Hourwell Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2026-10-31

Hourwell ("the app") is a free work-hours tracker provided by DDJ B1 ("we", "us"). You clock in and out, and the app compares your hours with the weekly hours you set and shows whether you are ahead or behind, along with your vacation and sick days. It has no account system, no login, no subscription and no server operated by us. Tracking works without a connection (ads aside).

Your data

Your time records (clock-in and clock-out times, breaks, days off and their types), your work schedule settings (weekly hours, workdays, yearly vacation days) and your app settings are stored locally on your device.

• The app itself does not upload this data, and we never receive it.
• The advertising SDK described below may collect information as explained in that section. Your time records are not passed to the advertising SDK.
• If you use "Export CSV" or "Share this week", the file or short summary text goes only to the app you choose through Android's share sheet (for example email or a cloud drive). What happens to it there is controlled by you and that app.
• Android's standard app backup may include app data in your own Google account backup if you have device backup enabled; that backup is controlled by you and Google, not by us.

Permissions

• Notifications — for optional reminders: a nudge to clock in on workdays and a heads-up if you are still clocked in late. You can decline or turn them off; everything else keeps working.
• Run at startup — to restore reminders after the phone restarts or the time zone changes.
• Vibration — for small haptic feedback and reminder alerts.
• Internet / network state / advertising ID — used by the advertising SDK described below. Some permissions declared by Google libraries are not used by the app to read personal information.

Hourwell does not request location, contacts, camera, microphone, phone call access, SMS, calendar or photo library permissions. It does not track where you work; you clock in and out yourself.

Advertising and information collected automatically

The app displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob inside the app only (never in notifications or in the widget). To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, the AdMob SDK may collect and share with Google information such as your device's advertising identifier and other device identifiers, approximate location (including location derived from your IP address), app interactions (for example ad views and taps), crash logs and diagnostics. This data is shared with Google as a third party for advertising, analytics and fraud prevention purposes. For more information see https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and other regions where required, the app presents a consent form via Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) before personalized advertising data is used; if you decline, non-personalized ads are shown. You can change your choice from the app's Settings screen ("Ad privacy settings") and reset or limit ad personalization in your device settings.

Not an official record

Hourwell is a personal tool to help you keep track of your own hours. Its totals are estimates based on what you enter; it is not a payroll or official attendance system. Check your employer's records and your contract for anything that affects your pay.

Children

The app is intended for working adults and is not directed to children; we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your rights

Your app data exists only on your device and in backups you control; uninstalling the app removes the app's own copies. You can edit or delete any record in the app at any time. Depending on your region (e.g. GDPR, CCPA), you may have rights regarding data processed by the advertising SDK; you can exercise ad-related choices through the consent form and your device's ad settings.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy: bloodturtle@naver.com