Privacy Policy

Last updated 26 September 2026.

Short version: your Screen Time data stays on your phone. We never see which apps you use or what you watch.

What stays on your phone

Which apps you block, when the shield appears, your daily step and skip counts, the words you have learned, your move log, and your Screen Time usage are stored only on your device, in a container shared with the app's own Screen Time extensions. Apple's frameworks never give us the names of the apps you block or what you do inside them. Screen Time totals shown in the app are rendered by Apple's report extension and are never sent to us.

Camera, microphone and audio

Sorry Scroll does not use your camera or microphone. Word pronunciation uses Apple's on-device voices; nothing you hear or say is recorded.

What we store if you create an account

If you sign in with Apple, we store your Firebase user ID, your email address (or the relay address Apple provides), the goal and languages you picked and a progress number, so you can restore progress on another device. Accounts are optional. Without one, nothing about your goal leaves your phone except the purchase information described below.

Purchases

Subscriptions are processed by Apple. We use RevenueCat to check whether your subscription is active. RevenueCat receives an anonymous app-user identifier and Apple's purchase receipt; it does not receive your name or email unless you signed in, in which case your user ID links the two.

Service providers

Firebase by Google (optional accounts and progress backup) and RevenueCat (subscription status). Both act on our instructions under their data-processing terms. We do not use advertising SDKs and we do not sell personal data.

Notifications

We send a local notification when you tap "Pay my step" on the shield, and at most one reminder a day about your weekly receipt. You can turn these off in iPhone Settings › Notifications.

Retention and deletion

Data on your phone is removed when you delete the app or use Delete all data in Settings. Account data is deleted immediately when you delete your account in Settings › Delete account; backups are purged within 30 days.

Your rights

Depending on where you live you may have rights to access, correct, export or delete your data, and to complain to a supervisory authority. Email support@sorryscroll.com and we will respond within 30 days.

Children

Sorry Scroll is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

We will post any changes here and update the date above. Material changes will be announced in the app.