Privacy Policy
Last updated: 10 September 2026 · Version 2026-09-10.2
Breathe is built to be private by default. This policy explains what the app does and does not do with your information, in plain language. It applies to the Breathe application, including its web, Android, and iOS versions, operated by Type-3 Studio ("we", "us", "our").
- No accounts, no sign-up, no email required.
- No analytics, no advertising, and no cross-site tracking.
- Your settings and progress stay on your device (browser storage).
- Location is optional and only used if you enable the weather feature.
- We do not sell or rent your personal information. Ever.
1. Who we are
Type-3 Studio is the data controller responsible for the Service. For privacy questions or requests, contact us at [email protected] or via type-3studio.com.
2. Information we do not collect
We do not collect or process, on our servers:
- Your name, email address, or any account credentials (there are no accounts).
- Your contacts, calendar, photos, or files.
- Advertising identifiers or behavioural profiles.
- Analytics or usage telemetry about how you use the app.
- Health, fitness, or biometric data about your breathing or sessions.
3. Information stored on your device
Breathe stores a small amount of data locally in your browser's storage (localStorage). This data never leaves your device unless you enable the optional weather feature described below. It is not readable by us.
| What | Key | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Consent record | breathe:consent | Remembers that you accepted these terms, and which version. |
| Settings | breathe:settings | Your chosen technique, durations, sound, and display preferences. |
| Session progress | breathe:session | Lets you resume an interrupted session (expires after 6 hours). |
| Weather cache | breathe:weather | Last weather reading, so the app can show it offline. |
| Last location | breathe:coords | Your last coordinates, used to refresh weather without asking again. |
You can erase all of this at any time by clearing your browser's site data for this app (or uninstalling the installed app). Doing so resets the app to a first-run state.
4. Location and weather (optional)
The weather feature is off by default. It only activates when you turn it on in Settings, at which point your browser will ask for permission to access your location. If you decline, the feature simply stays off and no location data is used.
When enabled, the app reads your approximate coordinates from your device and sends
them to Open-Meteo (an open weather API at
api.open-meteo.com) to retrieve current conditions. Depending on the
app version, it may also send coordinates to OpenStreetMap Nominatim
(nominatim.openstreetmap.org) to obtain a human-readable place name.
These services receive your coordinates and the usual technical information included
in a web request (such as your IP address) in order to return the requested data. We
do not receive or store your location on our own servers. Please see the relevant
third-party terms:
Open-Meteo
and
Nominatim / OpenStreetMap.
Your last coordinates are cached locally on your device so the app can refresh the weather later without prompting you again. You can turn the weather feature off at any time, which stops further requests; clearing site data removes the cached location.
5. Third-party services
- Open-Meteo — weather data, contacted only when you enable the weather feature.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim — optional reverse geocoding of coordinates into a place name, contacted only when the weather feature is enabled and the app needs a location name.
- Your hosting/CDN provider — like any website, the app is served by a hosting provider that may process standard server logs (such as IP address and request time) for security and delivery. We do not use these logs to identify you.
We do not embed third-party analytics, advertising, or social-media trackers.
6. Cookies and similar technologies
The app does not use cookies for tracking or advertising. It uses browser
localStorage (described above) solely to make the app work, and a
service worker to cache app files for offline use. Neither identifies you personally.
7. Analytics and advertising
We do not use analytics services and we do not show ads. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information to anyone.
8. Legal bases for processing (EEA/UK users)
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent — for accessing your device location when you enable the weather feature (you may withdraw this at any time).
- Legitimate interests — for the processing of standard server logs by our hosting provider, in the interests of security, availability, and fraud prevention.
Apart from the above, we do not process your personal data on our systems, so no other legal basis is required.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the GDPR/UK GDPR, the California CCPA/CPRA, or similar laws. These may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to withdraw consent or lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. You also have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
Because we do not collect or retain personal data about you on our servers, there is generally nothing for us to access, correct, or delete — the data is already under your control on your device (clear your browser's site data to remove it). If you have a request or question, contact us and we will respond as required by law.
10. Users in Iraq
We respect the right to privacy guaranteed under the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq (Article 17) and related provisions. Iraq does not currently have a comprehensive, standalone personal-data-protection statute, but the general protections of the Iraqi Civil Code (No. 40 of 1951) and the Electronic Signature and Electronic Transactions Law (No. 78 of 2012) apply to electronic dealings with the Service. Because the Service does not collect personal data centrally, the information you enter stays on your device under your control. If you have any privacy concern, contact us and we will address it promptly.
11. Children's privacy
The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum digital-consent age in your country, where higher), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. Because we do not collect personal information through the app, we do not maintain profiles of any users, including children.
12. Security and breach notification
We design the app to minimise risk by keeping data on your device and not collecting it centrally. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but because we hold no personal data about you, there is very little to compromise. Please keep your device and browser up to date. In the unlikely event of a security incident involving personal data we do hold, we will notify affected users and any relevant authorities as required by law.
13. Data retention
The data described above lives only on your device and remains there until you clear it or uninstall the app. Our hosting provider's server logs, if any, are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for security and delivery purposes. We do not otherwise store or retain personal data about you.
14. International transfers
If you enable the weather feature, your coordinates are sent to third-party weather and geocoding services (Open-Meteo, based in Switzerland, and OpenStreetMap Nominatim) in order to return a forecast or place name. These transfers occur only because you have requested the feature, and are governed by those services' own terms and privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.
15. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
We do not track you across sites, so "Do Not Track" (DNT) and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals are respected by default: there is nothing to opt out of. Enabling or disabling these signals does not change how the Service behaves.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date and version above, and the app will ask you to accept the updated terms before you continue. The current version is always linked from within the app.
17. Contact
Questions or concerns? Email [email protected] or visit type-3studio.com. See also our Terms of Service.