Privacy policy

Last updated November 7, 2026. This policy explains what doomscroll.ai collects, why, and what you can do about it. We've written it to be read, not skimmed past.

Who we are

doomscroll.ai (the Android and iPhone apps, this website and our server) is run by [Company name] Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number [company number]), at [registered address]. We are the "controller" of your personal data under UK data protection law. Contact us at hello@getdoomscroll.com.

The short version

• Your screen time, the apps you use and everything the Grim Swiper knows about you stay on your phone. We never upload them.
• We only receive what's needed to run the features you choose: live AI roasts, the monthly report and the waitlist.
• We don't sell your data, we don't run ads, and the apps contain no advertising or tracking SDKs.

What stays on your phone

Your app usage and screen time (read with your permission from Android's usage access, or typed in by you on iPhone), your limits, your answers to the setup questions, your angels, ghouls, streaks and progress, and the settings you choose. This data is stored in the app on your device. Deleting the app deletes it.

What we receive, and why

• A random install ID. The app makes one when it's installed. We use it to apply fair use limits to live AI roasts. It isn't linked to your name unless you give us your email. Legal basis: legitimate interests (running and protecting the service).
• What you type to him during a call, with live roasts on. Your message and the context he needs (for example the app you're over on, your limit and the time) are sent to our AI provider so he can reply. We don't store these conversations. Legal basis: contract (providing the feature you asked for).
• Your email, only if you type it in: to send your monthly report, or to tell you when the app is available (the waitlist). We never use it for marketing unless you separately agree. Legal basis: consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
• Basic app events, such as which plan screen was shown or whether a plan was chosen, to improve the app. No content, no usage data. Legal basis: legitimate interests.
• Purchases are handled by Google Play or the Apple App Store. We receive confirmation of what you bought, not your payment details.

Who else handles your data

• Cloudflare hosts our server, database and this website.
• MiniMax, our AI provider, processes what you type during live roasts in order to generate his replies. MiniMax may process data outside the UK; where it does, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or equivalent contractual protections.
• Google and Apple process payments and app distribution under their own privacy policies.
• Google Fonts: this website loads its fonts from Google, which receives your IP address when you visit.

We share data with these providers only to run the service, under contracts that require them to protect it. We don't sell or rent personal data to anyone.

How long we keep it

• Live roast messages: not stored by us.
• Install ID and fair-use counts: while you use the app; daily counts are deleted after 90 days.
• Email: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it.
• App events: up to 24 months, then deleted.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask to access, correct, delete or move your data, object to or restrict how we use it, and withdraw consent. In the app, Settings → Privacy → Make him forget everything deletes everything our server holds about your install. For anything else, email hello@getdoomscroll.com; we reply within one month. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Children

doomscroll.ai is for people aged 13 and over. We don't knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has given us their data, contact us and we'll delete it.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). The server only accepts requests from the app, and access to the database is limited to the people who run the service. No system is perfectly secure, but we keep what we hold to the minimum.

This website

This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics or advertising trackers. Our host keeps standard server logs (such as IP addresses) for security for a short period.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll update the date at the top and tell you in the app before the change applies.