StudyBuddy Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 7, 2026

StudyBuddy keeps your camera image on your phone, never records it, and sends only the few details listed below.

Who we are

StudyBuddy ("the app") is a focus timer app. The developer is an individual developer. Contact: [email protected].

Camera

If you turn on the camera, the app uses the front camera to notice when your face is missing, your eyes stay closed, or you look away for a while, and then shows a reminder. The camera image is processed live on your phone only. It is never saved, uploaded, or shared, and no photo or video of you leaves your device. The microphone is not used. You can turn the camera off in the app and still use the timer.

Data stored on your phone only

Your focus time, progress, watched videos, bonus credits, language, and sound settings are stored locally on your phone. We do not receive this data. If you uninstall the app, it is deleted.

Study Pal (optional)

Study Pal is off until you turn it on. When you turn it on, the app creates an anonymous account (no email or password) and stores in Google Firebase: the name you choose, a share code, whether you are studying right now, and for each finished session its end time, length in minutes, focus percentage, and camera minutes. Only people you connect with using your code can see this. You can disconnect from a friend at any time. Choosing to leave Study Pal in the app deletes all your Study Pal data from our servers.

Videos

Story and bonus videos are streamed from Cloudflare storage and saved on your phone after the first view. Cloudflare may process your IP address when delivering them. We do not link it to you.

Ads

The free version shows ads through Google AdMob. AdMob may use your device's advertising ID to show ads and measure them, and may show personalized ads where the law allows and you agree. You can limit this in your phone's settings (Android: Settings > Privacy > Ads; iPhone: Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking). StudyBuddy Plus members do not see ads.

Subscriptions and payments

StudyBuddy Plus is sold through Google Play or the Apple App Store. They handle your payment. We never see or store your card details.

What we do not do

We do not sell your data. We do not use analytics or crash-reporting tools. We do not collect your location, contacts, photos, or microphone.

Children

StudyBuddy is not for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you think a child under 13 has used Study Pal, contact us and we will delete the data.

Your choices and deleting data

You can turn off the camera, leave Study Pal (which deletes your Study Pal data), or uninstall the app (which deletes the data on your phone). For any other request, including data deletion, contact us at [email protected]. If you live in California, you can ask us what personal data we hold about you and ask us to delete it, and we will not treat you differently for doing so.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top. Changes that matter will also be shown in the app.