Privacy Policy

Overview

SlowDwn is a focus tool that adds intentional friction to distracting apps and sites. This policy explains what we process, what stays on your device, and how account features work across the website, Chrome extension, and mobile apps.

On-device friction

Friction—such as pauses, shields, or browser overlays—runs on your device (Chrome extension, iOS, or Android). We do not upload your feeds, watch history, scroll content, or a continuous stream of pages you visit. Opaque Screen Time tokens and live overlay state stay on the device.

When you are signed in, optional account sync may include unlock or pause history you choose to keep (service name, reason text, and optionally a URL or page title from that unlock), plus Screen Time selection display names—not the opaque tokens themselves. See Account & sync below.

Data we process

Depending on how you use SlowDwn, we may process:

• Account: email, name (if provided), and authentication credentials.
• Settings: selected services, custom sites or apps, goals, and related preferences so the dashboard, extension, and apps stay in sync.
• Screen Time labels (iOS): display names of apps or categories you enrolled—not opaque Family Controls tokens.
• Unlock / pause history: service id and name, reason text, platform, kind, duration, and optionally URL or page title when the client sends them. Server-side history is capped (currently about 50 recent entries per account).
• Usage summaries: phase progress, intervention counts, and similar product metrics you sync for the dashboard.
• Onboarding & waitlist: optional answers (persona, distractions, tools tried, platform interest, founding interest) used for product prioritization and beta or founding emails.
• Product & funnel events: extension or app events (for example interventions shown) and website funnel events, which may include a guest session id and, when signed in, your user id.
• Purchases: when you buy Pro via Apple or Google, we verify the purchase and store entitlement details such as plan, expiry, and store transaction identifiers needed to restore access. Payment card data is handled by Apple or Google, not by us.

Account & sync

If you create an account, the categories above sync so you can use the dashboard and link the extension or mobile apps. Without an account, friction still runs locally; server sync of settings and history does not apply.

Device permissions

Mobile apps request OS permissions only to apply friction on the apps or sites you choose:

• iOS — Screen Time / Family Controls: to shield or pause selected apps and categories. Opaque tokens stay on-device; display names may sync when you are signed in.
• Android — Usage Access and Accessibility: to detect when an enrolled app is in the foreground and show a pause overlay. We do not use Accessibility to read passwords, messages, or feed content inside apps.

Waitlist & onboarding

During beta signup we may ask optional questions (persona, distractions, tools tried, platform interest, founding interest) so we can prioritize the product. We use that information for product development and to email you about beta invites and founding access.

Analytics

Our website may use Vercel Analytics and, when configured, Microsoft Clarity to understand aggregate traffic and improve the site. These tools apply to the website only—not to on-device friction in the extension or apps—and are not used for cross-app advertising tracking.

We also record first-party product events in our own database (hosted with Neon) so we can see whether people install, enroll a service, complete onboarding, and encounter a pause. Those events include a random session id, an optional account id when you are signed in, the client platform (website, extension, iOS, or Android), and catalog service ids such as YouTube—not the URLs you visit, page titles, or the text of your goal.

Tracking & selling data

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use App Tracking Transparency or third-party advertising SDKs in the mobile apps to track you across other companies' apps or websites. Account and product data are used to operateSlowDwn, improve the product, and communicate about the service.

Service providers

We use service providers that process data only to run the product on our behalf, including:

• Vercel (website and API hosting)
• Neon (Postgres database)
• Resend (transactional email)
• Microsoft Clarity (optional website analytics, when enabled)
• Apple and Google (in-app purchase verification)

International transfers

Our providers may process data in the United States and other countries where they operate. By using SlowDwn, you understand that your information may be transferred to and stored in those locations, with safeguards appropriate to the service.

Retention

Account data is kept while your account is active. Unlock and pause history synced to our servers is limited to a recent window (currently about 50 entries). Onboarding, funnel, and product event records are retained as needed for product operations and then deleted or aggregated when no longer required. Website analytics follow each provider's retention settings. After we process a deletion request, we remove or anonymize personal data except where we must keep a limited record (for example fraud prevention or legal obligations).

Your rights & deletion

You may request access to or deletion of your account data by emailing hello@slowdwn.it. We will respond within a reasonable time. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable law; contact us to exercise them.

Children

SlowDwn is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@slowdwn.it. See also our Terms of Service.