Privacy Policy

Shared Countdown: Days Until · Effective Date: October 28, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Shared Countdown: Days Until ("Shared Countdown", "the App", "we", "us", or "our") handles information when you use the App. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the App.

1. Summary

No account is needed to use the App on your own. Your events, cover photos, reminder settings, and widget styles are stored on your device.
Sharing is optional. If you choose to pair with another person, we store your account name, the pairing, and the events you choose to share on our servers (Google Firebase) so that both of you can see and edit them.
Private events are never uploaded. Events set to "Only me" stay on your device.
We do not sell your personal information, the App shows no third-party advertising, and it does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
We use Firebase for anonymous analytics and crash reporting, and Adapty with Apple for subscriptions.

2. Using the App on Your Own

Shared Countdown lets you count down to events. You can create an event with a name, a date, a category, an optional cover photo that you crop yourself, and reminders. You can also add Home Screen widgets that show your countdowns.

Stored on your device: events, cover photos, reminder settings, and widget styles are stored locally on your device. They may also be included in your iCloud device backup if you have iCloud Backup turned on, under Apple's terms.
Photos: you choose a photo and crop it inside the App. The App only uses the photo you select as an event cover.
Reminders: reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device by iOS. iOS asks for notification permission, and you can change it at any time in iOS Settings.
Widgets: widgets read the events stored on your device to display them on your Home Screen.

3. Optional Sharing and Pairing

You can optionally pair with one other person to share events and edit them together. To do this you need an app account, created with Sign in with Apple.

Account information: your Apple user identifier, the name you enter in the App, and, only if you choose to share it with us, the email address that Apple provides (Apple may give you the option to hide your email address).
Pairing: the pairing between you and the other person, including the invite codes used to connect, is stored on our servers.
Shared events: for events you choose to share, we store the event content on our servers: its name, date, category, appearance, the cover photo you chose for it, and who edited it last. This lets both people see the same events and edit them together.
Private events: events set to "Only me" are never uploaded to our servers.
Who can see shared events: only you and the person you are paired with.
Disconnecting: when you disconnect, each person keeps a private copy of the shared events on their own device.
Delete your account: go to Settings › Delete account in the App. This deletes your account and the data we store on our servers for you. Copies stored on your devices remain until you delete them or delete the App.

4. Information Collected Automatically

To understand how the App is used and to fix problems, limited technical information is collected through our service providers. It does not include the names or other content of your events.

Product interaction: anonymous usage events such as app launches, onboarding progress, screens viewed, and paywall views. These events do not contain event names, dates, photos, or other content you enter.
Diagnostics: crash reports, error information, performance data, app version, iOS version, and device model.
Identifiers: app instance identifiers created by Firebase and Adapty. The App does not use the Advertising Identifier (IDFA).
Approximate location: a coarse location (such as country or region) may be derived from your IP address by our service providers. The App does not request access to your location.
Purchase information: subscription status, product identifiers, and transaction status needed to provide Premium features and restore purchases.

5. Subscriptions and Payments

Premium features are offered as an auto-renewable yearly subscription, which includes a 7-day free trial if you are eligible, purchased through Apple. Payments are processed by Apple; we never receive your payment card details. Adapty helps us verify subscription status, show the subscription screen, and restore purchases. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings.

While you are paired with another person, your subscription also unlocks Premium for your partner. To make this work, your Premium status is shared with the paired partner's app. Billing applies only to the person who purchased the subscription. When you disconnect or your subscription ends, the partner's Premium access from your subscription ends.

6. Third-Party Services

Sign in with Apple: used only if you create an account for sharing. See the Apple Privacy Policy.
Firebase (Google): our servers for accounts, pairing, and shared events, plus Google Analytics for Firebase and Firebase Crashlytics for anonymous usage analytics and crash reporting. See the Firebase privacy information.
Adapty: subscription management, paywall display, and purchase validation. See the Adapty Privacy Policy.
Apple: App Store purchases, subscriptions, refunds, iCloud device backup, local notifications, and system privacy controls. See the Apple Privacy Policy.

These providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies.

7. How We Use Information

Provide the App's features, including countdowns, reminders, widgets, pairing, shared events, Premium features, and restoring purchases.
Understand which features are used and improve the App.
Detect, investigate, and fix crashes, abuse, and technical issues.
Respond to support requests.
Comply with legal obligations and App Store requirements.

8. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent personal information. Information is shared only with the person you pair with (shared events and your account name), with the service providers listed above so they can provide their services to us or to you, and with authorities if required by law or to protect rights, safety, or security.

9. Tracking and Advertising

The App does not track you across apps or websites owned by other companies, does not use your data for targeted advertising, does not use the Advertising Identifier (IDFA), and does not show ads.

10. Data Retention and Deletion

Events, cover photos, reminder settings, and widget styles remain on your device until you delete them in the App or delete the App. If you use an account, the account, pairing, and shared event data remain on our servers until you delete them or delete your account (Settings › Delete account). Deleting your account removes your account and server data. Analytics, diagnostic, and subscription data are kept by our service providers according to their retention settings and policies. To make a data request, contact us at birak200@gmail.com.

11. Your Choices and Rights

You can use the App without an account, and you can delete your account in the App at any time.
You can keep any event private by choosing "Only me", and it will not be uploaded.
You can disconnect from your partner at any time.
You can turn notifications off, or revoke photo access, in iOS Settings.
You can delete events in the App, or delete the App to remove its local data.
You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information. Contact us at birak200@gmail.com to make a request.

12. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect information, including encrypting data in transit. Your events and photos also rely on the security of your device, so we recommend using a device passcode. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure.

13. Children

The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to address it.

14. International Processing

Our service providers, including Google Firebase, may process information in countries other than the one where you live, where data protection laws may differ.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

16. Contact

Questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or the App: birak200@gmail.com.