Privacy

This information describes the free WaitASec beta and this website. WaitASec supports personal self-control.

Controller

Markus Dietl, bavarianTechWorks. The postal address is available in the legal notice. Contact: bavariantechworks@mailbox.org. The shared website privacy notice (German) explains website hosting, international transfers, email support and your privacy rights.

1. Local app data

WaitASec stores groups, schedules, settings, target IDs, protected Screen Time tokens and opening-shortcut bindings locally on your device. The app and its Screen Time extensions share an App Group container.

The beta has no backend, advertising SDKs or analytics SDKs. The app does not send your app selection or intervention history to a WaitASec server.

2. Intervention history

A record includes time, selected app or target ID, access granted or cancelled, waiting time and an optional reason you entered. Entries older than 180 days are removed when history is next used; at most 4,000 records are retained.

These records describe decisions in WaitASec. Access grants do not measure actual app usage. This beta does not include a complete Screen Time usage report.

3. Permissions and Apple services

iOS manages Screen Time authorization and app tokens. WaitASec uses them to block and allow the apps you choose. If you allow notifications, the app can show local notices about scheduled changes.

Opening shortcuts are handed to Apple's Shortcuts app. TestFlight may send diagnostics and beta feedback to Apple. Device backups and Apple services depend on your iOS settings and Apple's privacy policy.

4. Delete data

Use Settings → Delete all data & unblock to erase local WaitASec data and remove shields. Strict mode may restrict this action during an active block. Deleting WaitASec data does not remove Apple shortcuts you created separately or TestFlight feedback already sent to Apple.

5. This website

This website is hosted on GitHub Pages. It has no custom cookies, analytics scripts, external fonts or embedded services. GitHub logs visitor IP addresses for security purposes. See the GitHub privacy statement and GitHub Pages information.

6. Development and contact

WaitASec is a bavarianTechWorks project. Contact the developer profile Makki93 on GitHub. For support and privacy questions, email bavariantechworks@mailbox.org. Technical bug reports can also be raised through public support.