A devotional life asks for honesty, and honesty asks for privacy. This page is a plain account of how Devout treats your data.
What we collect
We collect only what we need to run the service:
- Account information — your name and email, and a securely hashed password.
- Faith preferences — the tradition and preferences you chose during onboarding.
- Your writing — your journal entries, prayers, and notes.
- Billing metadata — your subscription status and a few limited details from Stripe. We never see your full card.
- Basic usage information — privacy-respecting analytics to help us improve the service, with no third-party advertising trackers.
How your journal is protected
Journal entries are encrypted in our database, in addition to encryption in transit. They are not used to train AI models, not shared with third parties, and not visible to anyone but you.
The same applies to your prayer list and any private notes — these are yours alone.
What we don't do
- We don't sell your personal information, ever.
- We don't use third-party advertising trackers.
- We don't share your journal or prayers with any third party.
- We don't train AI models on your writing.
AI-generated content
Some features — like the daily reflection — are written with the help of a third-party AI provider. Where a feature processes content to do this, only the information necessary for that feature is shared, and your inputs are not used to train AI models. Your journal entries are never sent to an AI provider.
Exporting your data
You can export everything you've written at any time, in PDF or JSON, from Settings. If you ever leave Devout, you take your years with you.
Deleting your account
Open Settings and choose Delete account. Deletion is permanent — your writing and account information are removed, except where we are required to retain limited records for tax or legal compliance.
The full policy
For the complete legal text, see the Privacy Policy. If anything is unclear, write to us and we'll explain.