howzzit Privacy Policy
howzzit does not collect, send or sell any of your data. Everything you enter stays on your phone, encrypted.
Who we are
howzzit is a habit, goal and reward tracker made by Felix Dusengimana in Kigali, Rwanda. This policy explains what happens to the information you put into the app.
What the app stores
To work, howzzit keeps the following only on your device:
- Habits, goals, check-ins, notes, how a day felt, and rewards you create.
- Photos you choose to attach. They are resized and saved inside the app's database, and the temporary copies are deleted.
- Settings such as language, theme, reminder times and widget choices.
- Your app PIN, if you set one, saved only as a salted hash in the phone's secure storage.
This data is saved in an encrypted database. The encryption key is kept in your phone's secure storage.
What we collect
Nothing. howzzit has no account, no servers, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. The app does not connect to the internet.
Permissions
- Notifications: to remind you about habits and goal deadlines. Reminders are scheduled on the phone.
- Biometrics (fingerprint, face or iris): only if you turn on the app lock. The check is done by Android; howzzit never sees or stores your biometric data.
- Photos: only when you choose a photo to attach. The camera and microphone are not used.
- Background tasks: to keep reminders and home-screen widgets up to date.
Private habits are hidden behind your PIN or biometrics, and screenshots are blocked while the app shows private content.
Sharing
We do not share data with anyone. If you use Export, the app creates a file and opens Android's share menu; where that file goes is your choice.
Deleting your data
You can delete habits, goals and rewards in the app. Uninstalling howzzit or clearing its storage removes all of its data from the phone. Because we hold no copy, we cannot recover it.
Children
howzzit is not directed at children under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Contact
Questions: phelixdusengimana@gmail.com