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Last updated: September 21, 2026

Full Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Paweł Garbarz ("we", "us", "our", or the "Developer") handles information when you use the mobile application AppLimiter (the "App") on iOS.

By downloading or using the App, you agree to the practices described in this Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

1. Who is responsible for your data

The data controller is:

Paweł Garbarz
Poland
pawel@garbarz.eu

2. Summary

AppLimiter helps you limit how often selected apps can be opened. It uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks to apply limits on your device.

The App:

• does not require an account;
• does not ask for your name, email address, telephone number, or location;
• contains no advertising or third-party analytics SDK;
• does not operate its own server or push-notification service;
• does not make network connections of its own, except where Apple services are involved in an App Store purchase or entitlement check, if applicable;
• stores its configuration and locally generated usage information in the App’s private container on your device.

3. Information stored locally by the App

The App stores the following information locally on your device:

• limits and schedules, including daily opening limits, session lengths, protected hours, and exclusions;
• cooldown settings;
• protected-hours settings;
• application settings;
• counts of openings used and other locally generated usage history or statistics;
• anonymous tokens representing the apps or categories you selected for limiting;
• PIN-protection settings and related local configuration.

This information is stored in the App’s private container. The Developer does not receive a copy of this information.

4. Retention period

Daily opening counts and locally generated usage history are retained on the device for up to 90 days so that the App can provide local history, streak, and trend features. Older records are removed or become unavailable as part of the App’s local data-retention process.

App configuration, PIN settings, and other settings may remain on the device until you change or delete them, remove the App, or otherwise clear the App’s local data through iOS.

5. Screen Time data and selected apps

AppLimiter uses Apple’s Family Controls, Managed Settings, and Device Activity frameworks. These frameworks provide important privacy protections.

Anonymous app tokens

When you select apps or categories to limit, iOS provides the App with opaque tokens rather than app names or bundle identifiers. AppLimiter cannot determine the names of the selected apps from these tokens.

The tokens are meaningful only within the relevant device and App installation. They are not transmitted to the Developer and are not used to identify you.

System Screen Time statistics

The Developer does not read or receive Apple’s system Screen Time data. Where system usage figures are displayed, they are rendered by iOS in a sandboxed view.

AppLimiter cannot read, store, or transmit those system usage values. Any figures shown elsewhere in the App, such as openings used, minutes granted, streaks, or weekly trends, are AppLimiter’s own counters generated locally on your device.

Screen Time permission is used to apply and remove limits for the apps you selected. You can revoke this permission at any time in iOS Settings under Screen Time. When permission is revoked, the App’s ability to apply or remove those limits stops.

6. Notifications

If you allow notifications, AppLimiter schedules and delivers them locally on your device.

Notification content does not pass through the Developer’s systems or a third party. AppLimiter does not operate an APNs-based push-notification server or any other push-notification backend.

7. Apple services and StoreKit

Applies only if AppLimiter offers a purchase or subscription. Remove this section before publishing if the App has no purchases or subscriptions.

If the App offers a purchase or subscription, Apple processes the transaction through the App Store and StoreKit. Apple may store information necessary to process, validate, and provide the purchase.

AppLimiter reads only the local entitlement or purchase status needed to enable the relevant feature, for example whether an entitlement is active. The Developer does not receive your payment card details or other payment credentials.

Apple’s processing of purchase-related information is governed by Apple’s privacy policy.

8. Information we do not collect

The Developer does not collect through AppLimiter:

• your name, email address, telephone number, or postal address;
• precise or coarse location;
• contacts, photos, camera contents, or microphone recordings;
• health or fitness data;
• financial account details or payment credentials;
• browsing history, messages, or the content of other apps;
• Apple’s system Screen Time usage statistics;
• the names of apps or categories selected for limiting;
• your device’s advertising identifier (IDFA).

The App uses no advertising SDK and no third-party analytics SDK.

9. App Tracking Transparency

App Tracking Transparency does not apply to AppLimiter because the App does not use advertising or tracking SDKs and does not access your device’s advertising identifier for tracking.

The App therefore does not request permission to track you across apps or websites owned by other companies.

10. How information is used

Locally stored information is used only to operate AppLimiter and provide its features, including:

• applying opening limits, cooldowns, schedules, and protected hours;
• showing locally generated opening counts, history, and trends;
• scheduling local notifications, if you enable them;
• protecting selected settings with a PIN;
• determining whether a locally available StoreKit entitlement is active, if the App offers purchases or subscriptions.

The Developer does not use this information for advertising, profiling, sale, or unrelated marketing.

11. Legal bases under the GDPR

Where the EU General Data Protection Regulation applies, the relevant legal bases are:

• performance of a contract or provision of the requested service, because locally stored information is needed to provide AppLimiter’s features;
• consent, where you grant permissions such as Screen Time access or local notifications;
• legitimate interests, where necessary to maintain, secure, and improve the App without using the information for advertising or profiling.

You can withdraw permissions through iOS Settings and can delete locally stored App data by removing the App, subject to how iOS manages backups or Apple services outside the Developer’s control.

12. International transfers

The Developer does not operate servers and does not otherwise transfer your AppLimiter data internationally.

If the App offers purchases or subscriptions, Apple may process purchase-related information on servers outside your country as part of Apple’s global infrastructure. That processing is governed by Apple’s privacy policy.

13. Security

App data is stored in the App’s private container and protected by standard iOS system protections, including file-level encryption when the device is locked, where supported by the device and iOS configuration.

The App does not transmit locally stored configuration or usage history to the Developer. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

14. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under applicable data-protection law, including rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Because AppLimiter is designed not to collect personal data on the Developer’s systems, the Developer may be unable to identify or retrieve locally stored App data. For questions or requests, contact the Developer using the address below.

15. Children and family use

AppLimiter may be used by families and may be configured on a child’s iPhone by a parent or guardian. The App does not create child profiles or transmit children’s personal data to the Developer.

Parents and guardians are responsible for configuring the App appropriately and for ensuring that its use complies with applicable law.

16. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, by providing an in-app or website notice.

Continued use of the App after the updated Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the updated practices, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

17. Contact

Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy can be sent to:

Paweł Garbarz: pawel@garbarz.eu