Short version: your quit journey stays on your device. Your profile, quit date, smoking and craving logs, journal entries, reasons, achievements, reminders, and app settings are stored locally and are not uploaded to a server automatically. No account is needed. Information reaches us only when you deliberately send it. Most commonly that means submitting the in-app Help & Support form, which transmits what you type along with basic app and device details.
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled in the Quit Smoking Tracker Android app (package com.syedshahbazhussain.quitsmokingtracker) and on this website. The app is a self-tracking and motivation tool for people who are trying to stop smoking or smoke less.
The app is published by Syed Shahbaz Hussain. For any privacy question, or to make a request about information you have sent, contact support@syedshahbazhussain.com.
Throughout this policy, one distinction matters more than any other: your quit-smoking journey data is stored locally on your device by default, and information is transmitted to us only when you explicitly choose an action that sends it , such as submitting the Help & Support form. Sections 2 and 3 describe each side of that line.
2. Information stored on your device
You do not need to create an account to use Quit Smoking Tracker. The information that makes up your quit journey is written to storage on your own device and is not automatically uploaded to a server.
This locally stored information can include:
- your quit-smoking profile and journey configuration;
- your quit date and time;
- smoking logs;
- craving logs, including intensity, trigger, mood, notes, and outcome;
- journal entries and daily check-ins;
- the reasons and motivations you record;
- achievements and milestones;
- reminder preferences;
- regional, language, and currency preferences;
- other app settings that the app saves between sessions.
Because this information stays on the device, it is not visible to the developer as part of normal app use. It becomes visible only if you include it in something you send, for example by describing it in a support message, attaching a screenshot that shows it, or sharing a file you exported yourself.
The app does not use a backend server to store your journey data, and the current version does not sync your tracking history to an online account.
3. Information submitted through Help & Support
The app includes a Help & Support form you can use to contact us. Using it is entirely voluntary and no account is required. Nothing is sent until you fill in the form and submit it. When you do submit it, that information leaves your device and reaches our support service.
A support submission may include:
- your name, if you choose to provide it;
- your email address, so a reply can be sent to you;
- the category you select for the request, such as a support question, a suggestion, a bug report, general feedback, or something else;
- the subject and message you write;
- technical information about the app and device (see section 6);
- a pseudonymous installation identifier (see section 6);
- one optional screenshot or image, if you choose to attach it (see section 5).
Support submissions are sent to the app’s support service over an encrypted HTTPS connection. The app does not ask for your name or email address during ordinary tracking; those details are requested only at the point where you choose to contact support.
Please keep in mind that whatever you type into the message is transmitted as written. If part of your journey data is not something you want to share, leave it out of the description.
4. How submitted information is used
Information you send through Help & Support is used to:
- read and respond to your support request;
- investigate problems and bugs you report;
- understand the technical context of an issue, such as which app version or device it affects;
- review feature suggestions and other feedback, and use them to improve the app;
- detect and prevent spam, abuse, and security problems, and apply reasonable limits on requests;
- keep the support records needed for the purposes above and for any applicable legal obligation.
Support information is not used to build advertising profiles, is not used for behavioural targeting, and is not sold.
5. Screenshots and attachments
You may attach one image to a support request to show what you are describing. This is optional and entirely user initiated: the app does not capture screenshots on its own, and you choose the image yourself. Supported formats are JPEG, PNG, and WebP.
The app does not need general access to your photo library in order to track your quit journey. Only the single image you pick for the support request is read and included with that request.
Because you choose the image, it can contain whatever happens to be visible in it, including personal journey details or other on-screen information. It is worth looking over an image before attaching it, and leaving it out if you would rather not share what it shows.
6. Device and app technical information
So that a reported problem can be understood and reproduced, a support submission also includes a small amount of technical context about the app and device: the app version, the platform (such as Android), the operating system version, the device model, and your language and region setting.
Installation identifier
A support submission may also include a randomly generated installation identifier. It is created at random on the device, stored there, and reused if you contact support again, so that related requests can be recognised, reasonable request limits can be applied, and abuse can be prevented.
This identifier is used for operational and support purposes only. It is not an advertising identifier, it is not used for behavioural tracking or profiling, and it is not an IMEI or a device serial number. It does not, by itself, reveal your real-world identity.
7. Data sharing and service providers
Information submitted through Help & Support may be processed by infrastructure and service providers that host, transmit, secure, or otherwise help operate the support service on the developer’s behalf. That processing happens only as far as is needed to run the support service and to answer your request.
Personal information is not sold, and it is not shared with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes. Information may be disclosed where doing so is required by applicable law or is necessary to protect the security or integrity of the service.
Separately from the app, Google Play, Android, your device manufacturer, and your email provider may process information under their own policies when you install or update the app, manage device settings, or send an email. Those services are outside the developer’s control.
8. What the app does not do
- The app does not include analytics or advertising SDKs.
