Go Dark Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
Go Dark is built to collect as little as possible. There are no accounts, no emails, no analytics SDKs, and no advertising.
What stays on your iPhone
- Your Screen Time data and app selection. Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) framework gives Go Dark opaque tokens for the apps you choose to block. Go Dark cannot see which apps these are, cannot read your usage history, and none of this ever leaves your device.
- Your streak, session history, settings, and debt state, stored in the app's local storage on your device.
What is shared with your board
If you create or join a board, the following is stored in Apple iCloud (CloudKit public database) so your friends can see it:
- The display name (handle) and emoji icon you chose
- Your profile photo, if you choose to set one (a small copy is shared so board members see it; you can leave it unset)
- The badges you have earned in the app
- Your minutes on the weekly board, your streak, and whether you are in debt
- Whether a session is currently running (unless you hide it), and feed events when you finish or quit a session
This data is tied to a random identifier generated on your device, not to your name, email, phone number, or Apple ID. Anyone who has your board code can see this board data. You can leave a board at any time in Settings, and block or report members from the board and feed.
What we collect
Nothing. Go Dark has no server of its own. Board data lives in Apple's CloudKit and is subject to Apple's privacy protections. We cannot read your messages, notifications, or browsing, and we would not want to.
Notifications
If you allow notifications, Apple delivers a push when your board changes. The notification is generated by Apple's CloudKit; no third party is involved.
Purchases
Go Dark Pro, if offered, is billed through your Apple ID by Apple. We never see your payment details.
Contact
Questions or reports: godark.hq@gmail.com