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Privacy policy

Last updated 13 November 2026

1. Who we are

Oi (the Oi app and oiscroll.com) is run by ITECHEVO LTD, trading as OiScroll. We are the data controller for the personal data described here.

ITECHEVO LTD is registered in England and Wales, company number 10628853. Registered office: 82a James Carter Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7DE. We work from London, United Kingdom.

Questions about privacy: privacy@oiscroll.com. Anything else: hello@oiscroll.com.

2. The short version

What you do on your phone stays on your phone. Oi counts minutes on the apps you choose; it never sees what's in them.
You don't need an account to use Oi. You only create one to join a group or family.
If you join a group, a display name and one number a day leave your phone.
If you're an adult and say yes, Oi sends anonymous usage statistics so we can improve it. Never the apps you use, your minutes or anything you type.
We don't sell your data, show ads, or use advertising trackers.

3. On your phone, and the permissions Oi asks for

What you do on your phone stays on it. Oi asks for each permission only when you turn on the feature that needs it, and you can turn any of them off in your phone's settings.

Permission	Why Oi needs it	Where the data goes
Usage access	To see which of your chosen apps is open, and for how long	Stays on your phone
Display over other apps	To show the Oi Timer, check-ins and locks over the app you're using	Nothing is collected
Notifications	To send check-ins, reminders and group updates	Nothing is collected
Calendar (optional)	To stay quiet in meetings and suggest ideas when you're free	Busy and free times only, on your phone
Microphone (optional)	To record your own shout-out, only when you tap Record	Stays on your phone
Physical activity (optional)	To count steps for the walking task when unlocking early	Stays on your phone
Accessibility service (optional)	To spot and close Reels and Shorts players in the apps you choose	Read on your phone; nothing is kept or sent
Run in the background	To keep counting minutes and sending check-ins	Nothing is collected

What you tell Oi about you (likes, pets, bedtime, your family's ages) and your plans, budgets and focus sessions stay on your phone too. A kid's PIN is stored only as a scrambled value. Uninstalling Oi, or What Oi knows › Delete everything, removes all of it.

To scan a family code, Oi uses Google's code scanner, which opens the camera itself: Oi never gets camera access and no picture is saved.

4. What we collect, and why

We collect personal data only when you use one of these features. The table shows what, why, and our lawful basis under UK data protection law.

What	What we collect	Why	Lawful basis
Groups and family (only if you join one)	Email address or Google account ID; display name; age band (adult, teen or kid), never your birth year; the groups you're in; one % a day (your change against your first week) and your streak; the family goal and its ticks, and what a kid calls their parent; a buddy request's reason and today's unlock count, sent to your buddy only; who's in a bet, the forfeit and each person's average %; a device token for notifications	To run groups, families, Snitch buddies and bets, and send their notifications	Contract; for under-13s, a parent's consent
Paying for Pro	Whether you have Pro, through an anonymous ID. Google Play handles the payment itself	To give you what you paid for	Contract
Usage statistics (only if you say yes)	Which Oi screens and features you use; app version, device model and Android version; an app instance ID; your country, from your IP address. Never the apps you watch, your minutes, or anything you type	To see which features help and fix what doesn't	Consent
Crashes and security	Crash and performance reports, if you allow them in your phone's settings (shared by Google Play, not identifying you); basic records such as IP address when your phone talks to our server	To fix bugs, keep the service secure and stop abuse	Legitimate interests
Contacting us	Your email address, if you join the waiting list or write to us, and what you write	To tell you when Oi launches, and to reply	Consent (waiting list); legitimate interests (emails)

5. Children

Oi asks your age once and keeps only a band: adult, teen (13 to 17) or kid (under 13).

Under 13: kid mode sends nothing at all until a parent or guardian adds the child to their family with a one-time code. The parent confirms they are the parent or guardian. The child's account has no email or name of its own, is tied to that parent, and the parent can remove it at any time, which deletes its data.
13 to 17: teen mode can join groups by invite code only. Nothing is public. Pro, bets and the shout-out are not offered.
Family members see how the shared goal is going and each person's % change. They never see apps, minutes or what Oi says to anyone.

Usage statistics are never collected from kids, and teens aren't asked: they stay off for everyone under 18.

We designed Oi to follow the ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code: high privacy by default, no public profiles, and a clear sign when family can see progress.

6. Who we share it with

We don't sell your data. We only share it with companies that help us run Oi, and they can only use it to provide their service to us:

Hosting and email providers: to run our server, send sign-in emails and deliver notifications
Payment providers: Google Play and our subscription service, to handle Pro
Analytics provider: only if you said yes to usage statistics

Some of these providers may handle data outside the UK, for example in the United States. When they do, the transfer is protected by safeguards approved under UK law.

We may also share data if the law requires it, or to protect someone's safety.

7. How long we keep it

Your account and group data: until you delete your account (or, for a kid, until their parent removes them). It's then deleted straight away, and from backups within 30 days.
Daily scores: 13 weeks, then deleted automatically.
Usage statistics: 2 months.
Waiting list email: until we tell you Oi has launched.
Emails to us: up to 2 years.

Short-lived things, like invite codes and buddy requests, are deleted within days.

8. Your rights

You have the right to:

see the personal data we hold about you
correct it
delete it
restrict or object to how we use it
get a copy to take elsewhere
withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on it

Most of this you can do yourself: Settings › Your account › Delete my account removes everything on our server, What Oi knows › Delete everything clears your phone, and Settings › Help improve Oi turns usage statistics on or off. No longer have the app? Go to oiscroll.com/delete-account. For anything else, email privacy@oiscroll.com and we'll reply within one month. Pro subscriptions are cancelled in Google Play.

If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk, 0303 123 1113). We'd like the chance to help first.

9. Keeping it safe

Data travels encrypted (HTTPS).
Group members can only ever see each other's names, rank and %.

10. Cookies

Our website uses no cookies or trackers. The app's usage statistics are described in section 4, and are off unless you say yes.

11. Changes to this policy

If we change how we use your data, we'll update this page and the date at the top, and tell you in the app before the change applies.