Focus Castle

📋Overview

Focus Castle is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

📊Information We Collect

App Opening Monitoring

When you block specific apps (including browsers), our Accessibility Service detects when you attempt to open them to enforce blocking. We do not access the content within those apps.

🔒How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for:

• Core Functionality: Provide app blocking, focus tracking, and productivity features
• Account Management: Create, maintain, and secure your account
• Game Mechanics: Track castle progress and respect points
• Service Improvement: Analyze usage patterns to enhance features
• Technical Support: Troubleshoot issues and respond to support requests
• Security: Protect against unauthorized access and misuse
• Communications: Send important service updates

🚫What We Do NOT Do

• Screen Content: Read, capture, or store screen content or screenshots
• Personal Files: Access your photos, documents, contacts, or other personal files
• Web Content: Read your browsing history, website URLs, or web page content
• Communications: Read your messages, emails, call logs, or SMS
• Location Data: Collect or track your physical location
• Microphone/Camera: Access your device's microphone or camera without permission
• Sell Your Data: We never sell your personal information to third parties
• Read App Content: While we monitor when blocked apps are opened, we never read the content inside those apps

🔐Data Security & Storage

Security Measures

• Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted uses industry-standard TLS encryption
• Encrypted Storage: Personal data is stored in encrypted Firebase databases
• Firebase Authentication: Passwords are securely hashed and never stored in plain text
• Access Controls: Strict access controls limit who can access user data

Data Storage Location

Your data is stored on Google Firebase servers, which may be located in various regions globally. Firebase complies with major data protection regulations including GDPR.

Data Retention

• Active Accounts: Data is retained while your account is active and you continue using the app
• Deleted Accounts: All personal data is permanently deleted during account deletion requests
• Analytics Data: Anonymized analytics data may be retained for up to 14 months for service improvement purposes

🌍Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Firebase Authentication: For secure account management and user authentication. View Firebase Privacy Policy
• Firebase Firestore: For encrypted cloud data storage. View Privacy Info
• Firebase Analytics: For anonymized usage analytics to improve app performance and features. View Privacy Info
• Google Sign-In: Optional authentication method if you choose to sign in with your Google account. View Google Privacy Policy

Third-Party Compliance

These services have their own privacy policies and comply with applicable data protection laws including GDPR and CCPA. Firebase is a Google service and adheres to Google's stringent privacy and security standards.

Data Processing: Firebase acts as a data processor on our behalf and processes your data according to our instructions, this privacy policy, and applicable data protection agreements. We have contractual agreements with Firebase that require them to protect your data and use it only as directed by us.

👤Your Privacy Rights

Data Access & Control

You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
• Deletion: Delete your account and all associated data
• Export: Download your data in a portable format
• Opt-Out: Disable analytics collection in app settings

👶Children's Privacy (COPPA)

🇪🇺EU Users (GDPR)

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data based on:

• Consent: You agree to our terms when creating an account
• Contract: Processing necessary to provide our services
• Legitimate Interest: Improving our app and preventing misuse

Your GDPR Rights

EU users have additional rights:

• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing
• Right to lodge complaint with supervisory authority

International Data Transfers

Data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EU. We ensure adequate protection through Firebase's compliance with EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

🌟California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have the right to:

• Know what personal information is collected
• Know whether personal information is sold or disclosed
• Say no to the sale of personal information
• Access their personal information
• Request deletion of personal information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

🔔Permissions Explained

Our app requires certain Android permissions:

• Usage Access: To track app usage time and provide analytics
• Accessibility Service: To monitor when blocked apps are opened (enforces blocking)
• Display Over Other Apps: To show the blocking screen over blocked apps
• Notifications: To send focus session reminders
• Disable Battery Optimization: To ensure reliable background operation

You can revoke these permissions in Android settings, but core features may not work properly.

🔄Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

📞Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, email us at: focus.castle.contact@gmail.com