Beave Privacy Policy

Beave (by Aktar Studio) · Last updated 15 Jun 2026

This policy explains what data Beave ("the app", "we", "us") collects, why, and what control you have over it. It applies to the Beave Android app published by Aktar Studio.

1. Using Beave without an account

Beave works anonymously. You can build your dam, run focus sessions, block apps, and manage tasks without signing in. In this mode, your data lives only on your device and is never sent to us.

Signing in (with Google) is optional and only needed for social features: adding friends, chat, Flip Together sessions, and the leaderboard.

2. What we collect

Account information (only if you sign in)

When you sign in with Google, we receive and store:

• Your name and profile photo (as provided by your Google account)
• Your email address
• A Google account identifier used to recognise you across devices

Profile & activity (signed-in users)

• Your display name, photo, and a generated friend code
• Aggregate focus stats used for the leaderboard: total "sticks", number of focus sessions, and Flip Together count

Social features (signed-in users)

• Friend connections you create
• Chat messages you send to friends
• Flip Together session rooms and invitations you create or join

Notifications

If you allow notifications, we store a device push token so we can deliver friend requests, chat messages, and Flip Together invites.

On-device only (never sent to us)

• Tasks (titles, notes, due dates) and any photos you attach are stored only on your device.
• Your detailed focus history (the per-day hours shown in the weekly chart and your dam visualization) stays on your device. Your running totals (sticks, sessions, and Flip Together count) do sync to your account for the leaderboard when you're signed in, as described in section 2. Signed-out users sync nothing.
• App-blocking: to block distracting apps during a focus session, Beave uses Android's Usage Access permission to detect which app is in the foreground. This check happens entirely on your device. We never see, collect, or transmit your app-usage data.
• Camera: used only if you choose to attach a photo to a task. Photos stay on your device.

3. Product analytics

We use Google Firebase Analytics to understand which features people actually use. This helps us prioritise what to build next and what to fix. Analytics collects:

• Approximate location (country, region, city) derived from your IP address. This is not GPS; it's roughly "Mumbai" not your street.
• Device info (model, OS version, app version, language).
• Anonymous usage events (e.g. "user opened the Dam tab", "user started a focus session"). Event names and parameters are predefined in the app's source code; we never log message content, task contents, or other personal text.

Firebase Analytics has been configured to NOT use the Android Advertising ID, so analytics events can't be linked to your ad profile elsewhere. We also do not use Analytics for ads or remarketing.

4. What we do NOT do

• We don't show ads.
• We don't collect precise (GPS) location or your contacts.
• We don't sell, rent, or share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
• We don't log message content, task content, or other free-text you type into the app to any analytics or marketing system.

5. How we use your data

The data above is used solely to:

• Operate the features you use (friends, chat, Flip Together, leaderboard)
• Recognise you when you sign in across devices
• Deliver notifications you've opted into
• Understand product usage at an aggregate level (which features are popular, where users drop off) so we know what to improve

6. Where your data is stored

Cloud data (account, profile, social features, push tokens) is stored using Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Messaging). Firebase processes this data on Google's servers under Google's security and privacy practices. See Firebase's privacy documentation and Google's Privacy Policy.

7. Retention & deletion

You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Account → Delete account inside the app, or by emailing us (below). This removes your Beave profile, leaderboard entry, and friend connections. Tasks and dam progress stored locally on your device are removed when you uninstall the app.

One current limitation: chat messages you've sent to friends remain in their conversation history, our backend doesn't support deleting them yet, even on request. See our account deletion page for the full picture of what is and isn't removed.

8. Security

Data in transit is encrypted (HTTPS/TLS). Cloud data is protected by Firebase's access rules so that, for example, your chats are readable only by you and the friend you're chatting with. No system is perfectly secure, but we keep the data we hold to the minimum needed to run the app.

9. Children

Beave is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we'll delete it.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Beave evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of the app after changes means you accept the updated policy.

11. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns? Email [email protected].