From 630584c80e8f95eaa289c5d668191bbbbc373397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Helmut K. C. Tessarek" Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:01:55 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: remove redundant and obsolete privacy section (from README.md) The privacy document can be found: - https://joplinapp.org/privacy/ - https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/privacy.md --- README.md | 18 ------------------ 1 file changed, 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a4f16972e..ca345f644 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -472,24 +472,6 @@ Notes are sorted by "relevance". Currently it means the notes that contain the r In the desktop application, press Ctrl+P or Cmd+P and type a note title or part of its content to jump to it. Or type # followed by a tag name, or @ followed by a notebook name. -# Privacy - -Joplin values your privacy and security by giving you complete control over your information and digital footprint. - -Joplin applications do not send any data to any service without your authorisation. Any data that Joplin saves, such as notes or images, are saved to your own device and you are free to delete this data at any time. - -Joplin has many modern features, some of which use third-party services. You can disable any or all of these features in the application settings. These features are: - -|Feature | Description | Default| -|--------|-------------|--------| -|Auto-update|Joplin periodically connects to GitHub to check for new releases.|Enabled| -|Geo-location|Joplin saves geo-location information in note properties when you create a note.|Enabled| -|Synchronisation|Joplin supports synchronisation of your notes across multiple devices. If you choose to synchronise with a third-party, such as OneDrive, the notes will be sent to your OneDrive account, in which case the third-party privacy policy applies.|Disabled| - -Joplin is developed as an open-source application and the source code is freely available online to inspect. - -For any question about Joplin privacy, please leave a message on the [Joplin Forum](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/). - # Donations Donations to Joplin support the development of the project. Developing quality applications mostly takes time, but there are also some expenses, such as digital certificates to sign the applications, app store fees, hosting, etc. Most of all, your donation will make it possible to keep up the current development standard.