Privacy policy

Last updated November 14, 2026

Synced Timer Plus is made by Michael Boeding ("we", "us"), the developer named on its App Store page. This policy explains what the app and this website collect, why, who else handles it, and how you can see or delete it. If you have a question, email support@syncedtimerplus.com.

The short version

We keep what the app needs to sync your timers: your account, your timers and the groups you join.
People in a group you join see your display name and what you do with the group's timers. Only the group's admins and owner see your email address.
We use Google services (Firebase) to run the app, Google Analytics to understand how it's used, and Google AdMob to show ads to free users.
We don't sell your personal information.
You can delete your account, and the data that goes with it, from Settings in the app.

What we collect

Your account

To sign in, you create an account with your email address and a password, or with Sign in with Apple or Google. We receive your email address and, if you share it, your name. With Sign in with Apple you can hide your email, in which case we receive an Apple relay address instead. You can also set a display name in the app.

Your timers and settings

We store the timers, templates, categories and favorites you create, a history of the timers you've started, paused and finished, and your app settings, so they sync across your devices. Timer names and notes are whatever you type.

Groups

When you create or join a group, we store your membership, your role and your alert preferences. Everyone in that group can see:

your display name (or "Member" if you haven't set one);
the group's timers, including who last changed each one;
the group's activity feed, which records who started, paused, adjusted or deleted timers and who joined, left or changed roles. A group keeps its newest 300 activity entries.

Only the group's owner and admins can see your email address, so they can tell members apart and know who is asking to join. Other members don't see it. A group's name and description, and its member and timer counts, can be found by anyone signed in to the app who searches for its name. Turning off search in the group's settings hides it from search in the current version of the app.

Purchases

Purchases are made through Apple. We never see your payment details. The app receives a record of what you bought and when, so it can unlock Pro. For one-time purchases we also note on your account that you have Pro, so older versions of the app on your other devices recognize it. While you have Pro, the groups you own record how long it lasts, so everyone in those groups gets their limits lifted.

Notifications

To deliver timer alerts and group updates, we store a push-notification token for your device with your account and your group memberships.

Usage and diagnostics (Google Analytics)

The app uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how it's used: for example, which screens are opened, how long sessions last, and app version, device model, operating system and country. It's tied to a random identifier for the app installation, not to your name or email, and it doesn't use your device's advertising identifier. If you answer an optional in-app survey, your answer is recorded the same way.

Ads (Google AdMob)

Free accounts see ads served by Google AdMob; Pro removes them. To show and measure ads, Google collects information such as your device type, operating system, approximate location from your IP address, and how you interact with ads. The app doesn't ask permission to track you across other companies' apps and websites, so your device's advertising identifier isn't shared. If you're in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland, the app first asks for your consent using Google's consent message. If you decline, you still see ads, but they're limited ads that don't use your personal information. You can change your choice at any time in Settings → Ad privacy choices. Google's use of this information is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

On your device only

The camera is used only to scan a group's QR code. Nothing it sees is saved or sent anywhere.
Widgets, Live Activities, the Apple Watch app and alarms keep a copy of your timers on your devices so they work without opening the app.
Spoken announcements are produced on your device.

This website

This website doesn't use cookies or analytics. Like any website, the servers that host it (Google Firebase Hosting) receive your IP address and browser details when you visit.

Support emails

If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write, and use them only to help you.

How we use it

We use this information to run the app (sign-in, syncing, shared groups, alerts and purchases), to keep it secure, to fix problems and decide what to improve, to show ads to free users, and to answer you when you contact us. We don't use it for anything else, and we don't sell it.

Who else handles it

Google runs our servers through Firebase (Authentication, Realtime Database, Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging and Hosting), provides Google Sign-In, Google Analytics and AdMob. Your account and timer data are stored in the United States.
Apple processes purchases, provides Sign in with Apple, and delivers notifications to your devices.
Other people in your groups see what's described under Groups above.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect the safety of our users or the service.

How long we keep it

We keep your account and timers until you delete them or your account. You can clear your timer history at any time in the app. Each group keeps its newest 300 activity entries; older ones are deleted automatically.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account in the app under Settings → Delete account. This deletes your account, your personal timers, templates, categories, favorites, history and settings, your group memberships and any requests to join groups. If you signed in with Apple, we also ask Apple to revoke the app's access. Groups you own are handed to their longest-standing admin, or deleted if they have no admin. Timers you created in groups you don't own stay with those groups, and activity entries that name you stay in group activity feeds until they're replaced by newer ones. You can also email us to ask us to delete your account.

Your choices and rights

See and change your timers, display name and settings in the app at any time.
Set or change the display name your groups see in Settings.
Leave a group, or turn off its alerts, at any time.
Remove ads, and the information AdMob collects to show them, with Pro.
Delete your account and its data, as described above.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of your personal information, or to object to how we use it. Email us and we'll respond within 30 days. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

Children

Synced Timer Plus isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, email us and we'll delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll also tell you in the app.

Contact

Michael Boeding
support@syncedtimerplus.com