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Privacy Policy
Last updated May 14, 2026
This Privacy Notice for Shaurya Goel ("we," "us," or "our") describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
- Download and use our mobile application (Brio), or any other application of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
- Use Brio. Brio is a screen time management app for iPhone that helps adults reduce phone addiction by blocking distracting apps using Apple's Screen Time API and engaging users in productive alternatives — reading books, writing in a journal, walking, and mindful scrolling. A personal Focus Score (0-100) and daily streak gamify progress toward digital balance.
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events
Questions or concerns? If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].
Summary of Key Points
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice. You can find more details by using our table of contents below.
What personal information do we process? When you use our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. Learn more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? Visit [email protected] or contact us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Table of Contents
1. What Information Do We Collect?
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
5. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
9. Controls For Do-Not-Track Features
10. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
11. Do Other Regions Have Specific Privacy Rights?
12. Do We Make Updates To This Notice?
13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
14. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect may include: names, age range, journal entries (text), and self-reported daily screen time.
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Payment Data. All payment data is handled and stored by Apple Inc. (App Store) and RevenueCat. See their privacy policies: apple.com/legal/privacy and revenuecat.com/privacy.
Screen Time data stays on your device. Brio uses Apple's FamilyControls, DeviceActivity, and ManagedSettings frameworks to block distracting apps. The list of apps you choose to block is represented by opaque ApplicationToken values created by iOS — these tokens, your Screen Time usage data, and any app-usage statistics surfaced by Apple's frameworks are processed entirely on your iPhone. None of this data is ever transmitted to Brio's servers, to our analytics or error-reporting providers (PostHog, Sentry), or to any other third party.
Application Data. If you use our app, we also may collect:
- Mobile Device Access. We may request access to motion & fitness data (live step counting during Move sessions, via CoreMotion) and Screen Time permission (app blocking via Apple's FamilyControls API). Screen Time data is read and acted on locally and never leaves your device. You may change these permissions in your device settings at any time.
- Mobile Device Data. We automatically collect device information such as your mobile device ID, model, manufacturer, operating system, version information, device and application identification numbers, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, and Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Push Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or certain features of the application. You may turn these off in your device settings.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your IP address and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you use our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you use the Services. This may include your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, device name, country, and information about how and when you use our Services. The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Service-related diagnostic, usage, and performance information automatically collected when you access or use our Services, including your IP address, device information, browser type, and activity in the Services (date/time stamps, features used, error reports).
- Device Data. Information about your device including IP address, device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, including:
- To protect our Services — fraud monitoring and prevention.
- To identify usage trends — to understand how our Services are being used so we can improve them.
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest — when necessary to prevent harm.
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On To Process Your Information?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law — with your consent, to comply with laws, to fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The GDPR and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on. We may rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests — such as analyzing how our Services are used to improve them, and diagnosing problems or preventing fraudulent activities.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information where necessary for compliance with our legal obligations.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information where necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (express consent) or in situations where your permission can be inferred (implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time. In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted to process your information without your consent — for example, for investigations and fraud detection, for business transactions under certain conditions, if required by subpoena or court order, or if the information is publicly available and specified by regulations.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services for us. We have contracts in place designed to help safeguard your personal information.
The third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:
- Invoice and Billing: RevenueCat
- Web and Mobile Analytics: PostHog
- Website Performance Monitoring: Sentry
We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
5. Is Your Information Transferred Internationally?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.Our servers are located in the United States. Regardless of your location, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored by, and processed by us in our facilities and in the facilities of the third parties with whom we may share your personal information (see When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information? above), including facilities in the United States and other countries.
If you are a resident in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, then these countries may not necessarily have data protection laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Notice and applicable law, including by using the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or securely store it and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will delete such data from our records promptly. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [email protected].
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or in some regions, such as the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, to request rectification or erasure, to restrict the processing of your personal information, and if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us at How Can You Contact Us About This Notice? below.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. If you are in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at How Can You Contact Us About This Notice? below.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at [email protected].
9. Controls For Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.10. Do United States Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have specific privacy rights.Categories of Personal Information We Collect
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name | YES |
| B. Personal information (California Customer Records statute) | Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information | YES |
| C. Protected classification characteristics | Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and other demographic data | YES |
| D. Commercial information | Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information | YES |
| E. Biometric information | Fingerprints and voiceprints | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements | YES |
| G. Geolocation data | Device location | NO |
| H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information | Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities | NO |
| I. Professional or employment-related information | Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us | NO |
| J. Education Information | Student records and directory information | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information | Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual's preferences and characteristics | NO |
| L. Sensitive personal information | NO |
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us via customer support channels, customer surveys or contests, and facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in What Information Do We Collect?How We Use and Share Personal Information
Learn more about how we use your personal information in the section How Do We Process Your Information?Will your information be shared with anyone else? We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. We have not sold or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. These rights include:- Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
- Right to request the deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
- Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by emailing [email protected], or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity.Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system.Appeals
If we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at [email protected]. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.California "Shine The Light" Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please use the contact details provided in the section How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?11. Do Other Regions Have Specific Privacy Rights?
In Short: You may have additional rights based on the country you reside in.Australia and New Zealand
We collect and process your personal information under the obligations and conditions set by Australia's Privacy Act 1988 and New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020. At any time, you have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information by using the contact details in the section How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?If you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to submit a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and a breach of New Zealand's Privacy Principles to the Office of New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.
Republic of South Africa
At any time, you have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. You can make such a request by using the contact details in the section How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?If you are unsatisfied with the manner in which we address any complaint with regard to our processing of personal information, you can contact the office of the regulator:
General enquiries: [email protected]
Complaints: [email protected] & [email protected]
Complaints: [email protected] & [email protected]
12. Do We Make Updates To This Notice?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us at:Shaurya Goel (Brio)
[email protected]
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