.
The app uses that access to create encrypted backup files; list their IDs, names, dates and sizes; and download the snapshot you select for recovery. It also requests your Google account email address through the Drive API to show which account is connected.
Google returns an access token and refresh token after you authorise the app. Those tokens allow the app to perform the backup functions without asking you to sign in for every operation. JUST NOTE does not request or receive your Google password.
Why we use this information
Google account information is used to identify the connected backup account. Tokens are used to authenticate backup requests. Backup data is used to save a copy of your notebook and restore missing notes when you request it.
Google user data is not sold, used for advertising, used to train AI models or sent to GitHub. The backup feature communicates directly between the installed app and Google, without a developer-operated backup server.
JUST NOTE’s use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
Storage and security
The Windows app encrypts saved notebook content, attachments and backup exports with AES-256-GCM. Passwords protect access to each account’s encryption key. Passwords and recovery keys are not saved as readable text.
Google access and refresh tokens and the connected email address are stored locally using Electron’s operating-system protected storage. The app requires protected storage to be available before saving the connection.
When you manually save to Drive, the encrypted backup is stored in the Google account you selected. Google processes connection and storage information under its own privacy policy. Encrypted backups still have file metadata such as dates and sizes.
An unlocked app, compromised computer or readable export may expose information. PDFs, Save as exports and files opened in external programs can create readable copies outside the encrypted vault.
Retention and deletion
Local notebook data remains on your computer until you remove it. Items in the app’s Trash remain recoverable. Uninstalling the app may leave its data directory intact. For complete local removal, close the app and remove its data directory only after keeping any backups you need.
Drive snapshots remain in your Google account until removed through Google Drive’s app-management controls. Current Windows saves create separate snapshots; automatic pruning is not implemented. Removing the website or disconnecting Google does not automatically delete your local notebook or your existing Drive backups.
Deleting cloud app data can remove all snapshots for that Google account. Keep another backup before using Google’s delete-app-data controls.
Disconnecting and recovery
You can disconnect Google in JUST NOTE’s connection options. The app attempts to revoke the saved token with Google and removes its local token record. If the network request fails, remove JUST NOTE’s access from your Google Account connections as well.
You can revoke Google access without giving up local writing. Recovering an encrypted backup on another computer requires the source local account password or recovery key. The developer cannot recover encrypted content if you lose both.
Writing tools and diagnostics
The app’s spelling, grammar and Punjabi writing tools operate locally. They do not send note text to an AI service.
Diagnostic reports are stored locally. They may contain application version, timestamps, action names, error codes and limited source references. They are not automatically uploaded to the website. Review any error report before choosing to share it with support.
If you contact support, the developer receives whatever information you choose to include. Do not send passwords, recovery keys, Google tokens or private notebook backups.
Contact and policy updates
For a JUST NOTE privacy request, use the support email shown on its Google consent screen. Developer profile: the developer’s GitHub profile.
This policy will be updated when these data practices change. The date above identifies the current version.