How Your Account Works
A simple guide to your privacy and security.
Welcome to MindfulFlow Journal! We know that setting up a new account can sometimes feel complicated, especially with new technology. This guide is here to walk you through how we protect your personal journal, putting you in complete control.
Think of your journal entries like letters sealed in a vault that only you have the key to. From the moment you start writing, your entries are scrambled (encrypted) on your device before they are ever saved. This means no one at MindfulFlow Journal can ever read what you write. Your privacy is our highest priority.
A passkey is a modern, secure way to log in without needing to remember a password. Instead of typing a password, you use your phone or computer’s built-in security—like your fingerprint, face (Face ID), or screen lock PIN—to prove it’s you.
Why is it needed? This passkey also acts as the master key to your private journal. When you log in, it safely unlocks your entries so you can read them. It’s much more secure than a password and makes logging in a breeze.
Your Phone is Your Key
When you set up a passkey, you are turning your trusted device into the key for your journal. Without it, your account stays locked and secure.
Setting up a Recovery Passphrase immediately after you sign up is the most important step you can take. It serves two critical functions:
- Multi-Device Access: It is the secure way to access your journal on a new computer or phone.
- Disaster Recovery: It is the *only* way to get back into your journal if you lose all your devices.
This is Very Important! Please Read Carefully.
We use a "zero-knowledge" security model, which means we cannot see or recover your passphrase. This is great for your privacy, but it comes with a trade-off: **you are fully responsible for your data**.
If you lose your devices AND you forget your Recovery Passphrase, your encrypted journal entries will be permanently unrecoverable. Nobody—including us—can get them back for you.
Please store your passphrase somewhere extremely safe, like a password manager or a locked notebook.
Your data belongs to you. You own your journal entries and your keys. Our commitment to privacy means we give you the tools to secure your data, and we trust you with the responsibility that comes with it.
