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{{Incomplete|Issue 1=- Review the difference between the old policy and the new one|Issue 2=- More incidents: I'm quite sure this same behavior happened one more time, but it's really hard to track is down|Issue 3=reformat Reddit references with <nowiki><ref>{{Cite web|}}</ref></nowiki>}}

{{ProductCargo

|Company=gingelabs

|ReleaseYear=2010

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|Logo=Notability logo.png

|Description=Note-taking application for iOS and macOS, allows note-taking and the annotation of PDF files.

}}Notability forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August.

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==Consumer-impact summary==

'''Notability''' forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August.

==Consumer impact summary==

====Freedom====

====Privacy====

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==Incidents==

===Users Privacy Violations (2025)===

[[File:~~Locked out~~.png|thumb|Users report being unable to access notes unless the new Privacy Policy is accepted (October 2025). Photo taken on an iPhone.]]

[[File:Notability privacy policy 2025 update notice preventing use.png|thumb|Users report being unable to access notes unless the new Privacy Policy is accepted (October 2025). Photo taken on an iPhone.]]

Notability updated its [https://notability.com/privacy Privacy Policy] in 2025. Following this change, users reported being unable to access their previously created notes until they accepted the new terms. This included users who purchased the app before it moved to a subscription model in late 2021. Public reports and discussion appear in the following Reddit threads: [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1msjoi7/has_anyone_read_the_updated_privacy_policy/ 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1my5fe2/read_the_privacy_policy_and_now_deleting_account/ 2], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1mabkou/notabilitys_new_privacy_policy_ai_and_voice_notes/ 3].

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*'''Before July 2025''': Notability’s privacy policy did '''not''' list handwritten notes or personal documents as data the company may collect.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Oct 2025 |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://notability.com/privacy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708111045/https://notability.com/privacy |archive-date=8 Jul 2025 |website=Notability}}</ref>

*'''July 2025 update''': Policy changed to state collection of user-generated content including *“notes, texts, handwritten contents, pictures, documents, and audio recordings synced by you with the Services. <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Oct 2025 |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://notability.com/privacy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803175314/https://notability.com/privacy |archive-date=3 Aug 2025 |website=Notability}}</ref>

*'''August 11 2025''': Notability Cloud launched, introducing syncing and cloud-based storage. <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2025 |title=We've Got Big News: Notability Cloud is Here! |url=https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |url-status=live |access-date=31 Oct 2025 |website=blog.notability.com}}</ref>

*'''August 11 2025''': Notability Cloud launched, introducing syncing and cloud-based storage. <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2025 |title=We've Got Big News: Notability Cloud is Here! |url=https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |url-status=live |access-date=31 Oct 2025 |website=blog.notability.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114182418/https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>

===Company responses===

[[File:Notability ~~reponding publically~~.png|thumb|Public replies from Notability state the new policy applies '''only''' to Notability Cloud and does not change access to note content.

[[File:Notability public statement on cloud service.png|thumb|Public replies from Notability state the new policy applies '''only''' to Notability Cloud and does not change access to note content.

However, the policy wording does not reflect this distinction.]]

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==References==

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-{{Incomplete|Issue 1=- Review the difference between the old policy and the new one|Issue 2=- More incidents: I'm quite sure this same behavior happened one more time, but it's really hard to track is down|Issue 3=reformat Reddit references with <nowiki><ref>{{Cite web|}}</ref></nowiki>}}{{ToneWarning}}{{ProductCargo
+{{Incomplete|Issue 1=- Review the difference between the old policy and the new one|Issue 2=- More incidents: I'm quite sure this same behavior happened one more time, but it's really hard to track is down|Issue 3=reformat Reddit references with <nowiki><ref>{{Cite web|}}</ref></nowiki>}}
+{{ToneWarning}}
+{{Cleanup|reason=Is this a product page or an incident page?}}
+{{ProductCargo
 |Company=gingelabs
 |ReleaseYear=2010
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 |Logo=Notability logo.png
 |Description=Note-taking application for iOS and macOS, allows note-taking and the annotation of PDF files.
-}}Notability forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August.
+}}
-==Consumer-impact summary==
+'''Notability''' forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August.
+==Consumer impact summary==
 ====Freedom====
 ====Privacy====
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 ==Incidents==
 ===Users Privacy Violations (2025)===
-[[File:Locked out.png|thumb|Users report being unable to access notes unless the new Privacy Policy is accepted (October 2025). Photo taken on an iPhone.]]
+[[File:Notability privacy policy 2025 update notice preventing use.png|thumb|Users report being unable to access notes unless the new Privacy Policy is accepted (October 2025). Photo taken on an iPhone.]]
 Notability updated its [https://notability.com/privacy Privacy Policy] in 2025. Following this change, users reported being unable to access their previously created notes until they accepted the new terms. This included users who purchased the app before it moved to a subscription model in late 2021. Public reports and discussion appear in the following Reddit threads: [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1msjoi7/has_anyone_read_the_updated_privacy_policy/ 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1my5fe2/read_the_privacy_policy_and_now_deleting_account/ 2], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1mabkou/notabilitys_new_privacy_policy_ai_and_voice_notes/ 3].
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 *'''Before July 2025''': Notability’s privacy policy did '''not''' list handwritten notes or personal documents as data the company may collect.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Oct 2025 |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://notability.com/privacy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708111045/https://notability.com/privacy |archive-date=8 Jul 2025 |website=Notability}}</ref>
 *'''July 2025 update''': Policy changed to state collection of user-generated content including *“notes, texts, handwritten contents, pictures, documents, and audio recordings synced by you with the Services. <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 Oct 2025 |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://notability.com/privacy |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803175314/https://notability.com/privacy |archive-date=3 Aug 2025 |website=Notability}}</ref>
-*'''August 11 2025''': Notability Cloud launched, introducing syncing and cloud-based storage. <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2025 |title=We've Got Big News: Notability Cloud is Here! |url=https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |url-status=live |access-date=31 Oct 2025 |website=blog.notability.com}}</ref>
+*'''August 11 2025''': Notability Cloud launched, introducing syncing and cloud-based storage. <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2025 |title=We've Got Big News: Notability Cloud is Here! |url=https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |url-status=live |access-date=31 Oct 2025 |website=blog.notability.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114182418/https://blog.notability.com/post/weve-got-big-news-notability-cloud-is-here |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>
 ===Company responses===
-[[File:Notability reponding publically.png|thumb|Public replies from Notability state the new policy applies '''only''' to Notability Cloud and does not change access to note content.
+[[File:Notability public statement on cloud service.png|thumb|Public replies from Notability state the new policy applies '''only''' to Notability Cloud and does not change access to note content.
 However, the policy wording does not reflect this distinction.]]
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