Privacy Policy — PausePoint

1. The Foundation: Zero Cloud Telemetry

PausePoint is engineered around a simple premise: your attention and digital habits belong exclusively to you.

PausePoint operates entirely locally on your Mac. We do not operate user accounts, cloud tracking servers, remote analytics pipelines, or behavioral profiling databases. We never sell, rent, monetize, or transmit your data to any third party.

2. macOS Accessibility Permission Usage

During setup, PausePoint requests macOS Accessibility permission. Here is exactly what that permission is used for—and what it is never used for:

What it does: Uses Apple's standard AXUIElement API to read the title of the frontmost focused application or active browser tab (e.g. detecting the word "YouTube" or "Reddit"). This enables the calm pause card to appear without requiring you to install invasive browser extensions or certificates.
What it NEVER does: PausePoint never records your keystrokes, never reads your messages or emails, never monitors private browser windows, and never logs what you browse on non-trigger websites.

3. What Data Is Stored Locally on Your Mac

All information generated by your use of PausePoint remains on your local disk in your user directory:

Intention Sessions: Timestamps, chosen app/domain name, your optional reflection note, and whether you chose to return to focus or continue.
Trigger Preferences: Your configured list of protected apps and websites.
Attention Trends: Aggregated hourly and daily rhythm counts used to draw your local Focus Balance charts.

This data is stored solely in standard macOS sandboxed storage (UserDefaults / Application Support). Uninstalling PausePoint or clearing application data permanently erases this history.

4. In-App Purchases & Payments

All purchases for PausePoint Pro are processed directly by Apple through the Mac App Store via StoreKit 2. We never see, handle, or store your credit card, billing address, or Apple ID account details. Apple's standard Privacy Policy governs the financial transaction.

5. Third-Party Libraries & Network Access

PausePoint is built with 100% pure native Swift and SwiftUI without third-party advertising SDKs, tracking pixels, or telemetry beacons. The app does not make outbound network calls during its core operation.

6. Contact & Data Controller

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or PausePoint's on-device architecture, please contact:

Sethi De Clercq
Developer of PausePoint
Email: sethi+pausepoint@eduflip.net
Website: pausepoint.sethideclercq.com