Privacy Policy

Effective November 2, 2026 · Applies to the Regain Focus app for Android (package com.focuseregain.app) and iOS

In short: your screen time and the list of apps on your phone stay on your phone. We keep only what an account and optional reminders need. We don't show ads, sell data, or use analytics or tracking tools.

1. Data that stays on your phone

This data is read and stored only on your device. It is never sent to us or anyone else:

How long you use each app, read from Android's usage statistics after you allow Usage access.
The list of apps installed on your phone, so you can pick what to block or limit.
Your blocking rules, daily limits, schedules and the apps chosen for focus sessions.
Your goals, daily screen-time target, focus history and app settings.

It is removed when you uninstall the app or clear its storage.

2. Data stored with your account

An account is required to use the app. We use Google Firebase to store the following:

Data	Why
Email address, name (if you give one), account ID and sign-in method (email, Google or Apple)	To sign you in (Firebase Authentication)
Reminder settings: which reminders are on, their times and your quiet hours	To send only the reminders you chose, at the times you chose
Your time zone and the date you last opened the app	To send reminders at your local time and to know if a check-in applies
Start and end times of your recent focus sessions (up to 60), without which apps were blocked	To skip a nudge while you're focusing, and for the daily focus summary
For each phone that gets reminders: a Firebase installation ID and whether it is Android or iOS	To deliver push notifications (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
A log of reminders sent: type, date, whether delivery was accepted and whether you opened it	To avoid duplicates, respect daily and weekly limits, and stop sending reminders you ignore

3. How we use and share data

We use it only to run the features above.
We don't sell or rent data and don't use it for advertising.
We share it only with Google, which provides Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Functions and Cloud Messaging) and processes it on our behalf. See Firebase privacy and security.
If you sign in with Google or Apple, that company shares your name and email with us according to its own privacy policy.
We may disclose data if the law requires it.

4. Permissions the app asks for

Usage access: to count screen time per app and to see which app is open so blocked apps can be stopped. This data stays on the phone.
Display over other apps: to show the block or pause screen over a blocked app.
Notifications: for limit warnings, focus-session updates, the weekly recap and reminders you turn on.
Notification access (optional): to hold back notifications during a focus session and from apps you've blocked until the block ends, and to turn on Do Not Disturb for the length of a focus session. The app only looks at which app a notification is from. It never reads, stores or sends notification content.
Foreground service and start at boot: so blocking and focus sessions keep working in the background and after a restart.

You can turn any of these off in your phone's settings. Features that need them will then stop working.

5. Security

Data sent to Firebase is encrypted in transit. Database rules let each account read and change only its own data.

6. How long we keep data, and deleting it

Account data is kept until you delete your account.
Only your 60 most recent focus sessions are kept. A phone that hasn't checked in for 60 days is dropped from the reminder list.
To delete your account and its data, open the app and go to Settings → Delete account, or follow the steps on our account deletion page.

7. Children

Regain Focus is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy we will update this page and its effective date. For important changes we will also tell you in the app.

9. Contact

Questions or requests: gulfarazahmed08@gmail.com