Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 August 2026

PhoneStop is a screen-time budget app for Android, published by SHCH BUILDS S.R.L.

The short version

PhoneStop does not collect, transmit, or share any of your data. Everything the app records stays on your device. There is no account, no server, no cloud sync, no analytics, and no advertising. The Android app does not even hold the INTERNET permission, so it is technically incapable of sending your information anywhere.

What PhoneStop stores on your device

To do its job, PhoneStop records the following locally, on your phone only:

When your screen turns on and off, and how long each session lasted
How many times you unlocked your phone each day
Your daily screen-time budget, and any time you earned back or extended
Your settings: notification tone, day-start hour, theme

This data is written to your device's private app storage, which other apps cannot read. It never leaves your phone. We never see it, and we could not retrieve it if we wanted to.

What PhoneStop does not do

No user accounts, sign-up, email collection, or login
No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or usage statistics sent anywhere
No advertising, ad networks, or advertising identifiers
No third-party SDKs that collect data
No selling or sharing of data with anyone, because none is collected
No tracking of which apps you use — PhoneStop measures total screen time only, not app-by-app activity

Permissions, and why each is requested

Notifications	To deliver low-budget warnings and the time's-up reminder.
Display over other apps	So the full-screen stop can appear over whatever app you are using. Without it you get a notification instead.
Usage access	To restore your own screen-time statistics if Android stops PhoneStop in the background. This reads Android's built-in usage log, processes it on your device, and stores nothing elsewhere.
Device administrator (optional)	Powers the "Lock my phone" button, and only that. PhoneStop requests lock-screen permission alone — it cannot wipe your device, change your password, read your data, or prevent uninstallation. You can decline it and the rest of the app works normally.
Run at startup, battery optimisation exemption	So screen-time tracking resumes after a reboot and is not silently killed mid-day.
Full-screen intent	So the time's-up reminder can appear when your screen is locked.

Every permission serves the app's single purpose: measuring your screen time and stopping you when your budget runs out.

Children

PhoneStop is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone, of any age, because we do not collect data at all.

Deleting your data

Uninstalling PhoneStop permanently deletes everything it stored. There is nothing held anywhere else, so there is no deletion request to make and no account to close.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new "last updated" date. If PhoneStop ever begins collecting data, this policy will be updated and in-app consent requested before any collection begins.

Contact

Questions about privacy: ruslan@shch-builds.com