Effective date: October 13, 2026
Developer: Appire Tech
App: Screen Time Tracker (com.appiretech.digitalwellbeing)
Contact: appire.tech.manager@gmail.com
This Privacy Policy explains what the Screen Time Tracker app (the "App") reads on your phone, what stays on your phone, what is shared with third-party services, and what choices you have. The App is a free service provided "as is" by Appire Tech ("we", "us").
Your screen-time data stays on your phone. We do not upload it and we cannot see it.
The App has no accounts or sign-in. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, messages, photos, files, microphone, camera or precise location.
The optional Accessibility service is used only to detect which app is in the foreground. It does not read your screen, your messages, what you type or your passwords.
The App shows ads (Google AdMob) and uses Google Firebase for analytics, crash reports, performance monitoring and remote settings. Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent first.
We do not sell your personal information.
The following information is processed only on your device. The App does not send it to us or to any third party:
App usage statistics: for each app, the time it was in the foreground, how many times it was opened, and the times of day, read from Android's usage statistics. Also how many times you unlock your phone.
Launcher apps list: names, icons and package names of apps that appear in your launcher, so the App can show names and icons and let you choose apps for limits, Focus Mode and the ignore list.
App limits and Focus Mode settings: the apps you limit, the daily time, the action when time is up, selected Focus apps and session status.
Preferences: daily goal, language, notification settings, ignored apps and onboarding state.
Widget data: today's screen-time total for the home-screen widget.
This data is stored in the App's private storage on your device. Android cloud backup is turned off for the App, so this data is not copied to your Google account backup. It is deleted when you uninstall the App or clear its storage.
Name, email address, phone number or any account information
Location (the App does not request any location permission)
Contacts, calendar, phone calls, SMS or messages
Photos, videos, files or storage contents
Microphone or camera data
Anything you type, passwords, or the content of other apps' screens
Payment information (the App has no purchases)
The App does not use artificial intelligence to process your data and does not send marketing messages.
What it is: a special Android permission (PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS) that lets the App read which apps were used and for how long.
Why we need it: this is the core feature. Without it the App cannot measure your screen time.
How it is used: read-only, processed on your device and never uploaded.
Your control: you grant it in Android Settings, Special app access, Usage access. You can turn it off at any time, and tracking then stops. The App explains this before it opens the system screen.
This is optional. It is needed only for app limits and Focus Mode, to pause an app when your limit is reached or a Focus session is running. The App works without it, and you still see your screen time.
What the service does:
It receives only the "window changed" event, which contains the package name and screen class name of the app that came to the foreground.
It compares that app with your limits and Focus settings on your device, and then shows a "paused" screen when required.
What the service does not do:
It does not read the content of any screen. The service is configured with canRetrieveWindowContent turned off.
It does not read text, messages, passwords or anything you type.
It does not click, swipe or perform actions for you.
It does not record your screen.
It does not store or transmit the foreground app information to us or to any third party.
The service is declared as not being an accessibility tool. It is used for digital wellbeing (self-imposed limits), not to assist people with disabilities. Before sending you to the system screen, the App shows a clear explanation and you choose whether to continue. You can switch it off any time in Android Settings, Accessibility, Screen Time Tracker.
The App asks for notification permission to send summaries, limit reminders and warnings, Focus Mode messages and break prompts. You can switch each type on or off in the App (Settings, Notifications) or in Android settings. These notifications are created on your device; the App does not use push notifications from a server.
Internet and network state: used only for ads, remote settings, analytics and crash reports, and to avoid requesting ads when you are offline. Screen-time features work offline.
Advertising ID (AD_ID): lets the ad SDK use the Android advertising ID for ads, frequency capping and measurement. You can delete it or opt out of personalisation in Android Settings, Privacy, Ads.
App visibility: the App does not request the broad "see all installed apps" permission (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES). It only sees apps with a launcher icon.
Not used: location, contacts, calendar, phone, SMS, microphone, camera, storage, Bluetooth, body sensors and "draw over other apps".
The App is free and supported by ads (native, banner, interstitial and app-open ads) provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use the advertising ID, IP address (from which an approximate location such as country or city is derived), device and operating-system information, app version, ad interactions (impressions and clicks) and diagnostics, to deliver and measure ads and to prevent fraud. Whether ads are personalised depends on your consent and your Android ad settings.
Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
How Google uses data from apps that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
AdMob data: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6128543
Google Analytics for Firebase: app instance ID, app opens, screens viewed, events, device model, OS version, language and approximate region, to understand how the App is used and improve it.
Firebase Crashlytics: crash reports and non-fatal errors with stack traces, device model, OS version, app state and a per-install identifier, to find and fix crashes. It does not use the advertising ID.
Firebase Performance Monitoring: app start time, screen rendering and network request timing, with device and OS information, to keep the App fast.
Firebase Remote Config: the Firebase installation ID, IP address and app and device information, used to fetch settings such as ad configuration without an app update.
We do not send the screen-time data described above to Firebase or any other service. Firebase privacy and security: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other regions where consent is required, Google's consent form (User Messaging Platform) is shown before any ad is requested.
Ads, analytics, performance monitoring and remote settings do not start until your choice has been resolved. Crash reporting runs from launch so that crashes can be fixed.
You can change your choice at any time in the App under Settings, Ad privacy options (shown where required).
You can also limit ad personalisation on your device (Android Settings, Privacy, Ads) and at https://adssettings.google.com.
To provide the screen-time features, on your device.
To show ads and measure their performance.
To keep the App stable and fast, and to understand how it is used so we can improve it.
To reply when you contact us by email.
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, our legal bases are performance of the service (features), consent (personalised advertising, and analytics where required) and legitimate interests (security, crash fixing and performance).
We do not sell your personal information.
We share data only with the service providers listed above (Google AdMob and Firebase), who process it under their own privacy policies.
We may disclose information when required by law, to protect rights or safety, to investigate fraud, or in a business transfer.
The screen-time data described above never leaves your device, so it is not available to us or anyone else.
Some data may be processed on servers outside your country, including the United States, with safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
On-device data: kept until you uninstall the App or clear its storage (Android Settings, Apps, Screen Time Tracker, Storage, Clear data).
Analytics, crash and performance data: kept by Google for the period set in our Firebase settings (Analytics event data for up to 14 months), then deleted automatically.
Advertising data: kept by Google according to its policies. You can reset your advertising ID in Android settings.
Emails to us: kept as long as needed to reply.
Deletion requests: email appire.tech.manager@gmail.com. We will respond within a reasonable time and within the time required by law.
Depending on where you live (for example the EEA, UK, California and other US states, or Brazil), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data, to move it, to withdraw consent, and to opt out of targeted advertising. We do not sell personal information. To use these rights, email appire.tech.manager@gmail.com. You may also complain to your local data-protection authority.
The App is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 where local law sets that age). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided information, contact appire.tech.manager@gmail.com and we will take action. Ads in the App are not targeted at children.
Screen-time data is stored in the App's private storage on your device and protected by the Android app sandbox. Data sent to our service providers travels over encrypted connections. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
The App's use of the Accessibility API, Usage Access and advertising ID follows the Google Play User Data, Permissions and Accessibility API policies. Accessibility is used only to detect the foreground app for limits and Focus Mode, as described above, and the App explains this to you before you enable it.
We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page with a new effective date, and inside the App where a change is significant. Continued use of the App after a change means you accept the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact Appire Tech:
Email: appire.tech.manager@gmail.com