Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Obada (“we”, “us”) handles information when you use the mobile application Daysleft (the “App”).
Who we are
- Operator: Obada
- Contact: support@obdevapps.com
For privacy-related questions, contact us at the email above.
Summary
- Daysleft works entirely on your device.
- There is no account and nothing to sign in to.
- We do not operate servers that store anything you enter.
- The applications you track — titles, organisations, deadlines, checklists and notes — are stored locally on your device.
- The App contains no analytics, no crash reporting and no advertising.
- The App has no network access of its own: it does not request the Android internet permission. A link you tap opens in your own browser, which is separate software.
Information the App processes
Information you provide in the App
The App lets you record the things you are applying to, which may include:
- Application titles and the organisations they are with
- Deadlines, opening dates, and the kind of application (job, scholarship, grad school)
- Checklist items, their own sub-deadlines, and any notes you add to them
- The status of each application (not started, working on it, submitted, and so on)
- App preferences, such as your reminder schedule
This information is processed on your device to provide the App's functionality. Some of it may be personal — the names of referees you are waiting on, for example — which is precisely why none of it leaves the device.
Device storage
The App stores this data locally using the device's application storage (SharedPreferences). We do not receive it, and it is not backed up to any service we operate. It may be included in whatever device backup you have configured with Apple or Google (for example Android's automatic backup to your own Google account); that backup is governed by their policies, not ours, and we cannot read it.
Reminders, notifications and home screen widgets
Reminders, the live countdown notification and the home screen widgets are created and drawn on your device from the data above. They show the titles and organisation names of your applications, so depending on your lock screen and home screen settings they may be visible to anyone who can see your screen. You can turn reminders off in the App and in your device's notification settings, and you can remove a widget at any time.
Backup, export, restore and calendar
- Backup and CSV export: when you ask for one, the App builds a backup file (or a CSV spreadsheet) on your device and opens Android's share sheet. You choose where it goes — a cloud drive, an email, another app. We never receive it, and what happens to the file after you share it is governed by the app or service you chose.
- Restore: the App reads a backup file that you select, on your device, and replaces the data in the App with it after you confirm.
- Add to calendar: when you tap it, the App hands the application's title and deadline to the calendar app you choose. It does not read your calendar.
- Links: links you save with an application open in your web browser when you tap them.
Sample content
The App starts empty. It does not ship with sample applications or any pre-filled data.
Permissions
On Android 13 and newer the App asks for the notification permission so it can show your reminders. If you refuse, the App still works but no reminder is shown. The App also uses Android's standard install-time permissions to re-arm your reminders after the phone restarts, to vibrate, and to keep the phone awake briefly while a notification is delivered. Two more are declared by Android components bundled in the App: one lets them see whether the device is online, and one belongs to Android's standard background-work library, which lets short background tasks run. None of these gives the App access to your files, contacts or location, and none lets it send your data anywhere.
The App does not request access to your camera, photos, microphone, location, contacts, calendar data, or the internet.
Data we collect on our servers
We do not operate backend servers for the App, and we do not include analytics, crash-reporting, or advertising SDKs. We receive no information about you or your use of the App.
Payments and subscriptions
The App is free and contains no purchases or subscriptions. If that changes, this policy will be updated before any payment feature ships.
Third-party services
The App bundles open-source software components that run entirely on your device and transmit nothing. If you download the App from Apple's App Store or Google Play, those stores collect their own information under their own policies, which we do not control.
Children's privacy
The App is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from them. Because the App collects nothing on our side, no such data reaches us in any case.
Data retention and deletion
Your data stays on your device for as long as the App is installed. You can remove individual applications from within the App, and uninstalling the App deletes everything it stored. Because we hold nothing, there is no server-side copy for us to delete on request. Backup or CSV files you exported stay wherever you saved or sent them until you delete them yourself.
Security
Your information stays in the App's private storage area, which the operating system isolates from other apps. Note that this data is not separately encrypted by the App beyond the protection the operating system provides for app storage and device encryption.
You remain responsible for overall device security and for anyone who has access to your unlocked device.
Your rights
Because all data is stored locally on your device, requests to access, correct or delete it can be fulfilled by you directly, in the App and in your device settings. Contact us at support@obdevapps.com if you need assistance.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the new version at the same URL and update the “Last updated” date. Continued use of the App after changes means you accept the updated policy.
Disclaimer
Daysleft is a personal organisation tool. It is not affiliated with any employer, university, funder or admissions body, it does not submit anything on your behalf, and the deadlines it shows are the ones you entered. Always confirm dates and requirements with the organisation itself.