Privacy and Permissions

Align asks for three iOS permissions: calendar access, notifications and tracking. This page explains what each one is used for, how to change it, and where Align's data is stored.

Calendar Access

Align stores every time block as an event in your calendars, so it needs Full Access to your calendars. With that access, Align:

Reads the events from the calendars you turn on in Settings → Calendars and shows them as time blocks.
Writes new time blocks, and changes to existing ones, as events in your calendars.
Creates and edits calendars when you ask it to.

Align reads and writes events through the calendars on your device. Your events leave the device only through your calendar account, such as iCloud or Google, which syncs them the same way it does for any other calendar app.

Without full access, Align can't show or save time blocks. To change calendar access:

Open the Settings app.
Go to Align → Calendars and select Full Access.

See Set Up Your Calendars for how Align asks for access and how to fix it.

Notifications

Align uses notifications for two things:

Alarms on your time blocks, which tell you when a time block is about to start.
The Daily review reminder, which arrives after your last time block to help you review your day.

Quiet and Full Notifications

The first time Align asks, it uses quiet (provisional) notifications. iOS doesn't show a prompt for these. They are delivered to Notification Center without a sound or banner.

To get sounds and banners, allow full notifications. Tap Continue in the message "You're receiving quiet notifications temporarily." in the time block editor or in Settings → Notifications, then allow notifications in the iOS prompt.

Turn Notifications Back On

If you turned notifications off:

Open the Settings app.
Go to Align → Notifications.
Turn on Allow Notifications.

See Alarms and Notifications for details.

Tracking

Align asks for permission to track during onboarding, and from the Help Align Grow row in Settings.

Allowing tracking helps the developer see which ads bring people to Align. It never limits features, and your personal data is never sold. If you don't allow tracking, Align works exactly the same.

Allow or Turn Off Tracking

In Align, open Settings and tap Help Align Grow.
Tap Allow Tracking, then choose an option in the iOS prompt.

If you already chose not to allow tracking, the screen shows Tracking is off. Tap Open the Settings app and change the setting there. You can allow or turn off tracking in the Settings app at any time.

The Help Align Grow row only appears while tracking is not allowed.

If the screen shows Tracking unavailable, tracking permission is restricted on this device and can't be changed from Align.

Where Your Data Is Stored

Time blocks: stored as events in your calendars. They sync between devices through your calendar account, such as iCloud or Google.
Day start/end: syncs between your devices through iCloud.
Other settings: stored on your device.

For the full details, including the services Align uses for analytics and crash reports, read the privacy policy.

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