Privacy Policy

Introduction

Breathing Space is an iOS app that helps you use selected apps and websites more intentionally. It uses Apple Screen Time to provide recurring reminders, daily limits, and automatic protection during the work and sleep schedules you set. When a limit or schedule blocks access, Breathing Space may ask you to complete a breathing pause before granting temporary time.

This policy explains what information Breathing Space processes, where it is stored, and how it is used.

Information Stored on Your Device

Breathing Space stores app data locally so it can operate its reminder, limit, schedule, and temporary-access features. This local data may include:

• Apps, websites, or categories you choose to protect, represented by Apple Screen Time tokens where applicable.
• Protection settings, such as reminder intervals, daily limits, work and sleep schedules, temporary access, and your daily reset time.
• Setup and runtime state for Screen Time policies and system shields.
• Local activity counters and state, such as reminder choices, additional minutes granted, and whether a daily limit is active.
• Subscription entitlement state, such as whether Breathing Space Pro is currently active.

The app and its Apple extensions use this information to apply Screen Time shields, maintain local statistics, grant temporary access, and enforce free or Pro feature limits. We do not receive this information from your device.

Screen Time and Device Activity

If you choose to connect Screen Time, Breathing Space uses Apple’s Family Controls, Managed Settings, Device Activity, and Device Activity Report APIs. These APIs let you select apps, categories, or websites, apply system shields, and view activity summaries on your device.

The activity report may show local summaries such as total usage time, pickups, notifications, and top apps, categories, or web domains for the selected time range. Breathing Space displays this report in the app. It does not send the report data to our servers.

System Shields and Temporary Access

Apple Screen Time may display a system shield when a reminder, daily limit, work schedule, or sleep schedule is active. Breathing Space does not read content inside the protected app or website. If you request temporary access in Breathing Space, the app stores the granted time and related state locally so its extensions can update the shield.

Purchases and Subscriptions

Breathing Space offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions for Breathing Space Pro. Purchases, renewals, cancellations, refunds, and payment methods are handled by Apple through StoreKit and the App Store.

Breathing Space does not receive your payment card number, billing address, or App Store account password. The app checks subscription entitlement information provided by Apple so it can unlock Pro features on your device. Apple may process purchase and subscription information under Apple’s own privacy policy and App Store terms.

Analytics, Advertising, and Tracking

With your explicit consent, the Bspace website and Breathing Space iOS app use Mixpanel to understand how people use the product and improve the experience. Analytics remain disabled if you decline. You can change your choice at any time from the website footer or the app’s Settings screen.

Website analytics may include pages viewed, App Store button clicks, referring domain, campaign parameters, browser and device type, and approximate region derived from network information. App analytics may include onboarding progress, Screen Time permission outcomes, whether a protection or schedule was configured, counts of configured protections or schedule intervals, breathing-gate completion, additional time granted, temporary work access, paywall views, and purchase outcomes.

We do not send selected app names, Apple Screen Time tokens, activity reports, browsing content, pause history for a particular app, names, email addresses, or advertising identifiers to Mixpanel. Mixpanel processes analytics as our service provider under its privacy policy. We do not use analytics for advertising and do not sell personal information.

Data Sharing

We do not share your local Breathing Space settings, Screen Time selections, activity report data, or app-specific pause statistics with third parties. If you consent to analytics, the limited event data described above is processed by Mixpanel on our behalf. Apple may process data needed to provide Screen Time, StoreKit, App Store purchases, and other Apple platform services, as described in Apple’s own policies.

Retention and Deletion

Data stored by Breathing Space remains on your device unless you change or remove a configuration, reset statistics where that option is available, or delete the app. Deleting the app removes its local data from your device, subject to normal iOS behavior.

App Store purchase and subscription records are managed by Apple. To manage or cancel a subscription, use your Apple Account subscription settings.

You can stop future analytics collection at any time through Analytics Preferences on the website or Analytics in the app’s Settings. To request deletion of analytics linked to your anonymous device identifier, contact us at the address below.

Children

Breathing Space is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the app changes, when we add or remove features, or when legal requirements change. The updated policy will include a new “Last updated” date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Breathing Space’s privacy practices, contact us at info@bspace.one.