Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 22, 2026
Ru is a simple app blocker that helps you spend less time on your phone. We believe your screen time and app usage are your business, not ours.
Local blocking data
Ru processes installed-app information, app usage totals and website rules on your device to provide blocking and focus features. We do not upload those lists or your focus history as feature data.
Your settings, paired tags and focus history are saved on your phone. Android may back up or transfer your app data according to your system settings. Ru does not receive those backups.
Crash reports and technical diagnostics
The standard Ru Android app automatically sends crashes, supported app-not-responding (ANR) reports and limited error diagnostics to Google Firebase Crashlytics to help fix bugs. Local development and performance-testing builds have crash reporting disabled.
Diagnostics include stack traces and exception details, relevant app state, app version, device model, operating-system information and network type. Firebase Crashlytics, Installations and Sessions use pseudonymous installation and session identifiers, session timing and quality metrics to understand crashes and how many installations are affected. These identifiers do not require a Ru account.
Our custom error reports contain fixed operation names, technical failure categories and a reporting stack trace. We do not attach names, installed-app names or lists, app usage, website rules, NFC identifiers, notification or Strava contents, purchase tokens, user IDs or saved focus data. Automatic crash reports from Android or other app libraries can still contain contextual values.
Google processes these diagnostics through Firebase. See Firebase’s privacy and security information for its processing and retention practices.
No advertising tracking or Google Analytics
Ru does not include Google Analytics or advertising trackers. The technical app-session metrics described above support crash diagnostics.
No accounts required
Ru doesn't require a Ru account. Purchasing and restoring the permanent unlock use your Google Play account.
Purchases
Google Play handles payments under its own privacy terms. We do not receive your payment card details. Your app usage and blocking data are not shared with Google Play.
Beta testing, promotions and forms
If you fill out a beta testing, promotional or other form, we may collect your name, email address and mailing address. We keep this information private and use it only for the purpose of the promotion or form you filled out, such as coordinating beta testing, contacting you about your submission or mailing an item. We do not sell or share this information with others or use it for unrelated marketing.
Changes to this policy
If we change how your data is handled, we'll update this policy to explain what information is collected and why.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us at:
This website
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