1. Provider and scope
TickHalo (时悬) is provided by Shenzhen Xiaodangjia Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市小当家科技有限公司). This policy covers the iOS app, policy and support website, and user support. For privacy questions, contact developer@typcb.cn.
No registration is required. We do not operate an app account system, cloud sync or cloud backup. The app contains no advertising, third-party analytics or cross-app tracking SDKs. We do not sell personal information or use events or focus records for advertising profiles.
2. Local information and purposes
Display preferences include clock styles, colors, appearance, date and seconds visibility, keep-awake settings and feedback preferences. Timer data includes focus-cycle settings and phases, countdown and stopwatch state, time anchors, elapsed time and laps. These support restoring preferences, pause and resume, recovery after relaunch and reminders. Completed focus periods store their end time and duration for local statistics.
Events store the title, date and time, category, notes and advance-reminder settings you enter, for lists, countdowns and notifications. This information is saved in the app’s local storage and is not uploaded by the app to developer servers. Events are separate from the system calendar: the app does not read or write system calendars, contacts, photos or location.
The clock uses the device’s system time and local time zone, with no network time synchronization. Using the time zone for dates and New Year countdowns does not involve accessing geographic location.
3. Notifications, Picture in Picture and Live Activities
Notification permission is requested when you arrange reminders. Notifications are scheduled locally and may contain event titles. If you decline permission, clocks and timers still work but the corresponding system reminders are unavailable. You can change permission, sounds and lock-screen previews in iOS Settings.
Picture in Picture renders only the app’s own clock, timer or event display. It does not capture other apps, record the screen, or access the camera or microphone. Use of system media capabilities for Picture in Picture does not mean audio is recorded.
Live Activities provide time and timer state to iOS for display on the lock screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices. The current version does not use developer remote push notifications or push tokens. Home-screen widgets provide shortcuts. Other people or screen-sharing recipients may see notifications, floating windows and lock-screen information; adjust visibility and previews as needed.
4. Pro purchases and Apple services
Apple / StoreKit handles product loading, purchases, restoration and entitlement verification, communicating with Apple’s store services. The app reads verified product identifiers, transaction and entitlement state to unlock Pro, handle pending transactions, restore purchases and respond to revocation. It does not send transaction records to developer servers.
We do not receive card details or Apple Account passwords and will not ask you to email them. Purchases do not upload events, notes or focus records. See App Store & Privacy for Apple’s processing. System diagnostic sharing depends on your Apple device settings and Apple’s policies; the app does not integrate a third-party crash analytics service.
5. Website, network processing and support email
Cloudflare Pages delivers this website and provides network security. When you visit, Cloudflare processes network information needed for these services, such as IP address, request URL, time and browser information. We have added no behavioral analytics, advertising scripts, user accounts, forms or tracking cookies. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy for its processing.
The app does not preload the website. It connects only when you open an online link, without adding events, notes, focus records, device identifiers or transactions to the URL. Global delivery may process request information outside your region; this does not upload local timer data. Website and email-service retention also follows the relevant providers’ policies.
We receive your email address, description and attachments only when you choose to contact support. They are used to respond, troubleshoot and handle privacy requests. Avoid sending private events, passwords, verification codes or payment details. Access is limited to people who need the information for support. We retain it for resolving your request and necessary follow-up, or for applicable legal retention requirements, and do not use it for marketing.
Sharing the app sends only the app introduction you choose to share. Your chosen recipients and email services apply their own policies.
6. Retention, deletion, backups and security
Local preferences, timer state, focus records and events are retained for continued use. Delete an event from its detail screen; pending reminders are then updated. Already delivered notifications can be cleared from Notification Center. Individual focus-history deletion is not currently available.
To remove all local app data, choose Delete App in iOS Settings. Offload App keeps documents and data and is not equivalent to deletion. Whether device or iCloud backups include app data depends on system settings. Manage backup copies separately; restoring a backup may bring old data back. We have no server copy to restore. Restoring Pro restores purchase rights only.
Local storage is protected by iOS sandboxing and device security mechanisms; the website uses HTTPS. Use a device passcode and keep iOS updated. We cannot promise absolute security or secure erasure of flash storage. If a security incident affects personal information we process, we will take action and provide notice as applicable requirements demand.
7. Choices and minors
Manage display, notification and Live Activity permissions in the app and system settings. Local clocks and timers work without opening website links. To access, correct or delete personal information in support emails, or exercise other applicable privacy rights, contact developer@typcb.cn. We use necessary, proportionate verification and respond within applicable deadlines. Data that exists only on your device must be managed locally.
The app is not intended to collect children’s personal information. Minors should use reminders, sharing and purchasing with guardian guidance. If a minor has sent support information that should not be retained, the user or guardian can contact us for assistance.
8. Changes to this policy
When processing changes, we will update this page and effective date. Material changes will be communicated through release notes or appropriate in-app notices, and separate consent will be sought where required. Updating this text does not grant new system permissions or automatically upload local data.
The offline summary reflects the version bundled with the app. The full online policy states its applicable version and date. This policy does not replace the policies of Apple, Cloudflare or other services you choose to use.