Nudgling privacy policy
Effective 30 October 2026 (updated for version 1.2). Applies to the Nudgling Android app, version 1.2. The previous version of this policy was effective 23 October 2026.
Who we are
This policy covers the Nudgling app on Google Play. Nudgling is made by an individual developer based in Singapore, shown as the developer on the app's Google Play page ("we"). For any privacy question or request, email hiddehris.appstudio@gmail.com. This address is also our contact for data protection matters under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
The short version
Nudgling does not collect, send or share your personal data. There is no account, no advertising and no analytics. Everything the app needs is stored on your phone.
What the app stores on your phone
- Your pet (type, name, level, outfits) and your settings (sounds, reminder times, quiet hours).
- The breaks you complete, with dates and minutes, used for your Moments tab.
- Breaks you add yourself (their names and lengths).
- If you turn on scroll watch: the app you chose to watch, and for each time you stopped scrolling it, the app's name, the minutes and the time, so they show in your Moments tab.
- Any goals you type in.
This information stays in the app's private storage on your device. We cannot see it. It is not uploaded anywhere by the app.
Permissions
- Notifications: to show your pet's reminders and the break timer. You can turn them off in the app or in Android settings.
- Alarms and start-up: so reminders arrive at the times you chose, including after your phone restarts.
- Vibration: for the timer.
- Usage access and display over other apps (optional, for scroll watch): if you turn on scroll watch, Nudgling uses Android's usage access to see which app is on your screen and for how long, so your pet can suggest a break when you've been scrolling the app you chose for a while. This is processed on your phone and never leaves it; we can't see it. While scroll watch is on, a silent notification shows that it's running. If you allow "display over other apps", your pet's break bubble appears over that app; otherwise you get a notification. You can turn scroll watch off at any time in Nudgling's Settings, and remove both permissions in Android settings.
- Audio settings: so the countdown, rhythm and spoken counts play correctly alongside your other audio. The app does not record anything.
Spoken counts use your phone's built-in text-to-speech; the app does not record audio or use the microphone.
Third parties
The app is downloaded and updated through Google Play, which is covered by Google's own privacy policy. Nudgling itself includes no advertising, analytics or tracking tools, and we do not sell or share data with anyone.
If you choose to share your weekly card, Nudgling makes the image on your phone and hands it to the app you pick. Nudgling itself sends nothing.
Deleting your data
Use Settings → Erase everything in the app, or uninstall the app. Either removes all Nudgling data from your phone. Because we hold no data about you, there is nothing else to delete.
Children
Nudgling is intended for adults (18+) and is not directed at children.
Health note
Nudgling offers general wellness breaks, not medical advice. Skip any exercise if you're injured, stop if something hurts, and stop breathing exercises if you feel lightheaded.
Changes
If a future version adds features that handle data (for example an optional account, cloud backup, purchases or AI suggestions), we will update this policy before that version is released and show the new effective date here.