Minimal Digital Clock – Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

The App is primarily local-first. We only collect the following when necessary:

• Local preferences: Settings such as weekday/date/seconds display, 24-hour format, and visual effects, stored on your device (SharedPreferences) to restore your preferences.
• Anonymous device identifier: A random UUID generated and stored on your device. It is used for anonymous analytics. If you purchase or restore a membership on iOS, it is also used to register the device with our servers, obtain an access token, and associate the device with the corresponding Apple transaction so we can verify the purchase and grant benefits. It does not include your name, Apple ID email, or payment card number.
• Membership and transaction data: If you purchase, renew, restore, or request a refund for a membership through the Apple App Store, we process the product identifier, transaction identifier, original transaction identifier, purchase and expiration times, subscription status, auto-renew setting, transaction type (purchase, renewal, refund, or revocation), and the signed transaction information provided by Apple. This data is submitted by your device during verification, or sent to us by Apple through App Store Server Notifications. Apple processes the payment. Whether a membership is active, and its expiration time, may be cached on your device so benefits can be shown offline.
• Device and version information: For anonymous analytics, may include device model, OS version, app version, and interface language for compatibility and usage analysis.
• Usage analytics: Anonymous behavioral data such as page views and feature usage frequency to improve the product. When you purchase a membership, we may also record events such as purchase start, restore, and purchase success, together with the product identifier.
• Network resources: When you use online background music or images, the App requests resources from our servers; access logs (e.g., IP address, request time) may be recorded for security and operations.

The App does not actively collect your legal name, national ID, contacts, precise location, photo library content, payment card number, or Apple ID password.

2. How We Use Information

• Provide and maintain core features: clock, timer, themes, and effects;
• Save and restore your display preferences (primarily on-device);
• Load online background music and image resources;
• Verify App Store purchases, grant, restore, and sync membership benefits, and process renewals, expirations, refunds, and revocations;
• Conduct anonymous statistical analysis to improve performance and experience;
• Ensure service security, troubleshoot issues, handle transaction disputes, and comply with applicable laws.

3. Permissions

The App may request the following system permissions only when needed:

• Network (INTERNET): Load online resources, send anonymous analytics, and verify membership purchases and entitlement status.
• Notifications (if applicable): Timer reminders; you may disable this in system settings at any time.
• Background audio (if applicable): Play background music; not used after you turn off the feature.

Membership purchases are completed in Apple’s system payment sheet. Subscribing does not add location, photo library, contacts, advertising-tracking, or other system permissions.

We will not deny basic clock functionality because you decline non-essential permissions. The basic clock does not require a membership.

4. Storage and Security

• Local preferences, access tokens, and the cached membership status (whether it is active, and when it expires) are stored on your device and removed when you uninstall the App.
• Anonymous analytics, membership entitlements, and transaction records are stored on cloud servers in the People’s Republic of China, with reasonable safeguards such as access controls and HTTPS encryption.
• We retain information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. Transaction records are kept for purchase verification, customer support, dispute handling, and as required by law. Uninstalling the App does not delete transaction records on our servers.

5. Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share or disclose information only when:

• You have given explicit consent;
• To complete payment, purchase verification, and subscription status updates, we send Apple the information needed to verify a transaction and receive the transaction result Apple returns or delivers through server notifications. Apple processes payment information under its own privacy policy;
• Required by laws, regulations, or lawful requests from judicial or administrative authorities;
• Necessary to protect the rights and interests of the App, users, or the public, including refunds and transaction disputes.

6. Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Manage notifications, network, and other permissions in system or app settings;
• View or cancel auto-renewal in your Apple ID subscription settings; refunds follow Apple’s rules;
• Clear locally stored preferences, the anonymous UUID, access tokens, and cached membership status by uninstalling the App;
• Email us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information on our servers that is linked to that device identifier. Transaction records that must be kept by law may not be deleted immediately; we will delete or anonymize them when the required retention period ends.

If you are in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or California, you may have additional rights including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection. Contact us using the details below to exercise these rights.

7. Children

The App is intended primarily for adults. If you are a minor, please read this policy and use the App under guardian supervision. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Policy Updates

We may revise this policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a new effective date. If changes materially affect your rights, we will notify you through reasonable means such as in-app notices.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions, comments, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, contact us:

• App name: Minimal Digital Clock (display name: Minimal Clock)
• Website: https://simpledigitalclock.com
• Email: feedback@simpledigitalclock.com

We will respond within a reasonable time.

See also our Terms of Service.