Privacy, in plain language
Privacy Policy
Last updated 20 September 2026
The short version: what you read, how far you got, which apps you chose to intercept, and your streaks never leave your device. We cannot see them, and we have no way to ask for them. Subscriptions are handled by Apple.
Privacy
What you read is nobody's business, including ours.
Nothing you read, and nothing about your reading habits, ever leaves your device. Rather than round that up to “we collect nothing”, here is the whole boundary.
| Data | Where it lives | Leaves your device? |
|---|---|---|
| What you read, and how far you got | Your device | Never |
| Which apps you chose to intercept | Your device | Never |
| Streaks, sessions and achievements | Your device | Never |
| Books you import yourself | Your device | Never |
| Subscription purchase and status | Your Apple Account and the App Store | Handled by Apple, not by us |
Apple hands the app opaque tokens rather than app names, so we genuinely cannot tell which apps you picked.
This policy explains what PageBreak ("we", "us") receives when you use the PageBreak iPhone app, this website or our support email, why we receive it, and what control you have. It is written to be read, not to be survived.
Who we are
PageBreak is an app operated by ZHENYI LIANG, an Australian sole trader (ABN 83 234 283 113). The business is based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. For anything in this policy, write to support@pagebreakapp.app.
What stays on your device
The following are stored on your iPhone only:
- Books and documents you import, and their contents
- Your reading position, reading time and completed sessions
- Streaks, achievements and any statistics shown in the app
- Your selection of apps to intercept, and how often interception happened
- Your session length and other in-app preferences
None of this is transmitted to us. Deleting the app removes its on-device copy.
What we do receive
The PageBreak app does not create an account or send your reading data to our servers. Apple processes subscriptions and payments through the App Store. We do not receive payment card details, your Apple Account password, or your reading activity.
This website has no advertising or analytics scripts. It does load the PageBreak font family from Google Fonts, and the site host may process standard technical request information needed to serve the page. Your books and in-app reading activity are not sent to this website.
Screen Time and your apps
PageBreak uses Apple's Screen Time frameworks (FamilyControls, ManagedSettings, DeviceActivity) to intercept the apps you choose. Apple deliberately hands apps opaque tokens rather than app names or icons. This is not a promise we are asking you to take on trust — it is an architectural limit: PageBreak has no technical means of learning which apps you selected, how long you spend inside them, or anything else on your device.
What we do not do
- No advertising, and no advertising identifiers
- No third-party analytics or tracking SDKs
- No selling or sharing of personal information, under any definition, including the CCPA's
- No profiling, and no automated decisions with legal effects
Who processes data for us
Apple processes App Store payments and subscription management under Apple’s own privacy policy. PageBreak does not use a third-party account, analytics or content-hosting service in the app. If you email support, your message is handled through the email service used by our business so that we can reply.
How long we keep it
We do not keep an app account, reading record or server-side subscription record. Your on-device data remains until you remove it or delete the app. Apple manages its own purchase records under Apple’s privacy policy; support messages remain only as long as needed to respond, troubleshoot and meet applicable obligations.
Your rights
Your reading data never reaches us. For questions about this policy, write to support@pagebreakapp.app. If you are in the UK or EEA you may also complain to your data protection authority.
Deleting your data
PageBreak does not have an account to delete. Deleting the app removes its on-device data. Subscription cancellation is managed in your Apple Account settings.
Children
PageBreak is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has given us data, write to us and we will delete it.
Changes
If we change this policy we will update the date above, and tell you in the app before any material change takes effect.