Privacy, done honestly

BreakOff uses Apple's Family Controls and Screen Time APIs to block apps on your device. Apple's rules, and our own product design, require that the list of apps you choose to block never leaves your device. We take this seriously. Everything else on this page describes the much smaller set of account and product data that does sync to our servers to make features like cross-device sync and subscriptions work.

Privacy Policy for BreakOff

Last updated: May 22, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how BreakOff LLC ("BreakOff," "we," "us," or "our") handles personal information in connection with the BreakOff mobile application ("the App") and the website at breakoff.io ("the Site"). It applies to users in all regions and is written in plain language.

If you have any questions, email us at support@breakoff.io.

2. What Data We Collect

Data you provide.

• Account information: you create your account by signing in with Apple or with Google. From Sign in with Apple we receive an Apple user identifier and, if you choose to share it, your name and email address; Apple also supports a private relay email, which you can use to keep your real email private. From Sign in with Google we receive a Google account identifier and your name and email address. We never receive or store your Apple or Google password.
• Profile preferences: your display name, daily break goals, streak settings, and other in-app preferences.
• Onboarding responses (optional): during onboarding we ask how you heard about BreakOff, what you want to use it for, and your self-reported screen time. You can skip these questions and still use the App.

Data we collect automatically.

• Break history: timestamps and durations of breaks you've taken, synced to your account so they appear across your devices. This includes every kind of break: ones you start manually, scheduled breaks, QR Code breaks, and “I'm Done for the Day” breaks. I'm Done ends your day early and stays in effect until midnight; like any other break it is recorded only as a timestamp and duration, it does not collect any additional data.
• Subscription status: whether you're on the free tier or BreakOff Pro, managed through Apple's App Store and RevenueCat.
• Crash and performance data: if the App crashes or performs slowly, diagnostic information is sent to our error-reporting tool (Sentry) so we can fix issues.

Profile data.

• Profile: when you create a BreakOff account, we generate a basic profile for you: a username and a simple avatar (a colored circle showing your initial). This profile lets your account sync across your devices and is the identity used by the optional Friends feature. You can change your username from within the app.

Friends-feature data (only if you use Friends). The Friends feature is available only to users 16 and older, see “Children's Privacy” below.

• Username and stats: your username, display name, avatar, and break stats (current streak, longest streak, total hours, daily goal, last break time) are visible to users you have accepted as friends, and another user who searches for your exact username can find you and send a friend request. These same stats are used to rank you on the friends leaderboard, which is visible only to people you have accepted as friends, there is no global or public leaderboard.
• Friend connections: pairs of users who have accepted a friend request. We do not expose your friend list to anyone outside that pair.
• Break invites: when you send or receive a phone-free break invite, we store the sender, recipient, break name, start and end times, and status (pending, accepted, declined, etc.) until the invite is acted on or you delete your account.
• Age: the first time you open Friends, we ask for your birthdate for the sole purpose of checking that you meet the 16+ minimum age. We derive your age from the date you enter and store that age; we do not store the birthdate itself. Your age is used only to determine Friends eligibility and is never shown to other users.
• Block and report records: if you block or report another user, we record that action so we can keep the two of you separated and follow up on what was reported.
• Push tokens: when you enable notifications, your device registers an Apple push token with us so we can deliver friend-request and invite alerts. The token identifies the device, not you personally.

Data that stays on your device.

• Your Family Controls / Screen Time app selections: the specific apps you choose to block are represented on your device by an opaque token from Apple's FamilyActivitySelection API. This token is never transmitted to our servers, never shared with RevenueCat, never sent to Sentry, and never used for advertising or profiling. Apple's Family Controls Distribution Agreement requires this, and our code strips these identifiers before any cloud sync.
• Camera (QR Code breaks): the QR Code break lets you scan a QR or barcode of your choosing as a physical “unlock anchor.” Your camera is used only to read that code on your device. BreakOff does not take photos, record video, or transmit any camera data to our servers or to anyone else, only the decoded text of the code is stored on your device, so the app can recognize the same anchor when you scan it again to end the break.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To operate the App: authenticate you, sync your breaks and settings across your devices, and manage your subscription.
• To run the Friends feature (if you use it): let other users find you by username, deliver friend requests and break invites, show streak and stats data (including the friends leaderboard) to your accepted friends, and enforce age and abuse-prevention rules (block, report).
• To improve the App: aggregated, de-identified analytics on how features are used, which onboarding paths convert, and which features crash.
• To support you: if you email us, we use your email to reply.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your data for third-party advertising or ad measurement. We do not use the App Tracking Transparency framework because we don't track you across other companies' apps or websites.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK/EEA users)

If you're in the European Union, United Kingdom, or European Economic Area, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR and UK GDPR:

• Contract (Article 6(1)(b)), to provide the App you've asked for, including account creation, sync, and subscription management.
• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)), for crash diagnostics, security, and de-identified analytics that improve the App. You can object at any time.
• Consent (Article 6(1)(a)), for the optional onboarding survey questions. You can decline them.

