ScreenchiPrivacy Policy
Screenchi (“the app”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is a personal screen-time habit tracker published by Kasun Alahakoon. This policy explains what the app does and does not collect.
The short version
Screenchi is private by design. The app you track, how much you use it, and your streaks stay on your device. We never learn the name of the app you track — Apple keeps that private from us. The only information that leaves your device is what’s needed to process a purchase.
What stays on your device (and never leaves it)
- The app you choose to track. Screenchi uses Apple’s Screen Time (Family Controls / Device Activity) framework. Your selection is represented to us only as an opaque token — the app never receives the real name, bundle identifier, icon, or any content of the app you track.
- Your usage against your limit. Usage is measured on-device by the operating system. Screenchi only receives anonymous threshold signals (for example, “the daily limit was reached”) — not your detailed usage.
- Your goals, streaks, and daily history, plus any optional nickname or icon you set for a tracked app. All of this is stored locally on your device (in an app group shared only with Screenchi’s own widget and monitoring extension) and is not transmitted to us or anyone else.
- Notifications are scheduled locally on your device. Their text never includes the real name of the app you track.
Deleting the app removes this on-device data.
What we collect — purchases only
Screenchi offers optional paid subscriptions and a one-time “lifetime” purchase. To provide and restore these, we use:
- Apple (App Store / StoreKit) to process the actual payment. We never receive your payment-card details.
- RevenueCat, a subscription-management service, to validate purchases and keep your access in sync across reinstalls.
For this, RevenueCat assigns your install an anonymous identifier (for example, $RCAnonymousID:…) and processes purchase-related information such as your transaction and subscription status, along with standard technical details (device model, OS version, and the country/region derived from your request) used for receipt validation and aggregate analytics. We do not create an account for you, and this information is not linked to your name, email, or real-world identity.
- RevenueCat’s privacy policy: revenuecat.com/privacy
- Apple’s privacy policy: apple.com/legal/privacy
What we do not do
- No third-party advertising, and no tracking of you across other apps or websites.
- No third-party analytics SDKs beyond the purchase infrastructure described above.
- We do not collect your location, contacts, photos, health data, name, or email — unless you choose to email us (below).
Feedback you send us
If you use the in-app “Send Feedback” option, your mail app opens a message addressed to kasunala@gmail.com that you can choose to send. To help us respond, it pre-fills basic technical details (your iOS version, device model, the app version, and your anonymous RevenueCat identifier). Sending is entirely your choice, and you can edit or delete any of that before sending.
Data retention
On-device data remains until you delete it or uninstall the app. Purchase records held by Apple and RevenueCat are retained under their respective policies for as long as needed to provide subscription functionality and to meet legal and accounting obligations.
Your rights
Because Screenchi holds no personal profile about you, most data is under your direct control — uninstalling removes on-device data. Depending on where you live (for example, the EEA/UK under GDPR, or California under CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of personal information. To make a request about purchase data associated with your anonymous identifier, contact us at kasunala@gmail.com; because purchases are anonymous, we may need the identifier shown in the app to locate the relevant records.
Children
Screenchi is a general-audience wellbeing tool and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age where you live). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
International transfers
Apple and RevenueCat may process the limited purchase-related information described above on servers in the United States or other countries.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new effective date.
Contact
Kasun Alahakoon
kasunala@gmail.com