Privacy Policy

Last updated 1 September 2026

App: software.basilbase.uptime
Version: 1.0.0
Developer: basilbase
Contact: contact@basilbase.com

The short version. UpTime does not collect, store or transmit any personal data. It has no internet permission. There are no accounts, no advertising, no analytics and no crash reporting. Your timers, labels and settings stay on your device.

The verifiable version

Claims about privacy are easy to make, so here is how to check this one.

UpTime's manifest does not request INTERNET or ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE. An Android app cannot open a network connection without INTERNET — not "does not", but cannot; the operating system refuses. You can confirm this on the Play listing's permission list, or by inspecting the APK yourself.

Permissions in full

This is the complete set UpTime requests. There are no others.

Permission	Why
Display over other apps `SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`	To draw your timer and its controls on top of other apps. It does not read the screen underneath
`FOREGROUND_SERVICE` `FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`	To keep a timer you started running while you use other apps
`POST_NOTIFICATIONS`	To show the ongoing timer controls and to tell you when time is up
`USE_EXACT_ALARM`	To make the countdown finish at the moment you chose, rather than whenever the system next gets round to it
`VIBRATE`	To vibrate when a timer finishes, if you asked it to
`RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`	To put a countdown that was still running back on schedule after you restart your phone

What UpTime does not do

Stated explicitly, because these are things an app with overlay permission could do:

It does not read, capture, record or analyse your screen.
It does not detect or log which app you are using.
It does not record where you tap. Touches on the bubble move and control the timer, and are not stored.
It does not access your camera, microphone, location, contacts, calendar, phone, photos, files or accounts, and does not request those permissions.
It does not use an accessibility service.
It does not use usage access, and does not query the list of apps installed on your device.
It contains no advertising, attribution, analytics, telemetry or crash-reporting SDK.
It has no login, no account and no cloud sync.

What is stored on your device, and only on your device

Data	Where	Why
Your timers and stopwatches — duration, label, colour, state, laps	App private storage	So a running timer survives switching apps, the app being closed by the system, and restarting your phone
Your presets and recent durations	App private storage	So you can start a familiar timer again quickly
Your settings — theme, bubble size, opacity, alert preferences	App private storage	To remember how you like it

App private storage is readable only by UpTime. Uninstalling the app deletes all of it.

Timer labels

If you give a timer a name, that name is yours. It is stored on your device only, it is not sent anywhere, and it is deliberately kept out of the app's diagnostic logs. On the lock screen the finish notification hides your label rather than displaying it.

Backup

If you have Android backup enabled, your settings and presets may be included in your device backup, which is handled by Google under Google's terms, not by UpTime.

Your running timers are explicitly excluded from backup. That is a deliberate choice: restoring a "running" countdown onto a different device would show you a timer that is not actually counting anything.

Children

UpTime is a general-purpose utility. It collects no data from anyone, of any age.

Permissions you can withdraw at any time

Display over other apps — Android Settings › Apps › UpTime › Display over other apps. Without it, timers still run inside the app and in the notification; they just do not float.
Notifications — Android Settings › Apps › UpTime › Notifications. Without them, timers still run, but you are more likely to miss a finish.

UpTime will not repeatedly prompt you to re-enable either one.

Data retention and deletion

There is no server, so there is nothing for us to retain or delete. Everything the app stores lives on your device and is removed when you uninstall the app.

Changes

If a future version of UpTime ever collects data, this policy will be updated before that version is published, and the change will be described in the app's "What's new". Given that the app has no internet permission, any such change would be a significant one and would be announced as such. Updated versions are published at this URL with a new date at the top.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or about privacy in UpTime: contact@basilbase.com