Privacy Policy – HourLog

Effective date: 2026-02-25

HourLog ("the App") is developed and operated by Justin Schuerch, Switzerland. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use the app in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Data Controller

Information Collected

A) User-Entered Data (Stored Locally)

HourLog does not require user registration and does not collect personal information such as name, email address, or phone number.

All work hour data and pay-related information entered in the app is stored locally on the user’s device. This data is not transmitted to the developer.

B) Advertising and Device Information

The app uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to display advertisements.

Google AdMob may automatically collect and process certain information, including:

• Device identifiers (such as Advertising ID)
• IP address (for approximate location and fraud prevention)
• App interaction data (ad impressions and clicks)
• Diagnostics data (crash and performance information)

This processing is carried out by Google in accordance with its own privacy policies.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Where required under the GDPR and applicable EU laws, advertising-related data processing is based on:

• User consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for personalized advertising and related data processing where required under EU law.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for basic app functionality, fraud prevention, and non-personalized advertising.

Data Sharing

The developer does not sell personal data.

However, advertising services such as Google AdMob may process and share device identifiers and related data according to Google’s own privacy policies for advertising, analytics, fraud prevention, and security purposes.

Data Retention

User-entered data remains on the device until the user deletes the app or clears its storage.

Data processed by Google AdMob is retained according to Google’s retention policies.

User Rights (EU/EEA Users)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you may have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Right of access
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing

Since the developer does not store personal data on external servers, most user-entered data remains under the user’s control on their device.

You may contact the developer regarding data protection inquiries at the email address listed above.

User Controls

Users may:

• Reset or limit the Advertising ID in Android settings
• Disable or limit personalized ads through Google account or device settings
• Delete all locally stored data by uninstalling the app or clearing app storage

Children’s Privacy

HourLog does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Advertisements are served by Google AdMob and are subject to Google’s own policies regarding child-directed treatment.

Data Deletion

HourLog does not provide account-based storage.

All data entered in the app can be deleted by:

• Uninstalling the app, or
• Clearing app storage via Android settings.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be available at the published policy URL.