The short version

Everything you tick or type stays in this browser, on this device. It is never sent to the person who made this app, to the company that hosts the page, or to anyone else.

What is stored, and where

Your ticks, details, reflections, own questions, and settings are saved in your browser’s local storage for this website. If you choose “Forget when I close this tab” in Settings, they are kept only in temporary session storage and disappear when the tab closes. Nothing else is stored.

What this app does not do

• No accounts, sign-ins, or passwords.
• No server or database to hold your notes.
• No analytics, tracking, advertising, or cookies.
• No third-party fonts, scripts, or images.

A technical safeguard

This page carries a security policy that forbids it from making network connections at all. Even if a mistake were ever made in the code, your notes could not be transmitted from this page. The program is plain, readable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and nothing is hidden or minified.

What the host can see

Like any website, the company that serves this page can see ordinary visit information, such as your IP address and the time you loaded the files. It never receives what you tick or write, because nothing is sent.

Why your data does not sync between devices

Syncing would require storing a copy of your examination on a server or in a cloud account. That copy would sit outside your control; it could be breached, demanded by a third party, or read by anyone with access to that account, and it would need a login system. This app deliberately has none of that.

So each browser on each device keeps its own private copy, and they cannot see one another. The trade-offs are that notes made on your phone will not appear on your computer, and that if you clear your browser’s site data or remove the app, your notes are gone.

If you need the same list on another device, print or save a PDF and keep it somewhere safe, or simply redo the examination there; it takes only a few minutes.

Protecting yourself

• Use Hide screen when someone is nearby.
• On a shared or public computer, choose “Forget when I close this tab” in Settings.
• Printouts and PDFs contain whatever you wrote. Keep them private and destroy them after Confession.
• Anyone who can unlock your device and open this page can read your notes. Your device’s own backups may include browser data, as with anything else on it.
• When you are finished, use “Start fresh” or “Erase everything” in Settings.

Working offline

After your first visit, the app saves its own program files (never your notes) so that it works without a connection and can be added to your home screen.

A private aid, not the sacrament

Nothing here is shared with a priest or anyone else. The seal of Confession protects only what you say to your confessor.

Examen Conscientiae is a private aid for preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It does not replace the guidance of a priest or spiritual director.

The questions have been consolidated, merged, and reworded from several published examinations of conscience in the Catholic tradition, including those from Bulldog Catholic (A Detailed Catholic Examination of Conscience, 2nd ed.), Ascension Press (Fr. John Tigilio), Waterloo Catholics (a collection that draws on Exaudi, the National Catholic Register, the U.S. bishops’ social principles, the Ignatian Examen, and others), and SpiritualDirection.com (Deeper Examination of Conscience and the Seven Deadly Sins). This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by them, and anyone using it is encouraged to visit their pages.

The Act of Contrition is a traditional prayer.

Add it to your home screen

iPhone or iPad (Safari): tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen.” Android (Chrome): open the menu, then “Install app” or “Add to Home screen.” Computer: look for an install icon in the address bar.