Whela Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 October 2026

Whela is a pain diary app made by Fweem BV ("we"). This policy explains what happens to the information you put into Whela.

The short version

  • Whela has no account and no Whela server that receives your data.
  • Your entries are stored on your device.
  • We do not show ads or use tracking or advertising identifiers.
  • Whela sends anonymous usage statistics (which screens are opened, never what you log) to Plausible Analytics, and anonymous error reports when something goes wrong.
  • If you turn on optional sync or export features, your data goes only to services you choose and sign in to yourself. We never receive a copy.

What Whela stores

When you use Whela, it stores the entries you create (the pain level you pick, the date and time, any tags such as medications or triggers you select, and any notes you type) and your app settings (such as reminder time and which face set to use). This information is stored locally on your device.

Anonymous usage statistics

To understand how Whela is used, the app sends anonymous usage statistics to Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics service hosted in the EU. When you open a screen, Whela sends:

  • the name of the screen (for example "log" or "settings"),
  • the app version,
  • your device's operating system and version, and the type of device (phone or tablet),
  • the time of day on your device (the hour only).

Plausible uses your IP address only to work out an approximate location (country, region and city) and to count unique visitors for the day. It does not store your IP address, uses no cookies or device identifiers, and cannot recognise you from one day to the next. See Plausible's data policy.

These statistics never include your entries: no pain levels, tags, notes or dates.

Optional features that send data off your device

These features are off until you turn them on, and some are still in development:

  • iCloud (iOS) or Google Drive (Android) sync. If you enable sync, Whela saves a copy of your entries to a private app folder in your own iCloud or Google Drive account so you can use Whela on more than one device. The data is handled by Apple or Google under their privacy policies. We cannot access it.
  • Notion export. If you set up a Notion export, you create your own private Notion connection and give Whela its token. Whela keeps the token in your device's secure storage (Keychain or Keystore) and uses it to write your entries into a database in your own Notion workspace, directly from your device. No Whela service is involved. The data in Notion is handled under Notion's privacy policy.
  • Google Sheets export. If you connect your Google account, Google asks you to let Whela create and edit only the files it makes itself (Google's "drive.file" permission); Whela cannot see your other files. Whela then creates a "Whela" spreadsheet in your own Google Drive and writes your entries to it, directly from your device. Google's sign-in keeps its access token on your device; no Whela service is involved. The data in Google Sheets is handled under Google's privacy policy.
  • CSV export. If you set up a CSV export, Whela saves a file of your entries into a folder you choose. If that folder is in a cloud service such as iCloud Drive or Google Drive, that service stores the file under its own privacy policy.
  • Daylio import. If you import a Daylio export file, Whela reads it on your device. The file is not uploaded anywhere.

You can choose to export once or every time your data changes, and you can stop any export in Settings at any time. Stopping an export does not delete what was already exported.

Whela's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Anonymous error reports

When something goes wrong in Whela (for example, it crashes or an export fails), it sends an anonymous error report so we can fix problems nobody reports. A report contains what failed and where in Whela's code, the error the service returned (with anything quoted, email addresses, web addresses and long IDs removed), the app version, and your device model and operating system version. Reports never include your entries, notes, tag names, account details or folder locations, and contain no user or device identifier.

Error reports go to Sentry, stored in the EU (Frankfurt), with IP address storage turned off. A count of each kind of error (for example "Google Sheets export, error 403") is also sent with the anonymous usage statistics to Plausible.

Diagnostics you choose to send

Whela keeps a short list of recent errors on your device (for example, that an export failed and what the service replied). It does not include your entries, notes or tag names. Nothing is sent automatically: if you tap Email diagnostics to support in Settings, Whela opens an email to us containing those errors, your app and system version, and how your exports are set up, which you can read before deciding to send it.

What we do not do

  • We do not sell, rent or share your data.
  • We do not use your data for advertising.
  • We do not collect your entries, identifiers or anything that could identify you in error reports.
  • We do not send your entries (pain levels, tags, notes) to Plausible or to any Whela server.

Deleting your Whela data

Whela (by Fweem BV) has no account and no server holding your entries, so you delete your data yourself, wherever it is stored:

  1. On your phone: uninstall Whela. This deletes all entries, tags and settings stored on the device.
  2. Google Drive sync (Android), if you turned it on: in the Google Drive app or drive.google.com, open Settings → Manage apps → Whela → Delete hidden app data.
  3. iCloud sync (iOS), if you turned it on: Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage → Whela → Delete Data.
  4. Notion export, if you turned it on: delete the Whela database from your Notion workspace, and delete the Whela connection you created under Notion's Connections settings.
  5. Google Sheets export, if you turned it on: delete the "Whela" spreadsheet from your Google Drive, and remove Whela's access at myaccount.google.com/connections.
  6. CSV export, if you turned it on: delete the whela.csv file from the folder you chose.
  7. Diagnostics you emailed us: ask us at [email protected] and we will delete the email.

What is kept: only the anonymous, aggregate usage statistics in Plausible, anonymous error reports in Sentry (deleted after 30 days) (for example "120 visits to the log screen from the Netherlands on 1 October"). They contain no entries and no identifiers, cannot be linked to you, and are kept indefinitely. Nothing else is retained by us, because we never receive it, apart from any diagnostics email you chose to send.

Questions or help: [email protected]

Children

Whela is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy: [email protected]