Privacy policy
Dream Vault is a dream journal. Dreams are personal, so we collect as little as we can, keep your dreams private unless you choose to share them, and tell you plainly what happens to your data. This policy describes Dream Vault as it works today. When something isn't built yet, we say so.
Who we are
Dream Vault is run by Internet Propulsion, Inc. ("we", "us"). We are responsible for your data. You can reach us at privacy@internetpropulsion.com.
The short version
- Your dreams are private by default. Only you can see a private dream.
- We show no ads.
- We never sell your data or share it for marketing.
- We never train AI models on your dreams.
- Your location is off by default, and your exact coordinates are only ever shown to you.
- You can delete a dream at any time, and ask us to delete your whole account.
What we collect
When you sign in
You sign in with Apple, Google or Meta (Facebook). Our sign-in service, Amazon Cognito (part of AWS), receives your email address and an ID for your account from that provider, and keeps them so it can sign you in. The Dream Vault service itself doesn't store your email address: it only keeps an ID that links your Dream Vault account to your sign-in. We don't receive your password, and we don't get access to your contacts, posts or anything else in your Apple, Google or Meta account.
Your profile
- Your handle, which other dreamers see.
- Any optional profile fields you fill in, such as your real name or the city or region you live in. Your real name is never shown to other dreamers.
- Your settings, such as your preferred language and who may comment on your dreams.
Your dreams
- What you write: titles, text, and the tags and categories on a dream.
- Audio recordings: voice recording is not yet available. When it is, only you will ever be able to listen to your recordings, whatever a dream's visibility, and we'll update this policy first.
- Who each dream is shared with, and whether it's anonymous.
Location, only if you turn it on
Location is off by default. If you choose to attach a location to a dream, or add one to your profile, we store it. Exact coordinates (latitude and longitude) are only ever shown to you. Other dreamers see at most a city or region, and nothing they can see, search or sort by reveals a more precise location. Places that appear inside a dream are part of what you write, and are shared however you share that dream.
When you use social features
If you follow, connect with or block other dreamers, react to or comment on dreams, or send messages, we store that so those features work.
Technical records
- Our servers log each request's type, the kind of page or action (never the dream or profile it was about), the result and how long it took. These logs contain no dream or profile content and no IP addresses, and are kept for 30 days.
- Our firewall logs requests it blocks as suspicious, including the IP address they came from, for 30 days. Ordinary requests aren't logged.
- This website uses no cookies, scripts, analytics or tracking, and doesn't keep visitor logs.
How we use it
Only to run Dream Vault for you: to sign you in, store and show your dreams to the people you choose, keep the service secure and working, and answer you when you contact us. The people running Dream Vault can technically reach the database to operate and fix the service; we look at your data only when that's needed to do so, or when you ask us to.
What we never do
- We don't show ads.
- We don't sell your data, and we don't share it with anyone for marketing or advertising.
- We don't train AI models on your dreams, and we don't let anyone else do so.
- We don't show private dreams to anyone but you.
Who can see your dreams
- Private (the default): only you.
- Your dream sphere: only dreamers you're mutually connected with. People who just follow you don't see these.
- Public: anyone using Dream Vault.
- Anonymous: if you share a dream anonymously, other dreamers don't see your handle, name, profile or the dream's location. It's still your dream: you can edit or delete it.
- Dreamers you've blocked, or who have blocked you, can't see your shared dreams or message you.
Where it's stored and who processes it
Your data is stored with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the United States (Ohio, region us-east-2). It's encrypted at rest and in transit. The companies that process it for us are:
- Amazon Web Services: hosting, database, storage and sign-in (Amazon Cognito).
- Apple, Google or Meta: only to sign you in, and only the provider you choose.
We don't use any other service that receives your data.
How long we keep it
We keep your data until you delete it or ask us to delete your account. When something is deleted, it's removed from the live service straight away. Copies in our backups are removed when the backup retention window ends, at most 35 days later. We don't keep deleted dreams hidden away anywhere else.
Your choices and rights
- Delete a dream: you can do this in the app today.
- Delete your account: in-app account deletion is not yet available. Until it is, email privacy@internetpropulsion.com from the address you sign in with, and we'll complete it within 30 days. See how to delete your data.
- Get a copy of your data: in-app export is not yet available. Until it is, email us the same way and we'll send you a copy within 30 days.
- Correct your data: edit your dreams in the app, or email us about anything else.
- Depending on where you live, you may have other rights over your data. Email us and we'll help.
Features we're planning
We're considering features such as AI insights about your dreams and connecting health or wearable data. If we build them, they will be opt-in, and we'll update this policy before they launch. If we ever add health or wearable data, collecting it will need your separate consent, just for that data, and an updated policy will cover it before the feature launches.
Age
Dream Vault is for people aged 18 and over. If you believe someone younger has an account, email us and we'll delete it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change affects how we use data you've already given us, we'll tell you before it takes effect.
Governing law
This policy, and the terms of using Dream Vault, are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, USA.
Contact
Questions or requests about your data: privacy@internetpropulsion.com.