What we store.
What we don't.
We built ScrollBuddy because we think attention is sacred. We treat your data the same way.
- Raw Screen Time data lives on your phone. Apple's framework doesn't stream it to us. We only see the daily totals and requests you generate inside our app.
- We store your unlock requests, because otherwise the person helping you can't answer them.
- We store daily usage totals (minutes per blocked app, per day) for your streaks and progress view. If you've paired with a partner, they see these totals too. That's the accountability.
- We don't sell data. Not to ads, not to anyone.
- You can delete it all, in the app or by email. Wiped the moment you confirm.
What we collect
Your email and name: to create your account and connect you with a partner.
Unlock requests: the app you asked about, the time, whether it was approved. Your partner sees this because that's the whole point.
Daily usage totals: for each app you've chosen to track, minutes spent that day and how many unlock requests you made. Powers your streaks and the progress view. If you have a partner, they can see these totals too. That's the accountability.
Device and notification info: iOS version, app version, a push notification token, and a device identifier derived from your device name. Used to send partner-response notifications and debug crashes, nothing else.
What we don't collect
What's on your screen. Your messages. Your photos. Your contacts. Your location. Your browsing history. Any app you haven't explicitly added as a blocker stays invisible to us.
Who we share with
Your partner sees your requests. That's the product. Two processors handle the rest, both described below: crash reports and diagnostics go to Sentry, and anonymous product analytics go to PostHog. That's it. No advertisers. No data brokers. No "partners."
Processors and analytics
PostHog(EU-hosted) gives us product analytics: an account identifier and product-interaction events, like which screens you open and which features you use. It never receives your email, your screen contents, your messages, or your browsing. You can turn it off any time in Settings, under Privacy ("Share anonymous usage analytics").
On this website.We use the same EU-hosted PostHog to count visits and see which pages help people. If you're just browsing, analytics run cookieless: nothing is stored on your device and no profile is built about you. That's why you don't see a cookie banner. When you sign in to the dashboard, we use a first-party analytics cookie so your visits connect to your account. Signing out resets that link.
Sentryhandles crash reports and performance traces so we can find and fix bugs. If you tap "Report an issue," Sentry may attach a short session replay of what you just did in the app, captured only around the error and with text inputs masked.
Retention.Analytics and diagnostics are kept for each processor's default retention window and then aged out. If you delete your account, the data tied to your ScrollBuddy account is wiped as described below.
Evidence photos.When you attach a photo to an unblock request, it's stored privately and shared only with your accountability partner on that request. It has EXIF metadata (like location) stripped on your device before it leaves your phone. You can remove it at any time, it's deleted when you delete your account, and photos are automatically deleted 30 days after the request either way.
Your rights
Delete your account: Settings → Account → Delete Account, or email us. Everything tied to your account is wiped the moment you confirm.
Export your data: ask and we'll send it in a portable format.
Opt out: turn off notifications or disconnect from your partner, any time.
Changes
If we change this, the date at the top moves and we tell you in the app or by email. We won't quietly widen what we collect.
Questions? support@scrollbuddy.app