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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026

What this policy covers

This policy describes how the Dopodoro™ iOS app handles your information. Dopodoro is built by Jeffrey Kent.

Short version

Dopodoro has no servers of its own, no accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, and no tracking. Your data lives on your device. If you have iCloud enabled, your data also syncs privately through your own iCloud account (Apple's infrastructure, tied to your Apple ID), so it follows you across your devices, and Dopodoro never sees it. The only times the app talks to a network are Apple's iCloud (your private sync) and Apple's StoreKit (if you buy Dopodoro+). Dopodoro never operates a server, and never receives your data or your payment details.

What Dopodoro stores on your device

This data is stored on your device (SwiftData and UserDefaults), and it is yours.

  • Focus sessions: start time, end time, phase, and the task you focused on (if any).
  • Tasks & projects: title, project, tags, due date, notes, subtasks, recurrence.
  • Stats: session history, streaks, and the on-device weekly review summary.
  • Settings & personalization: intervals, theme, palette, soundscape, haptics, focus profiles.
  • Brief in-session state: energy level, parked thoughts, session intent.

iCloud sync

If iCloud is enabled on your device, Dopodoro syncs your tasks, sessions, stats, and settings through CloudKit to your private iCloud database, so your focus history follows you across your devices. This data is tied to your Apple ID and governed by Apple's iCloud terms and privacy policy. Dopodoro has no server and cannot access your iCloud data. To stop syncing, turn off iCloud for Dopodoro in iOS Settings.

Apple features Dopodoro uses (with your permission)

Each of these runs through Apple's own frameworks. Dopodoro requests permission in context, you can revoke any of them in iOS Settings → Dopodoro, and none of this data is sent to a Dopodoro server (there isn't one).

  • Apple Intelligence (on-device AI): the focus planner, task breakdown, categorization, effort estimates, the task picker, brain-dump extraction, and the weekly review use Apple's FoundationModels framework. They run on-device on Apple-Intelligence-capable hardware; no data is sent off-device for AI.
  • Speech recognition (voice capture): uses SFSpeechRecognizer in on-device mode when you tap the mic. Audio is processed locally.
  • Health (HealthKit): with your permission, Dopodoro writes Mindful Minutes for your completed focus sessions to Apple Health.
  • Calendar (EventKit): with your permission, Dopodoro can show your calendar alongside your day and, if enabled, add focus sessions or import reminders. Calendar data stays on your device and in your own calendars.
  • Screen Time (Family Controls): if you turn on app or website blocking during focus, Dopodoro uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your selections are represented by opaque tokens managed by iOS, so Dopodoro cannot see which specific apps or sites you choose; iOS enforces the blocking.
  • Notifications: local notifications via UserNotifications. No push servers, no push tokens.
  • Live Activities & Widgets: updated on-device. No push tokens.

What Dopodoro does NOT collect

  • No account / no sign-in
  • No analytics or crash reporting (no Firebase, Mixpanel, Sentry, Amplitude, or similar)
  • No advertising identifiers, IDFA, or tracking across apps or websites
  • No location data
  • No third-party SDKs of any kind
  • No access to your contacts or photos

Subscriptions and payments

If you buy Dopodoro+ (monthly, annual, or lifetime), Apple handles the entire transaction through StoreKit. Apple receives your payment details; Dopodoro does not, it only sees an entitlement state (active or inactive).

Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. The lifetime tier is a one-time purchase with no renewal.

Children's privacy

Dopodoro does not collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Your choices and rights

Because Dopodoro collects no personal data on any server, there is no profile for us to access, export, or sell. You control your data directly on your device: revoke any permission in iOS Settings → Dopodoro, turn off iCloud sync, or erase everything (below). iCloud data is governed by your agreement with Apple.

Data deletion

To permanently delete all data: open Dopodoro, go to Settings → Erase All Data, or uninstall the app. If iCloud sync is on, removing the data also removes it from your iCloud database on your synced devices.

To manage or cancel a subscription, use iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date above will change, and the new policy will be published at https://dopodoro.com/privacy before the change ships in a new app version.

Contact

Questions or concerns? Email dopodoro.app@gmail.com.