Privacy Policy for Habitouch

1. Overview & Core Vision

Welcome to Habitouch ("we", "our", or "the App"). Habitouch is an intentional-friction habit tracking and alarm platform designed to help you build reliable morning routines and daily disciplines through cognitive accountability challenges (such as arithmetic math puzzles and sustained swipe unlock sequences).

We believe personal self-improvement utilities should never compromise your privacy. Habitouch operates on a purely local, on-device architecture.

2. Information Stored Locally on Your Device

When you use Habitouch, the following information is stored strictly within the App's sandboxed local device storage:

• Habit & Mission Definitions: Mission titles (e.g., "Morning Stretch", "Drink Water"), category icons, accent colors, and recurrence schedules.
• Alarm Schedules: Scheduled wake-up times, interval rules, and active day-of-week recurrence settings.
• Occurrence & Completion Logs: Timestamps of when an alarm triggered, when a challenge was attempted, and whether the mission was marked as completed.
• Dismissal Preferences: Your selected dismissal method (e.g., Math Puzzle or Swipe Gesture) and customized difficulty parameters.
• App Preferences: Selected theme mode (Light, Dark, or System Auto) and language preference (English or German).
• Display Name: An optional local display nickname used solely to personalize the in-app greeting banner on the Home screen.

Note: None of this information is transmitted over the internet or accessible to external parties.

3. Information We Do NOT Collect

To protect your privacy, Habitouch does not collect, access, or process any of the following data:

• No Precise or Approximate Location (GPS): We do not track or request your geographic location.
• No Address Book or Contacts: We do not access or read your personal contacts.
• No Camera or Microphone Recordings: The App does not access your microphone or record audio or video.
• No Biometric Data: We do not collect or process fingerprint or facial recognition information.
• No Financial or Payment Card Data: The App does not collect or process payment card information.
• No Advertising Identifiers: We do not collect Google Advertising ID (AAID) or Apple Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA).

4. Device Permissions Rationale

To function as a reliable habit alarm clock that rings on time and cannot be accidentally dismissed while half-asleep, Habitouch requests specific Android and iOS system permissions. Below is a breakdown of why each permission is required:

5. Data Storage & Security

We implement standard security measures to protect your on-device data:

• Sandboxed Device Storage: All application data is stored in your device's protected internal app storage directory, preventing unauthorized access by other applications installed on your device.
• No Remote Transmission: Because the App does not communicate with external backend servers, your habit routines cannot be intercepted or exposed over public networks.
• Local Data Custody: Your habit statistics and schedules remain exclusively under your physical control.

6. Third-Party Services & Analytics

Habitouch is designed with an emphasis on zero external telemetry:

• We do not integrate advertising networks (such as Google AdMob or Unity Ads).
• We do not integrate analytics or behavioral tracking SDKs.
• We do not sell, trade, or share user data with any third-party data brokers.

7. User Rights & Data Deletion (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA Compliance)

You have full ownership and complete control over your personal data under international data protection laws (including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA):

• Access & Modification: All stored data is directly accessible and editable within the App's user interface.
• Data Deletion / Erasure:
  • In-App Deletion: Deleting a habit or mission instantly removes its schedule and historical occurrence records from your device.
  • Clearing App Data: Clearing storage in your device settings permanently removes all app records and preferences.
  • App Uninstallation: Uninstalling Habitouch immediately and permanently removes all stored data from your device.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR-K Compliance)

Habitouch is a general audience utility designed for habit formation and productivity. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). Because all data remains strictly local on the device and no personal information is transmitted to servers, Habitouch complies with COPPA and international child privacy regulations.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any revisions will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. If significant updates occur, we will provide appropriate notice within the App.

10. Contact Information

If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us: