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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 15, 2026

The short version: NightBloom gives you an AI Engine choice: Apple Intelligence (fully on-device), Cloud AI, or Auto (on-device when available, cloud fallback). If you choose Apple Intelligence, zero data leaves your device. In Cloud AI or Auto, only dream text/audio needed for optional cloud features is sent to OpenAI. Dream Weather (optional) remains separate and anonymous via Apple CloudKit. No accounts, no ads, no tracking.

1. Overview

NightBloom ("the App") is a dream journaling and self-discovery application developed by Elanra LLC ("we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how the App handles your information.

2. Data Stored on Your Device

NightBloom is designed with privacy at its core. The vast majority of your data never leaves your device:

3. Dream Weather (Optional — CloudKit)

NightBloom includes an optional Dream Weather feature that contributes to an anonymous community dream forecast. This feature is off by default and must be explicitly enabled in Settings.

When enabled, Dream Weather sends the following anonymous data to Apple's CloudKit public database:

Dream Weather does NOT send:

This data is fully anonymous and cannot be linked to any individual. It is used solely to generate aggregated community dream trends. You can disable Dream Weather at any time in Settings.

4. On-Device AI Processing

NightBloom uses Apple Foundation Models (Apple Intelligence) to provide dream analysis features. This AI processing:

5. Optional Cloud Services

NightBloom now uses an AI Engine picker in Settings:

When AI Engine is set to Apple Intelligence, all cloud services are automatically disabled. When AI Engine is Cloud AI or Auto, the following cloud services can be individually toggled:

5a. Voice Input

When enabled, Voice Input uses OpenAI's Whisper API to transcribe speech to text.

You can disable Voice Input in Settings to ensure no audio is ever transmitted. On supported devices, Apple's on-device Speech Recognition may also be available as an alternative.

5b. Auto-Polish

When enabled, Auto-Polish sends dream text to OpenAI's GPT-4o-mini to clean up grammar and clarity while preserving your meaning.

5c. Cloud Analysis

When cloud analysis is enabled, dream text is sent to OpenAI for entity extraction (themes, emotions, people, places). Only dream narrative and tags are sent — no personal identifiers.

5d. Dream Images

When enabled, Dream Images uses Fal.ai (Nano Banana 2) to generate dream artwork from your narrative.

If Dream Images is off, you can still use Apple's on-device Image Playground on supported devices.

5e. Automatic Translation in Cloud Mode

Auto-Translate is no longer a separate user-facing toggle. When AI Engine is set to Cloud AI or Auto, NightBloom may automatically send non-English dream text to OpenAI GPT-4o-mini for translation when needed for analysis. This uses the same privacy protections as other cloud text processing.

5f. Custom API Keys (Advanced)

Advanced users and developers can optionally add their own API keys (OpenAI, Fal.ai) in Settings → Advanced → Custom API Keys. When custom keys are active and credits are depleted, cloud features use your keys as a fallback.

5g. Dream Videos

When enabled, Dream Videos uses Fal.ai (Veo 3.1 Fast) to generate short animated clips from dream images.

5h. Credit System

NightBloom uses a server-side credit system to track usage of cloud features. The only identifier used is an anonymous install ID generated on your device. No personal information, Apple ID, or account data is associated with your credit balance.

Cloud services are processed by OpenAI and Fal.ai in accordance with their respective privacy practices. Neither service uses data submitted via the API for training.

6. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored locally on your device and protected by your device's built-in security features, including:

If you delete the App, all locally stored data is permanently removed from your device. Anonymous Dream Weather contributions that were previously sent to CloudKit remain in the aggregated database but cannot be traced to you.

7. Third-Party Services

NightBloom does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, or data collection services. External services used by NightBloom are: (1) Apple CloudKit for optional Dream Weather, (2) OpenAI for optional cloud text processing including analysis/polish/automatic translation (GPT-4o-mini) and voice transcription (Whisper), and (3) Fal.ai for optional Dream Images (Nano Banana 2) and Dream Videos (Veo 3.1 Fast). Cloud services require credits or custom API keys. No analytics or advertising SDKs are used.

8. Children's Privacy

NightBloom does not knowingly collect any information from children. The App does not require any personal information to function and is rated 4+ on the App Store.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Your Rights

Your dream entries and personal data are stored only on your device — we have no access to them. You can delete all local data at any time by deleting the App. Anonymous Dream Weather data in CloudKit cannot be individually identified or deleted, as it contains no personal identifiers.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Elanra LLC
Email: [email protected]

AI Agent Integration & URL Import

NightBloom includes a URL import feature at nightbloomapp.com/import that can receive dream text, emotion tags, and emoji icons through URL parameters. This information is passed directly into the app and is not stored on any NightBloom server.

The import redirect page is static HTML only. There is no server-side processing, no request logging, and no cookies associated with this import flow. Once imported, dream data remains on your device.

NightBloom does not communicate with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Siri, or any other AI service. AI agent integration is user-configured: users copy instructions into their own AI tools. NightBloom has no access to user AI conversations.

12. Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States, and complies with: