WideTime

Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATED: JULY 8, 2026

Application Title: WideTime

Package Identifier: com.samrstudio.widetime

Lead Developer: Sameer Banjare

Publisher Studio: SamR Studio

Target Orientation: Landscape Mode Only

Welcome to WideTime. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide complete, word-for-word transparency regarding our data protection standards. WideTime is built from the ground up as a fully offline-first, zero-data-collection application. This document details how we handle information, device permissions, and local storage.

1. Minimum Internet Use for Update Checking

WideTime is committed to absolute privacy. The application does not collect, record, transmit, monitor, or share any personal data, usage metrics, device information, or behavioral statistics.

Secure Read-Only Update Checker: WideTime declares the Android INTERNET permission. This connection is used solely to download a tiny, anonymous configuration file (update.json) hosted on our Netlify server to check if a newer app version is available. No private user data, identifiable credentials, or device keys are sent during this check. It is completely anonymous and secure.

2. Local Database & Storage

All records of your stopwatch and timer sessions (such as start times, pauses, resume times, and total elapsed durations) are saved locally and securely on your own device using an offline SQLite database (Android Room Database library).

This database is stored inside the application's isolated sandbox storage. No other applications on your device can access this database.
All saved timer/stopwatch logs are persistent so that your configuration remains exactly as you left it when you close or restart the application.
You can clear individual logs by performing a long press on any list item. You can permanently wipe the entire database by clicking the trash icon in the records view.

3. Local File Exports

WideTime includes options within the Settings Panel to export your stopwatch and timer records as formatted text (.txt) documents.

Exports are compiled entirely on your device and saved directly to your local public Documents/ directory.
Files are named systematically to prevent duplicates (e.g., Stopwatch ddmmyy hhmm {count}.txt) and include detailed chronological lists of your sessions.
This file creation is completely local and does not use any cloud servers or external transfer protocols.

4. Device Permissions Explained

To run safely in landscape mode and manage background timing, WideTime requests the following Android system permissions. Each permission is used strictly for offline utility:

INTERNET: Used solely to query the server configuration file for newer version codes to display the upgrade popup. No user profiling, ads, or tracking data are requested or processed.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS (Android 13+): Used solely to show a running stopwatch or timer in your notification tray when you minimize the application. This notification cannot be dismissed while a timer is active, ensuring the Android system does not shut down the background engine.
FOREGROUND_SERVICE & FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE: Allows the application to keep a precise clock running when you switch apps or lock your screen. This service is declared as a specialUse type to ensure the timer engine is not terminated by the Android system's battery optimization features, ensuring accuracy for timing sessions.
VIBRATE: Used to trigger tactile physical vibration patterns when your configured timer limit runs down to 00:00:00. This can be toggled on or off via settings.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (API 28 and below): Used to write your exported text logs safely to your local public Documents directory on older Android platforms.

5. Completion Alarm & Background States

When a timer expires while the application is backgrounded or minimized, WideTime will play a 10-second system sound loop and trigger tactile vibration patterns (subject to your Settings choices). A dedicated on-screen dialog box allows you to immediately dismiss this alert, stopping the ringtone and vibration.

6. Third-Party Services & Analytics

WideTime does not integrate any third-party software development kits (SDKs), advertising networks, analytics tracking tools, or external libraries that collect user data. There are no ads, no trackers, and no analytical reporting hooks in the code.

7. Children's Privacy

Because our application does not collect any personal data, WideTime is completely safe for use by individuals of all ages, including children under the age of 13. We do not solicit, compile, or request any data from children or any other demographic.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. However, because WideTime's architecture remains strictly secure, the zero-collection core of the application will remain unchanged. Any updates to this policy will be bundled directly with local application updates.

9. Contact & Support

If you have questions about the local database, exports, or general functionality, you can reach out directly via our official channels:

Developer Portfolio & Studio: SamR Studio
Publisher Profile: Ramesh Kumar Banjare
Official Studio Instagram: @samr_studio