Last updated 12 August 2026 · Applies to the bit.timer iPhone app
bit.timer keeps your meals, dishes and settings on your device only. We operate no servers, hold no accounts, and never receive your cooking data. The one exception to "nothing leaves your phone" is advertising: the free version of the app displays ads served by Google, and the Google advertising SDK receives limited technical information in order to do that. This policy explains both halves.
bit.timer is published by Digitoolkit Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17198401), registered office 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Digitoolkit Ltd is the data controller for the limited processing described here. You can reach us at privacy@digitoolkit.app.
The following is written to your iPhone's local app storage and is never transmitted to us:
This data is included in your device's normal iCloud or local backups if you have backups enabled, because iOS backs up app storage. That backup is between you and Apple; we have no access to it. Deleting the app removes all of this data from your device permanently, and we cannot recover it for you.
If you allow notifications, the app asks iOS to schedule local alerts for when each dish needs to go on. These are scheduled and delivered entirely on your device. No notification content is sent through us or through any push service, and we cannot see whether you received or opened them.
The free version of bit.timer shows ads supplied by Google AdMob (Google Ireland Limited). All ads in bit.timer are non-personalised. They are chosen from the app's general context, not from a profile of your interests or your activity in other apps.
bit.timer does not track you, and never asks to. The app does not use Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework and never requests your Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), so you will not see the "allow this app to track your activity" prompt. Your activity is not linked with data from other companies for advertising, and nothing is shared with data brokers.
Non-personalised advertising still requires some data to work. To request and display an ad, Google's advertising SDK running inside the app may collect and process:
We are clear about one point, because it is easy to misread. A device identifier is still an identifier: under Apple's App Store definitions it counts as data that is linked to you, and we declare it as such on the App Store. What it is not used for here is tracking you across other companies' apps and websites.
The app also includes Apple's SKAdNetwork, which lets Apple tell an advertiser that an install came from their ad without identifying who installed it. It reports to Apple, not to us, and is designed so that no individual can be singled out.
Google acts as an independent controller for much of this processing. What it does with the data is governed by Google's own terms. See Google's business privacy information and how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services.
Your choices. If you are in the UK or the EEA, the app presents a consent prompt on first launch, provided by Google's User Messaging Platform, asking whether Google may use the limited data above to serve ads. You can review or change that choice at any time from the app's settings screen, under Ad privacy choices. Declining does not restrict any app feature. Because ads are non-personalised for everyone, declining does not change how ads are selected; it changes what Google is permitted to store on and read from your device.
Why that prompt mentions personalised advertising. The consent prompt is Google's standard one, shown in many apps, so it lists purposes such as personalised advertising and audience research. We cannot edit its wording. bit.timer does not use those purposes: every ad request the app makes is flagged as non-personalised before it leaves your device, whichever option you choose. Consenting does not switch personalised advertising on in this app, because the app never asks for it.
Removing ads. Ads are part of the free version. They are not shown to users who have purchased bit.timer Pro.
bit.timer Pro is a single one-off purchase that removes the ad and lifts the saved preset limit. It is sold through Apple's In-App Purchase system. Apple processes the payment and is the merchant of record. We never see your payment details: no card number, no billing address, no name. The app receives only a signed confirmation from Apple that the purchase is valid, which it stores locally to unlock those features. Refunds are handled by Apple, not by us; see Apple's guidance on requesting a refund.
bit.timer contains no analytics or crash-reporting SDK. We do not track screen views, feature usage, session length or retention. If Apple sends us aggregated, anonymous crash and usage reports through App Store Connect, that happens only because you opted in to share analytics with developers in iOS Settings, and those reports do not identify you.
If you email us, we hold your message and email address for as long as needed to deal with your query and for a reasonable period afterwards in case you follow up, normally no more than 24 months. We do not add you to a mailing list. Our lawful basis is legitimate interests: replying to someone who has contacted us for help.
Where UK GDPR applies, we rely on: consent for storing information on, or reading it from, your device for advertising purposes, and for notifications; legitimate interests for showing non-personalised advertising to fund a free app, and for responding to support enquiries; and performance of a contract for delivering an in-app purchase you have paid for. We do not rely on consent for personalised advertising, because bit.timer does not serve personalised advertising.
bit.timer is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Ad requests are made with Google's settings for non-child-directed treatment. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Google may process advertising data on servers outside the UK, including in the United States. Those transfers are made under the safeguards Google puts in place, such as the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. We do not ourselves transfer any personal data internationally, because we do not receive any.
You have the right to ask for access to your personal data, and to have it corrected, deleted or restricted; to object to processing based on legitimate interests; to withdraw consent at any time; and to receive your data in a portable form. Because bit.timer holds your cooking data only on your own device and we hold no account for you, in most cases the fastest route is simply to delete the app, which erases everything.
For anything else, email privacy@digitoolkit.app. We will respond within one month. To exercise rights over data held by Google as a controller, use Google My Ad Center or contact Google directly.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data you may complain to the UK's Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, though we would appreciate the chance to put it right first.
If we change how the app handles data, we will update this page and change the date at the top. Material changes affecting your choices will also be surfaced in the app.
Digitoolkit Ltd · privacy@digitoolkit.app
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