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Privacy Policy

App: Focus Mode: Smart App Blocker
Package Name: com.focusmode.smart.appblocker
Effective Date: September 26, 2026

🛡️ Core Promise: Focus Mode is an offline-only application. We do not collect, transmit, store on external servers, or sell any of your personal data, app usage records, or device information. All data stays entirely on your physical device.

1. Information We Do NOT Collect

Because the app functions completely offline without any network communication modules, we never collect:

Personal Identifiable Information (PII): No names, email addresses, phone numbers, or account credentials.
Remote Analytics & Telemetry: No tracking SDKs (e.g., Firebase, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Sentry).
Advertising Data: The app contains zero ads and zero ad tracking networks.
Browsing or App History: We do not log what you do inside other applications or send browsing activity off your device.

2. On-Device Data Storage

All data generated by your usage of the application remains isolated on your device's local sandbox storage:

Focus History & Statistics: Completed focus minutes, daily session timestamps, and completion rates.
App Preferences: Distracting app selections, whitelist entries, and custom block settings.
Gamification Progress: Focus Garden plant growth and virtual rewards.

You can erase all of this data at any time by clearing the application storage via Android Settings or by uninstalling the application.

3. Android System Permissions & Purpose

Focus Mode requests specific Android permissions strictly to perform its core offline app-blocking duties:

Permission	Purpose & Local Usage
Usage Access (PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS)	Used exclusively on-device to detect when a blocked distracting application moves to the foreground during an active focus timer session. This data is processed in real time in volatile memory and never uploaded.
Display Over Other Apps (SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW)	Required to display the full-screen focus shield over blocked applications when you attempt to open them during an active focus session.
Query All Packages (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES)	Allows the app to display your installed applications in the setup picker so you can choose which specific apps to block or whitelist.
Foreground Service & Notifications	Enables the active focus session service to keep timer countdowns accurate and honest while your screen is locked or in use.
Ignore Battery Optimization	Optional permission to prevent aggressive device manufacturer background killers from stopping your focus timer prematurely.

4. Children’s Privacy

Our application does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children, nor does our application contain any mechanism to gather information from any user.

5. Third-Party Services & Links

The application operates completely offline and does not integrate third-party web services, cloud APIs, tracking beacons, or third-party SDKs.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date". Because we do not collect contact details, you are advised to review this policy periodically.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can reach out via your GitHub repository issues page or contact support.