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Phonest Privacy Policy
Effective: 2026-06-12 · App: Phonest (com.eltacrew.phonest) · Developer: EltaCrew
Summary — Phonest has no server.
All usage data is processed and stored only on your device, with no account or sign-up. Nothing is transmitted to the developer. Uninstalling the app deletes all data.
1. Information processed
| Item | Details | Stored |
|---|
| App usage statistics | Per-app screen time, wake-up counts, 24-hour usage timeline (Android Usage Access API) | On device (local DB) |
| Data usage | Per-app mobile/Wi-Fi data statistics | On device (local DB) |
| Notification statistics (optional) | Counts and source apps only. Notification titles/contents are never read or stored. Active only if you enable it in Settings. | On device (local DB) |
| Preferences | Alarm time, goal, theme/language, roast level, etc. | On device |
None of the above is transmitted to any external server. The developer cannot access your usage data.
2. Permissions
| Permission | Purpose | Required |
|---|
| Usage Access | Reading on-device app usage statistics — the app's core feature | Required |
| Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS) | Delivering the morning report card | Optional |
| Notification access (Notification Listener) | Counting notifications and their source apps (no content collected) | Optional (off by default) |
3. Advertising (third party)
Phonest shows ads via Google AdMob. AdMob (Google) may collect advertising ID, device information, and approximate location to serve ads. Users in the EEA/UK are asked for consent first (Google UMP).
4. Retention & deletion
- All data stays on your device.
- Uninstalling the app permanently deletes all data. No separate deletion request is needed.
5. Children
Phonest is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
6. Contact
Privacy inquiries: [email protected]
7. Changes
Any changes to this policy will be posted on this page.
Crash reporting and usage analytics (Firebase) — added 2026-09-18
The app uses Google Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics (Google LLC) to collect diagnostic information when the app crashes or hits an error, and statistics about which screens and features are used.
- Data collected: crash logs (stack trace and the screen where the error occurred), device model, OS version, app version, an app-instance identifier (Firebase installation ID), app interactions (screen views, feature usage counts, session length, and the step and error type when a feature fails), and approximate location (country/region inferred from IP address).
- Not collected: name, email, contact details, or anything you type into the app.
- Purpose: fixing errors and improving the service. Not used for advertising or marketing.
- Processor: Google LLC (Firebase). Data is stored on Google servers.
- Retention: crash data for 90 days; usage statistics are deleted after the period set in Google's retention settings.
- Opt-out: this collection is required for the app to function and cannot be switched off individually. Uninstalling the app stops further collection.
Details: Google Privacy Policy · Privacy and Security in Firebase
Payments (paid "Remove ads") — added 2026-10-26
- In-app payments are handled by the Google Play billing system. We never receive your card number or other payment details.
- In Google Play Console we can see the order number, product, date, amount and country of a purchase. We use them only to handle refunds and inquiries and to keep the transaction records required by Korean e-commerce law.
- The app stores your purchase status (subscribed / paid once) only on your device and re-checks it with Google Play when it starts.
- Payment steps (opening the payment sheet, result, purchase acknowledgement) and the purchase event Google Play reports (product, amount, currency) are processed by Firebase Analytics (test purchases are excluded).
- If you email us a refund request, we use that email and order number only to process the refund.
- Payment records (Google Play Console order records and refund-request emails) are kept for the periods required by Korean e-commerce law — contract and withdrawal records 5 years, payment and delivery records 5 years, complaint and dispute records 3 years — and then deleted.
- Terms, refunds and cancellation: Terms of Service
International data transfers
The app uses Google LLC services for crash reporting, usage analytics, ads and payments, so the data described above is processed on Google's servers. If you do not want this, you can avoid the feature or uninstall the app.
Updated 2026-10-26: added payments (paid "Remove ads") and payment-record retention.
Updated 2026-10-19: added international transfers, failure details in analytics, app name line.