Privacy Policy

1. Information Duobench handles

Duobench only works with content you put into it. We, the developer, do not collect any of it.

Your content

• Workspaces: their names, icons, tools and layouts.
• Notes, Tasks, Bookmarks and Snippets: the text, dates, links and folders you create.
• Clipboard history: only items you add yourself with the Paste button. Duobench never reads your clipboard in the background.
• PDFs: copies of documents you import, with your reading position and bookmarks.
• Scans: pages you capture with the camera or pick from Photos, and the text read from them. They exist only while the Scanner is open and are not saved.

Settings

Preferences such as reading themes, the Focus Timer’s lengths and the optional name shown in Profile are saved on your device.

What we don’t collect

Duobench contains no analytics, advertising or crash-reporting SDKs. We don’t collect identifiers, location, contacts, usage data or diagnostics. If you choose to share crash reports with developers in your device settings, Apple may pass anonymized reports to us under Apple’s own terms.

2. Where your data lives

Everything Duobench stores is kept in its private app container on your device, protected by the operating system’s app sandbox and data protection. Home Screen widgets read a small summary of your workspaces (names and the tools in them) from a container shared only between Duobench and its own widgets.

3. iCloud sync

When you’re signed in to iCloud, your workspaces, notes, tasks, bookmarks and snippets sync between your devices using Apple’s CloudKit:

• They are stored in your private iCloud database, which we cannot access.
• Clipboard history, PDFs and scans are never synced; they stay on the device where you added them.
• To stop syncing, turn off iCloud for Duobench in your device’s iCloud settings.

Apple’s handling of iCloud data is covered by Apple’s privacy policy.

4. The Browser and web content

The Browser loads web pages directly from the websites you visit, like any web browser. Those websites may collect information under their own privacy policies, for example with cookies, which are kept in Duobench’s web storage on your device.

Text you type that isn’t a web address is sent as a search to DuckDuckGo, which does not track searches. When you save a bookmark, Duobench fetches that page to show its title. Duobench itself never sees or records your browsing.

5. Permissions

• Camera: only when you scan a page in the Scanner. Images are processed on your device and not saved.
• Photos: only the pictures you pick to scan, through the system picker.
• Files: only the PDFs you choose to import.
• Notifications: optional, to tell you when a Focus Timer session ends. They are scheduled on your device.

6. Third-party services

The only services Duobench relies on are Apple’s (the operating system, the App Store and iCloud) and, when you search from the Browser, DuckDuckGo. Websites you visit in the Browser are third parties with their own policies.

7. Sharing & selling

We do not sell, rent, trade or share your personal data. We never receive it, so there is nothing for us to share. Content leaves Duobench only when you share or send it yourself.

8. Data retention & deletion

Your content is kept until you delete it. Clipboard history keeps up to 200 unpinned items. You can delete any note, task, bookmark, snippet, clipboard item or PDF in the app. Deleting Duobench removes everything stored on that device; to remove synced data from iCloud as well, delete it in the app before uninstalling, or manage Duobench’s data in your iCloud settings.

9. Security

Duobench relies on Apple’s security model: app sandboxing, device encryption and iCloud’s protections for synced data. Keeping your device updated and protected with a passcode keeps your Duobench data protected too.

10. Your rights

Because your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud, you already control it: you can view, change, export by sharing, or delete it at any time. Users in the EU, UK, California and similar jurisdictions have rights under laws such as the GDPR, UK GDPR and CCPA. We hold no personal data about you, but if you have a question or request, contact us and we’ll help.

11. Children’s privacy

Duobench is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

12. Changes to this policy

If Duobench starts handling data differently, we’ll update this page and the “Last updated” date above before the change ships.