Scrolldiet
Privacy Policy
Short version: Scrolldiet works on your phone. It does not collect, sell or share your personal data. What it reads on screen to hide the parts of Instagram and LinkedIn you switch off is processed in real time on the device and never leaves it. The only network use is Google Play billing for the subscription.
1. Who we are
Scrolldiet ("the app", "we", "us") is published on Google Play by the developer named on the app's Google Play listing. You can reach us at hello@scrolldiet.com.
2. What the app does with the Accessibility Service
Scrolldiet uses Android's Accessibility Service API to hide parts of other apps that you choose to switch off (for example the Instagram Home feed and stories row, or the LinkedIn feed and suggestions). It is not an accessibility tool for people with disabilities. You turn it on yourself in Android Settings after an in-app explanation, and you can turn it off at any time in Settings › Accessibility.
- What it reads: which app is in front, and, only while Instagram or LinkedIn is open, the layout of the screen: which screen and tab is showing and where the feed, stories, tabs, buttons and badges are. Events from all other apps are ignored apart from the app's package name, which tells Scrolldiet when to remove its covers.
- Why: to place covers over the parts you picked and, if you enable it, to open LinkedIn on the Messages tab. Scrolldiet never likes, posts, types or sends messages for you.
- Where it goes: nowhere. This information is processed on your phone, in real time, and is never sent to us or to anyone else. It is not used for advertising, profiling or analytics.
- What is kept on the phone: your settings (which rules are on) and a short technical note for the in-app Diagnostics screen (for example "home feed: yes, covers: feed"). It never contains messages, posts, names or other content you see. It is stored in the app's private storage and is deleted when you uninstall the app or clear its data. App backups are turned off, so it is not copied to cloud backups.
3. Data we collect
We do not collect personal data. The app has no account, no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting and no servers of its own.
If you email us: when you write to hello@scrolldiet.com we receive your email address and whatever you put in the message. We use it only to answer you and delete support emails when they are no longer needed (at the latest after 24 months). Email to this address is forwarded by Cloudflare's Email Routing service.
This website: scrolldiet.com uses no cookies, analytics or trackers. It is hosted on Cloudflare, which processes technical data such as your IP address to deliver the pages and protect the site from abuse.
4. Subscription and Google Play billing
Scrolldiet offers an optional subscription (with a free trial) sold through Google Play's billing system. Google processes the payment under your Google account. We do not receive your payment details. The app asks Google Play on your phone whether your subscription is active, so it can unlock its features, and keeps the result on the phone.
The Google Play Billing Library included in the app connects to Google Play for this, and Google may log technical information about that connection (such as whether a billing call succeeded). This is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. Google provides us with order information for purchases (as it does for every Google Play developer) so we can handle refunds and support; we use it only for that.
5. Notifications
If you allow it, the app shows one local reminder two days before your free trial ends. It is scheduled on the phone; no data is sent for it.
6. Permissions
- Accessibility Service: described in section 2.
- Internet and network state: used only by Google Play billing.
- Notifications: the trial reminder (section 5).
- Ignore battery optimisation (optional): asks Android not to stop the service in the background.
- Run at startup / wake lock: used by Android's job scheduler so the trial reminder survives a restart.
7. Sharing
We do not sell, rent or share personal data with anyone.
8. Children
Scrolldiet is intended for adults and is not directed at children.
9. Your choices and rights
You can turn the Accessibility Service off in Android Settings, change or switch off rules in the app, cancel the subscription in Google Play › Payments & subscriptions, and delete everything the app keeps by uninstalling it or clearing its storage. Because we hold no personal data about you beyond Google Play order records, most requests are fully handled on your phone. For any privacy question or a request under applicable law (for example the GDPR), write to hello@scrolldiet.com. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
10. Third-party apps
Scrolldiet is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Instagram, Meta Platforms, LinkedIn or Microsoft. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. LinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation. Your use of those apps is governed by their own privacy policies.
11. Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the effective date above. If the app ever starts collecting data or uses the Accessibility Service differently, the app will tell you and ask again before it does.