Privacy Policy

Pausee is an Android application designed to help individuals regain control of their digital habits and reduce screen time.

Modern mobile applications are designed for immediate gratification, making it easy to open distracting apps compulsively. Pausee interrupts these automatic reflexes by introducing an intentional pause (a breathing exercise, countdown timer, or mindfulness reflection prompt) before selected target apps open.

By creating a brief friction window, Pausee gives users the space to ask themselves whether they truly want to open the app or return to their real-world activities.

Pausee is designed with a privacy-first architecture. All calculations, application monitoring logic, pause timing configurations, and screen time statistics are processed and stored 100% locally on your device.

Your list of blocked apps, customized pause delays, usage frequency graphs, and personal preferences remain stored in local device storage (SharedPreferences / Android Room Database) and are never transmitted to any remote servers controlled by Pausee.

We believe your personal phone usage and private communications belong solely to you. We explicitly guarantee the following:

• No Unnecessary Personal Information: We do not ask for or collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, location, or personal identity details.
• No Content Logging: We do not read, record, or store the contents of your messages, passwords, photos, web browsing history, or app interactions.
• No Selling of Data: Pausee does not sell, rent, monetize, or trade any user data to advertisers, data brokers, or third parties.

To support free access and continuous app development, Pausee may display non-intrusive advertisements provided by Google AdMob.

Google AdMob may collect and process certain anonymized device data (such as Advertising ID, IP address, device model, and performance diagnostics) to serve relevant ads and prevent fraud.

For detailed information on how Google collects and processes data through AdMob, please refer to:

All local data (such as app delay settings, pause counters, and local app statistics) is retained on your device for as long as Pausee is installed.

You can purge all stored app data at any time by navigating to your device's Settings > Apps > Pausee > Storage > Clear Data, or simply by uninstalling the Pausee application. Once uninstalled, all local application data is immediately and permanently erased.

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as GDPR in the European Union or CCPA in California), you have rights regarding your personal data. Because Pausee operates strictly locally without user accounts or server storage:

• Right to Access & Control: You have complete visibility and control over all app settings directly within Pausee.
• Right to Deletion: Clearing app data or uninstalling the app deletes 100% of stored local information without needing to send an erasure request to us.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can pause or disable Pausee services at any time via the main app toggle or by revoking permissions.

You are in full control of your device permissions. You can revoke any permission granted to Pausee at any time by following these standard Android steps:

Pausee is designed as a general productivity tool and does not knowingly target, market to, or solicit personal data from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions).

Because we do not collect personal information from any user, we do not possess identifiable data belonging to children. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided us with any information without consent, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in system permissions, legal regulations, or application features.

When changes occur, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top. We encourage users to review this page periodically for any updates.