Raven does not collect your data. Anything you put in the app — keys, messages, files, names, email addresses on certificates — is yours. I will respect that the best I can.
I (Matthew Van Winkle) do not run a Raven server, analytics, ads, crash reporter, or account system. Raven never sends your keys, ciphertext, or files to me. There is no tracking.
Raven stores only what you create or import, on this device:
That material does not leave the device unless you share it yourself (Copy, Share, Messages, AirDrop, Files, and so on). If you send someone a Raven message, that is you sending it through Apple’s Messages — not Raven collecting it.
Raven does not share user data with third parties. Crypto runs on-device via GopenPGP, an open-source OpenPGP library. I do not sell, rent, or give your data to anyone, because I never receive it.
Data stays until you remove it. Delete a certificate in Raven to drop that key from Keychain. Delete the Raven app to remove Raven’s Keychain items and App Group data on that device. I cannot delete data for you remotely because I do not have a copy.
Raven is not directed at children and does not collect personal information from anyone.
If this policy ever changes, I will update the date above. I still will not collect your data.
Questions or privacy requests, contact me on X: