Desk Clock Privacy Policy

About MrHobist

MrHobist is an independent software developer based in Türkiye. It builds simple apps for Android, Wear OS, Windows and the web, each aiming to do one job well. There is no company structure or sales team; the apps are written and run by a single developer.

This English page covers Desk Clock. The privacy policy for all MrHobist apps is published in Turkish at mrhobist.com/hakkinda.

Data that leaves your device

The table below shows all data that leaves your device when you use Desk Clock. No data that is not listed in the table leaves your device.

Desk Clock does not ask for location permission: you pick places by hand from a list, and only the selected place's coordinates or ID are used as described above. All data that leaves your device travels over an encrypted connection (HTTPS/TLS). The content you enter and the settings you choose are kept in your device's own storage.

Android's system backup and device-to-device transfer are turned off for Desk Clock, so your settings are not copied to Google's Android backup. Moving your settings is only possible through the optional Google Drive backup above or the in-app design export, both of which only work if you choose to use them.

Data that is not collected

Apart from the table above, no data is collected. In particular, Desk Clock does not ask for, read or send:

• Name, surname, email address, phone number, address, date of birth
• A user account, username or password — the app has no account system
• Your location, contacts, call log, SMS, notifications, photos, microphone or camera
• Usage analytics, behavioural tracking, heat maps or session recordings
• Crash reports or performance telemetry
• Advertising: Desk Clock shows no ads and contains no advertising SDK
• Cookies or tracking pixels
• Bank accounts, card details or payment history

Desk Clock's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. This information is used only to back up and restore your settings; it is not used for advertising, analytics or any other purpose, and it is not transferred to anyone.

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with data brokers. No data is transferred to any third party other than the infrastructure services named in the table above (Google Firebase, Google Drive, Google Play, MET Norway); a binding legal request is the only exception.

When you write to us

If you email mrhobist@gmail.com, we use your email address, what you wrote and any attachment only to reply to you and to solve the problem you reported; we do not share them with third parties. The email is stored in Gmail, that is, on Google's servers. You can ask for the correspondence to be deleted once your request has been resolved.

Deleting your data

Because your data stays on your device, deleting it is entirely in your hands:

• Uninstalling the app deletes all records and settings on the device.
• Settings → Apps → Storage → Clear data resets all data without uninstalling the app.
• To delete the Drive backup, remove the app's access on your Google account's third-party apps with account access page; this also deletes the backup in the app data folder.

On the server side we keep no record that directly identifies you, such as your name, email or an account. Installation-specific technical identifiers and request records are kept according to Google's service policies; you can ask for an email you sent us to be deleted at mrhobist@gmail.com.

Turkish data protection law (KVKK)

This section is provided under Article 10 of Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK).

• Data controller: MrHobist (independent developer), Türkiye · mrhobist@gmail.com
• Data processed and purposes: the data listed in the table above, for the purposes stated there; when you write to us, your email address, message and attachment, to reply to you and solve the problem.
• Method of collection: automatically through the app; by email when you write to us.
• Legal grounds: providing the service you request (KVKK Art. 5/2-c) and our legitimate interest in protecting the service against abuse and in replying to you (KVKK Art. 5/2-f).
• Transfers: data is transferred to the infrastructure providers that run the service: Google (Firebase server and database in the Frankfurt region in Germany; App Check, Installations and Gmail on Google's global infrastructure) and MET Norway (Norway) for weather. These are transfers abroad and are made only for the purposes above.

Your rights

Under Article 11 of the KVKK you have the right to learn whether your personal data is processed; to request information if it is; to learn the purpose of processing and whether it is used accordingly; to know the third parties in Türkiye or abroad to whom it is transferred; to request correction if it is incomplete or inaccurate, and its deletion or destruction, and to have these actions notified to the third parties it was transferred to; to object to a result against you arising from analysis exclusively by automated systems; and to claim compensation if you suffer damage from unlawful processing. The section below additionally explains the GDPR rights of users in the European Union.

In our apps most of these rights are directly in your hands: because the data largely stays on your device, you can access, correct and delete it from within the app. You can send any other request to mrhobist@gmail.com; it will be resolved free of charge within 30 days at the latest.

For users in the European Union (GDPR)

If you use Desk Clock in the European Union or the European Economic Area (e.g. in Germany), your personal data is also subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, (EU) 2016/679; DSGVO in German). This section provides the information required by Article 13; all data processed and its purposes are listed in the table above.

• Controller: MrHobist (independent developer), Türkiye · mrhobist@gmail.com. No data protection officer has been appointed; all requests go to this address.
• Legal bases (Art. 6(1)):
  • The ID of the province/district or city you selected and the technical request needed to fetch the prayer times; the coordinates of the place you selected for the weather: providing the service you request (Art. 6(1)(b)).
  • The installation-specific technical identifier (Firebase App Check and Installations) and the technical record of the request that reaches the server (including the IP address): our legitimate interest in protecting the service against abuse and keeping it secure (Art. 6(1)(f)).
  • Emails you send us: our legitimate interest in replying to you (Art. 6(1)(f)).
• Recipients: Google (Firebase server, database, App Check and Installations; Gmail) and MET Norway for weather. Google processes Firebase data on our behalf under Google's data processing terms. Your data is not sold and is not shared with anyone for advertising.
• Transfers outside the EU: Desk Clock's server and database are in the EU, in the Frankfurt region in Germany. Data processed on Google's global infrastructure (App Check, Installations, Gmail) may be transferred outside the EU, for example to the USA; for these transfers Google relies on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, for the USA, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The controller is located in Türkiye.
• Retention: technical records of requests reaching the server (including the IP address) are kept by default for 30 days in Google Cloud's logging service. Installation-specific technical identifiers are kept according to Google's relevant service terms. The prayer times record for a province/district is not linked to you and is therefore not personal data. Emails are kept until your request is resolved; you can ask for them to be deleted at any time. Data on your device is deleted when you uninstall the app.
• Your rights: access to your data (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20), objection to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21) and withdrawal of consent (Art. 7(3)). Send requests to mrhobist@gmail.com; they are answered free of charge within one month at the latest. Because we keep no account that identifies you, we may ask for additional information to match your request to records (Art. 11(2)).
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77): you can lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in the EU country where you live or work, or where you believe the infringement took place. In Germany this is the data protection authority of your federal state (Landesdatenschutzbehörde). List of authorities: European Data Protection Board members.
• Obligation: providing the data is not a statutory or contractual requirement. If you do not select a place, weather and prayer times cannot be shown; the Google Drive backup is entirely optional.
• Automated decision-making and profiling: none takes place (Art. 22).

Changes

This policy is updated when a new feature is added to the app or the way data is processed changes. The current version is always published at mrhobist.com/en/privacy and the “last updated” date at the top of the page changes. If there is a significant change, it is also announced in the app.

Contact

For privacy questions, bug reports and requests:

• Email: mrhobist@gmail.com
• Data controller: MrHobist (independent developer), Türkiye
• Web: mrhobist.com