Privacy Policy

Privacy, in plain words.

Before You Apps is built by a single indie developer with a hard bias toward privacy. This policy covers both this website and the iOS apps in the Before You family.

Last updated: 2026.

1. Who we are

This site and the Before You apps are operated by Florian Schimanke ("flappdev"). Full contact details are in the Imprint. The legal framework for data protection is the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

You can use this website without providing any personal information.

2. What the apps collect

Short answer: nothing that leaves your device.

2.1 Stroll before you Scroll

Reads your step count from Apple Health (read-only, with your explicit permission). Step data is processed on-device and never leaves your device.

2.2 Scan before you Can

Uses the device camera only while scanning a QR code. Camera frames are processed live — no images are saved, uploaded, or analyzed beyond QR detection.

2.3 Your Day before you Play

Reads and writes to Apple Reminders via the system EventKit framework (with your explicit permission). Your task data stays in your iCloud Reminders account, governed by Apple's iCloud privacy policy — not by us.

2.4 Screen Time permission

All apps use Apple's Family Controls / Screen Time framework to lock apps you select. The list of blocked apps is opaque even to the developer — Apple deliberately obscures it for your privacy.

3. What this website collects

This site uses no cookies, no analytics, no tracking pixels.

The contact form is delivered via Web3Forms. When you submit it, your name, email, topic, and message are transmitted to Web3Forms and forwarded by email to the operator. See Web3Forms' privacy policy. Submitted data is used only to respond to your inquiry and is not passed to third parties without your explicit consent.

4. Server logs

When you visit this website, the hosting provider automatically records standard log data: the page or file requested, date and time of the request, amount of data transferred, a success status, the name and version of your browser, your operating system, the referring URL, your IP address, and your internet provider.

This data is used only for statistical analysis in service of operating, securing, and improving the site — never combined with other data, never used to identify you personally. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest).

5. Data security

This site is delivered exclusively via HTTPS (TLS/SSL) at the highest encryption level your browser supports — typically 256-bit. The operator uses appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized third-party access. These measures are continually improved in line with technological development.

6. Purchases & the Apple App Store

Purchases go through the Apple App Store. We never see your credit-card or payment details. Apple provides only anonymized purchase statistics, which are the sole revenue data we receive.

When you download or purchase an app from the App Store, the transmission of data to Apple is unavoidable and governed entirely by Apple's policies. This data may include your Apple ID (username and email), customer number, the time of the download, and a device identifier. We have no control over, and no direct access to, this information. The same applies to any in-app purchases.

7. Data we don't store

We do not store device identifiers (IMEI, IDFA, IDFV, MAC addresses), SIM card numbers, biometric data (fingerprints, Face ID), or IP addresses beyond the short-lived server logs mentioned above.

8. Your rights under the GDPR

You have the right to:

Send any such request to info@flappdev.com.

9. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes — whether due to changes on our site or to legal requirements — the "Last updated" date above will change too. The current version is always available on this page. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page for at least 30 days.

10. Contact

Questions about privacy? Write to info@flappdev.com.