Privacy Policy — HabitStead

Last updated: July 24, 2026

This policy describes how HabitStead ("the app," "we," "us") handles information. We've kept the app simple on purpose, and this policy reflects that: there isn't much to disclose, because the app doesn't do very much with your data beyond storing it on your own device.

The short version

HabitStead does not have user accounts, does not use analytics or tracking, does not show ads, and does not send your habit data to any server we control. Everything you enter — habit names, categories, completion history, notes — stays on your device, in storage that only HabitStead can access.

What data the app stores, and where

The habits you create, when you mark them done, any notes you add, and your app preferences (theme, language, color palette) are stored locally on your device using Android's standard app storage. This data:

• Is never transmitted to us or to any third party.
• Is not visible to us in any way — we have no server, dashboard, or account system that would let us see it even if we wanted to.
• Is deleted automatically if you uninstall the app or clear its storage from your device settings.

Cloud backup

HabitStead uses Android's built-in Auto Backup feature. If enabled on your device (this is a device-level Android setting, not something HabitStead controls directly), your habit data is periodically backed up to your own Google Drive account, the same way many Android apps' data is backed up. This backup is managed entirely by Google's Android platform under your Google account — HabitStead does not operate the backup service, does not have access to your Google account, and cannot see the backed-up data. You can review or turn off this backup at any time in your device's Android settings.

Permissions the app requests, and why

• Notifications — to send you the reminder times you set for your habits. You can decline this permission; the app works without it, you just won't get reminders.
• Exact alarms / scheduling — so reminders fire at the specific time you chose, rather than an approximate window.
• Receive boot completed — so your reminders are still scheduled correctly after you restart your phone, without you having to reopen the app first.

None of these permissions give the app, or us, access to anything outside of scheduling and showing your own reminders.

Home screen widget

If you add the HabitStead widget to your home screen, it reads the same locally-stored habit data described above to display it and lets you mark habits done directly from your home screen. This data exchange happens entirely on your device, between the app and the widget — nothing is sent externally.

Children's privacy

HabitStead is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age, since it doesn't collect information at all in the sense of transmitting it anywhere.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes — for example, if a future version of the app adds a feature that does transmit data somewhere — we'll update this page and change the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy: frontcodes@gmail.com

This page is the privacy policy referenced in the HabitStead Google Play Store listing.