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TIME OUT LOUD — Patulo Labs

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 August 2026
1.

Overview

TIME OUT LOUD ("the app") is a voice-announcing stopwatch developed by Patulo Labs. This page explains what data the app handles, and what it doesn't. The short version: the app itself doesn't collect or transmit any personal data. The only outbound data flow is through Google AdMob, which shows ads in the app — both the banner and an optional rewarded ad.

2.

What stays on your device

Your settings and timer state — language, speech rate, volume, announcement interval and format, countdown length, mute state, dark mode, button layout, reset-confirmation preference, and recorded lap times — are stored locally on your device only, using Android's standard local storage. None of it is sent to Patulo Labs or to any server we operate. Uninstalling the app, or clearing its storage in Android settings, removes it completely.

3.

Text-to-speech, not voice recording

TIME OUT LOUD speaks numbers aloud using your device's built-in text-to-speech engine. The app does not use your microphone, does not record audio, and cannot listen to you — "voice" in the name refers to what the app says, not anything it hears.

4.

Advertising (Google AdMob)

The app shows ads served by Google AdMob — a banner ad at the top of the screen, and an optional short rewarded video ad you can choose to watch in Settings in exchange for temporarily turning ads off. To do this, AdMob may collect and process data such as your advertising ID, general device information, approximate location, and app usage, in order to show and measure ads — including, where consent is required, personalized ads. This processing is governed by Google's own policies, not by Patulo Labs:

You can review or reset your advertising ID, and adjust ad personalization, in your device's Google Settings.

5.

Permissions this app requests

  • Notifications — to show the running timer in a persistent notification while the app is in the background.
  • Foreground service — to keep the stopwatch and voice announcements running reliably while you're not looking at the screen.
  • Keep device awake (wake lock) — to prevent the timer from being paused by the system mid-session.
  • Battery optimization exemption — so the app keeps running reliably in the background on devices with aggressive battery management, without being unexpectedly terminated.
  • Vibration — for a short alert (together with a beep) when you reach your set target time.

None of these permissions give the app access to your microphone, camera, contacts, location, or files.

6.

Children

TIME OUT LOUD is a general-audience utility app and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data through the app, contact us and we will address it — though as explained above, the app itself has nothing to send us in the first place.

7.

Your choices, changes, and contact

Because the app doesn't collect personal data of its own, there's nothing on our end to access, export, or delete. For anything related to Google AdMob's data processing, Google's own account and ad settings apply. We may update this policy occasionally; the date above shows the latest revision.

Questions? Write to Patulo Labs at patuloplus@gmail.com. If translations differ, this English version governs.