Privacy policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026 · Applies to Scrollmeter for Android, version 1.2.0 and later

Scrollmeter ("the app") is made by Prateek Singh. This policy explains what the app collects, how it is used, and your choices. The short version: everything the app records stays on your phone, and the app has no way to send it anywhere.

1. Data the app records

To measure scrolling, the app uses Android's Accessibility Service. From it, the app reads only:

• That a scrollable list moved, how far (in pixels), and in which direction
• The package name of the app that was scrolling (for example com.instagram.android)
• The screen's class name and the list's resource ID (for example clips_viewer), used in memory to tell Reels, Shorts and feeds apart. These are not stored.
• When scrolling happened and how long each tracked app was open

From this, the app stores totals on your device: distance, scrolling time, number of gestures, sessions, and estimated Reels, Shorts and posts per app per day. It also stores your settings and goals.

2. Data the app never collects

• Text or content shown on screen, such as posts, captions, comments, usernames or messages
• Anything you type, including passwords; keyboards are ignored entirely
• Screenshots or screen recordings
• Your location, contacts, photos, microphone or camera
• Advertising IDs or any account information

The app never performs actions on your behalf, such as tapping, scrolling or typing.

3. Where your data is stored

All data is stored in a private database on your device that other apps cannot read. The app does not request the Android INTERNET permission, so it cannot upload or share your data. There is no server, no cloud sync and no analytics or advertising SDK. Your data is excluded from Android cloud backups and device-to-device transfers.

4. Links and email

The app contains links to this website and to a support email address. Tapping them opens your browser or email app, which are separate apps with their own privacy policies. Scrollmeter does not see what you do there. If you email support, the email is pre-filled with your app version, Android version and device model to help with troubleshooting. You can delete this before sending.

5. This website

This policy is mainly about the app. The website (not the app) uses PostHog to count visits, downloads and how far people scroll the page. It runs in cookieless mode, so nothing is stored in your browser, and it doesn't record sessions, clicks or anything you type. PostHog receives your IP address and browser details to count unique visitors, but no profile is created about you. Browsers with "Do Not Track" turned on are not counted. None of this involves the app or your scroll data.

6. Notifications

If you enable goals and allow notifications, the app shows a local notification when you reach a daily limit. Notifications are created on your device. Nothing is sent to a server.

7. How long data is kept

• Per-gesture records: 14 days
• Scroll sessions: 180 days
• Daily and per-app totals: until you delete them

8. Your choices

• Pause tracking at any time in Settings
• Exclude any app from tracking in Apps → Tracking
• Delete all data in Settings → Delete all data
• Stop tracking completely by turning off the accessibility service or uninstalling the app, which removes all its data

9. Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone. Because no data leaves the device, no information is collected by the developer.

10. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new "Last updated" date. If a future version ever needs internet access, this will be stated clearly in the release notes and in this policy before release.

11. Contact

Questions about privacy: prateeksingh010101@gmail.com