5. Who We Share Data With (Subprocessors)

We use a small number of trusted service providers to run BreakOff. Each is bound by a data-processing agreement and only processes data on our instructions.

• Apple Inc.: Sign in with Apple identity, App Store subscription billing, push notification delivery.
• Google LLC (United States), Sign in with Google identity verification, for users who choose Google as their sign-in method.
• Supabase Inc. (United States), authenticated database and serverless functions for your account, profile, and break history.
• RevenueCat, Inc. (United States), subscription entitlement management for BreakOff Pro.
• Sentry (Functional Software, Inc.) (United States), crash reporting and performance monitoring.
• Our website host: serves breakoff.io. May collect standard server logs (IP address, request URL, timestamp, user agent) for security and uptime.

We do not share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics companies outside this list.

6. International Data Transfers

Our subprocessors are based in the United States. If you're accessing BreakOff from outside the US, your information will be transferred to and processed in the US. Where required (EU/UK/EEA), transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses under each subprocessor's Data Processing Agreement.

7. Data Retention

• Account data: kept until you delete your account, then removed from our primary database immediately. Encrypted database backups are overwritten within 30 days.
• Break history: kept while your account is active; deleted with your account.
• Crash and performance data: retained by Sentry for up to 90 days (their default), then automatically purged.
• Support emails: retained for up to 2 years for quality and training, then deleted.

8. Data Security

All data is encrypted in transit using TLS and at rest using industry-standard encryption provided by our database host. Supabase row-level security ensures that only you can read or modify your own account data; our own service-role credentials are restricted to server-side functions (such as the account-deletion endpoint) and are never present in the mobile App. No security measure is perfect, but these are the controls we've implemented and continue to improve.

9. Your Rights

Everywhere. You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete Account inside the App. This removes your profile row, break history, and authentication record. You can also email us at support@breakoff.io and we'll do it for you.

EU, UK, EEA (GDPR / UK GDPR). You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests and withdraw any consent you've given. You can exercise any of these rights by emailing support@breakoff.io. If you believe we've mishandled your data, you have the right to complain to your local supervisory authority.

California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah, and similar laws. You have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request a copy, to request deletion, to correct inaccurate information, and to opt out of sale or sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share personal information in the way those laws define "sale" or "sharing." To exercise any of these rights, email support@breakoff.io. We don't discriminate against users who exercise their rights.

We verify requests by confirming control of the account email or Sign-in-with-Apple identity on file. We respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (typically 30–45 days).

10. Children's Privacy

BreakOff is rated 4+ on the App Store because it contains no objectionable content, but it is a general-audience app, it is not directed to or intended for young children. We do not ask for your age when you create an account, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in the United States, or under the digital-consent age that applies in their country (16 in much of the EU/EEA). The only time BreakOff asks your age is the first time you open the optional Friends feature, when we ask for your birthdate to check the Friends minimum age (see “Friends feature minimum age” below). If at that point you indicate you are under 13, we immediately delete the online account that was created when you signed in, your profile, break history, and authentication record, and BreakOff switches to running entirely on your device, with nothing stored on our servers. Your breaks, app blocking, and streaks keep working locally. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child under the applicable age has created an account, please email support@breakoff.io and we will delete the account and the data associated with it.

Friends feature minimum age. The Friends feature, searching for and adding friends, friend connections, break invites, the leaderboard, and the related notifications, is restricted to users 16 years of age or older. The first time you open Friends, we ask for your birthdate solely to check this minimum. We derive your age from it, store the age (not the birthdate), and use it only for this eligibility check. Users under 16 see a message explaining that Friends is unavailable to them; no friend connections, break invites, or leaderboard entries are created for them, and the rest of BreakOff continues to work normally. Every BreakOff account has a basic profile (a username and avatar) that exists only to sync your data across your own devices, but for users who do not meet the 16+ threshold that profile is not used to connect them with any other person.

If you believe someone under the applicable minimum age has signed up or is using Friends, please email support@breakoff.io and we will delete the account and associated data promptly.

11. Website Privacy (breakoff.io)

The marketing site at breakoff.io does not set analytics or advertising cookies and does not embed third-party tracking scripts. Our hosting provider may record standard server logs (IP address, request URL, timestamp, user agent) for security and uptime monitoring. Links from the Site to third-party sites (such as the App Store) are governed by those sites' own privacy policies.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, for changes that meaningfully expand how we use your data, give you at least 30 days' notice in the App or by email before they take effect. Your continued use of BreakOff after the effective date means you accept the updated policy.

13. Contact

BreakOff LLC
Email: support@breakoff.io

For EU/EEA users: please include "GDPR request" in the subject line. For California/US state residents: please include "Privacy Rights Request" in the subject line. This helps us route your message correctly.