Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 2, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Ember Lock ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our mobile application (the "App"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a secure experience while using our services to reduce mindless scrolling.
1. Information We Collect
Our primary goal is to provide a tool that helps you regain focus without compromising your privacy.
- Usage Data: We may collect non-personally identifiable usage patterns, such as the amount of time you spend scrolling and when the app intervenes (the "Ember Heat" state). This data is used solely to improve the app's functioning and provide you with personal insights.
- Device Information: We may collect basic device information such as your device model, operating system version, and unique device identifiers to ensure compatibility and troubleshoot issues.
- Log Data: In case of an app crash, we collect log data (which may include IP addresses and app state) to diagnose and fix the issue.
- Advertising Data: Because we use Google AdMob to display advertisements, the AdMob SDK may collect data to serve tailored ads and measure ad performance. This may include IP addresses, mobile advertising IDs (e.g., Google Advertising ID or Apple IDFA), device information, and interaction data with ads.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve the App.
- To monitor usage trends and personalize your experience.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To display advertisements via Google AdMob, which may involve our third-party ad partners personalizing ads based on your interests or evaluating ad campaign performance.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect the rights or safety of Ember Lock, its users, or the public.
4. Third-Party Services and Advertising
Our App may use third-party services that collect information used to identify you, such as Google Play Services or analytics platforms (e.g., Firebase Crashlytics). In particular, we use Google AdMob to serve advertisements. AdMob acts as a third-party ad partner, collecting and processing data as described in their own policies.
To understand more about what data AdMob collects and how it is used, please review the Google Privacy & Terms and the Google Privacy Policy. You may also be able to opt out of personalized advertising by adjusting your device's ad settings.
5. Data Retention and Deletion
We retain your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. If you wish to have your data deleted, you can do so by uninstalling the app or contacting us directly. Upon receiving a verifiable request, we will securely delete or anonymize your data.
6. Children's Privacy
Our App does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at [Insert Contact Email].