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Privacy policy — Android

Last updated: 2026-05-13 Controller: Balane GmbH · support@balane.tech

This policy applies only to the Android version of Hokd. The iPhone and Mac version is documented separately (see iOS / macOS privacy policy above), because AI processing there runs on-device through Apple Intelligence and no data is sent to external providers.

1. What data does Hokd process on Android?

Hokd processes only the data you type into the app yourself:

  • Stages (title, category, altitude meters, timestamp)
  • Daily focus, weekly anchor, courage moment
  • Quests, identity-mirror entries
  • Playbooks, reflection themes, logbook reviews
  • Pro status (from Google Play Billing), app settings (language, reminder time)

No profile data, no tracking, no analytics IDs, no advertising identifiers, no location data. No account, no login.

2. Where does your data live?

Default: only locally on your device

All data is stored locally in app storage (AsyncStorage / SQLite). It does not leave the device.

Optional: a backup folder you choose

If you pick a backup folder in settings:

  • You pick a folder via Android's Storage Access Framework — in any provider you like (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, local files). Hokd gets only read/write access to that one folder.
  • A JSON snapshot of your app state is written there as hokd-state.json.
  • Auto-sync writes after each change (with a 5-second debounce).
  • Hokd does not integrate any cloud API directly. We don't know your provider. Replication is handled by the storage provider you chose.

If you disconnect the backup folder, Hokd loses access immediately — the JSON file stays where it is and you can delete or move it yourself.

3. AI features (Pro)

With Pro, AI-powered features become available (extracting stages from notes, weekly and monthly syntheses, reflection patterns, playbook reviews, flashcards):

  • Hokd operates its own backend proxy on Vercel (Frankfurt region for EU proximity).
  • On an AI call, the following data goes to our backend → from there to an LLM provider: your input text (e.g. day's notes, reflection entry, playbook content) plus an internal system prompt.
  • We use Anthropic Claude and OpenAI as LLM providers. The backend picks the appropriate model per feature. Both providers process your input solely to generate the response.
  • We validate that you have a valid Pro subscription via your Google Play Subscription token — no account, no email.
  • Content is not used for model training, neither by Hokd nor by Anthropic nor by OpenAI (each provider's API default; see Anthropic Privacy and OpenAI API Data Usage).
  • The backend stores only an anonymous quota counter (calls per month) — no content, no logs of input text.

AI features are entirely optional. Without Pro, no data is sent to any external provider at all.

4. Purchases (Pro subscription)

In-app purchases run through Google Play Billing. Hokd only receives the information whether a valid subscription is active. Payment and account data is processed exclusively by Google (see Google Privacy Policy).

Hokd Pro is a single subscription with two billing periods (monthly or yearly); you pick the period at checkout and can switch via Google Play subscription management.

5. Notifications

If you enable the daily reminder:

  • Android asks for your consent once (POST_NOTIFICATIONS).
  • Reminders are scheduled locally on the device (AlarmManager via the Notifee library).
  • No notification tokens are sent to any server.

6. Data export / deletion

You can at any time:

  • Export your data (Settings → "Export data") — as JSON via the system share sheet.
  • Import data (Settings → "Import data") — paste JSON from a previous export.
  • Delete everything (Settings → "Delete all data") — removes all local data irreversibly.

For your backup folder: delete the hokd-state.json in your chosen provider folder. Pro subscriptions are cancelled via Google Play subscription management; cancellation inside the app itself is not possible due to Google policy.

7. Your rights (GDPR)

Because Hokd does not store any personal data on a Hokd server, there is nothing on Hokd's side to release or delete — all content is under your direct control.

For data that has been transmitted to Anthropic or OpenAI as part of the AI features, and for data that Google processes for the Pro subscription, please contact the respective provider's data protection contact directly.

8. Contact

Balane GmbH · support@balane.tech

9. Changes

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy if features or legal requirements change. The current version is available in the app and at the privacy URL listed in the Google Play Store entry.

Last updated: 2026-05-13 Version: 1.0 Valid for: Hokd Android App

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