- The app does not run behavioural tracking, profiling, or cross-app tracking.
- The app does not show ads.
- The app does not sell personal information.
- The app does not collect precise location.
- The app does not require an account for its core tracking features.
These statements describe the app itself. As noted in section 7, the platforms around it, such as Google Play and Android, operate under their own policies.
10. Notifications and permissions
Notifications and reminders
Reminders are optional. Notification permission is requested only when you choose to turn on a feature that needs it, and the notifications are scheduled locally by the app on your device. They can include morning motivation prompts, evening check-in prompts, and craving-support reminders.
These are not marketing messages and are not remote advertising pushes. If you decline notification permission, or turn it off later in Android settings, reminders may not appear, but the core tracking features of the app remain usable.
Reminder settings, such as which reminders are on and at what time, are stored locally with your other app settings.
Permissions the app uses
- Notifications: requested only for optional reminders, as described above.
- A single selected image: accessed only at the moment you choose to attach an image to a support request.
- Internet access: used to submit the Help & Support form and to open external links you tap, such as the Google Play listing.
The app does not request location, contacts, camera, or microphone permissions for its quit-smoking features.
11. Data retention
Journey data stored on your device stays there until you delete it in the app, clear the app data through Android settings, or uninstall the app. It is under your control rather than on a retention schedule set by the developer.
Information you submit through Help & Support is kept only as long as is reasonably necessary for support, operational, security, or applicable legal purposes, for example to answer your request, investigate the issue you reported, prevent abuse, and keep the records needed for those purposes. You can ask for it to be deleted sooner; see section 12.
12. Data deletion and your choices
Deletion works differently for the two kinds of information described in this policy, so they are covered separately.
Local app data
The app provides a feature to permanently clear the journey data it has stored on your device. You can also clear app data through Android settings, and uninstalling the app normally removes its locally stored data according to your operating system’s behaviour.
Deleting local data is not reversible from within the app, so it is worth exporting a copy first if you want to keep a record.
Support information you already submitted
Clearing local app data or uninstalling the app does not delete support requests you have already sent, because those were transmitted to the support service at the moment you submitted them.
To request deletion of previously submitted support information, email support@syedshahbazhussain.com. Mentioning the email address you used when contacting support makes it possible to locate the request. The Delete Your Data page sets out the full request process, what is deleted, and what may remain afterwards.
Other choices
You choose what to record in the app, whether to use Help & Support at all, whether to attach a screenshot, whether to enable reminders, and whether to export or share your data.
13. Data security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information submitted through Help & Support, including encryption in transit over HTTPS when a support request is sent.
No method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so absolute security cannot be promised. Keeping your device itself secure, with a screen lock and current system updates, also protects the journey data stored on it.
14. Children’s privacy
Quit Smoking Tracker is intended for people who are managing their own smoking or nicotine use, and it is not directed at young children. It is not designed or marketed as an app for children.
Personal information is not knowingly solicited from children through Help & Support. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has sent us support information, contact support@syedshahbazhussain.com and it can be deleted.
Age eligibility for downloading the app is also governed by Google Play’s own rules and by the terms of the account used to install it.
15. International users and privacy rights
The app is available in more than one country, and privacy rights differ from one jurisdiction to another. Depending on where you live, you may have rights such as requesting access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information that has been submitted to us.
To make a request of that kind, email support@syedshahbazhussain.com. Because your journey data is stored on your own device rather than on a server, access and deletion for that data are already directly in your hands through the app itself, as described in section 12.
This policy describes how the app actually behaves. It does not claim any specific compliance certification, and it is not a substitute for legal advice about the rules that apply where you live.
16. Health and medical disclaimer
Using the app involves recording information about your smoking habits and your quit-smoking journey, such as cravings, smoking logs, and reflections. That information stays on your device as described in section 2.
Quit Smoking Tracker is a self-tracking, motivation, reflection, and habit-support tool. It is not medical advice, medical diagnosis, or medical treatment; it is not professional healthcare; it is not a medical device; it is not an emergency service; and it is not a guarantee that you will stop smoking.
Quitting is easier with the right support, and a qualified healthcare professional can advise on options such as medication or a cessation programme. If you have a medical concern, or if you need urgent help, contact a qualified professional or your local emergency service.
17. This website
This website is a static informational site about the app. It has no login, no contact form, no advertising, and no analytics or tracking scripts, and it does not set cookies to track visitors.
If you email support, your email provider and ours process your email address, the content of your message, and related delivery information so the message can be received and answered.
18. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the app, the website, the available features, or legal and platform requirements change. The “last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
If online accounts, cloud sync, premium services, or other connected features are added in future, they may involve different data handling. This policy will be updated to describe them before such features are made available, and they should not be assumed to work like the current version until that happens.
Contact
For privacy questions about Quit Smoking Tracker, or to make a request about information you have submitted, contact: support@syedshahbazhussain.com
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