Quando? privacy policy
Last updated: 10 November 2026
Quando? ("Quando", "we") is an alarm clock app. It is built to keep your information on your device. It contains no advertising and no analytics or tracking tools, and we do not sell your data or share it for advertising. Contact: [email protected].
What stays on your device
- Your alarms, settings, chosen city and time zones.
- Sounds you record or add. The microphone is used only while you press record.
- Calendar events. Quando reads your device calendars to set alarms around events. It never changes your calendars.
- Camera images. "Scan a code" uses the camera live to read a code; no picture is saved or sent.
- Keys you enter for Pushover, Zapier, IFTTT, webhooks or smart-home services, and sign-in tokens for Spotify and Google.
- If you choose a city by location, the app uses your location only while it is open, to find the nearest city. Quando does not track your location in the background.
Google user data
If you choose to sign in with Google, Quando may request these permissions. Each is optional and asked only when you use the feature:
| Permission | What Quando does with it |
|---|---|
| Basic profile and email (Google sign-in, via Firebase Authentication) | Identifies your account so that, if you turn on sync, your settings reach your other devices. |
Google Calendar, read-only (calendar.readonly) | Lists your calendars and events so you can create alarms before, at or after an event, and shows the next event. Events are read on your device, are not stored on our servers, and are never modified. |
YouTube, read-only (youtube.readonly) | Lists your playlists and liked videos so you can choose one as an alarm sound. Contents are not stored on our servers. |
Quando's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Specifically, we use Google user data only to provide the features above that you can see in the app; we do not transfer it to others except as needed to provide those features or to comply with law; we do not use it for advertising; and no human reads it unless you ask us to for support or it is required for security or by law.
Optional account sync
If you sign in and turn on sync, your alarms and app settings are stored in Google Firebase (Firestore), protected so that only your signed-in account can read them, and delivered to your own devices. Recorded or imported audio files and calendar event contents are not uploaded. Connection keys you chose to sync (for example Pushover or webhook addresses) are stored in your private cloud record; you can choose to keep them on this device only. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest by Google; it is not end-to-end encrypted. Preferences you set, such as religious or cultural calendar options, can be sensitive, so they are part of your private record only if you turn sync on.
When Quando talks to other services
Quando connects to a service only when you turn that feature on:
| Feature | Service | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
| Online radio | Radio Browser and the station you pick | Your search or filter; then the station stream is played |
| Weather | MET Norway | Coordinates rounded to two decimals, while the weather page is open |
| Sun and calendar times | Hebcal (selected schedules only) | Date ranges and region setting; no coordinates or account |
| Pushover, Zapier, IFTTT, webhooks | The service or address you enter | The alarm's title, message and time when it rings. A title can come from a calendar event if you made a calendar alarm. |
| Spotify | Spotify | Your Spotify sign-in, to list playlists and play the song you chose |
| YouTube | Google sign-in, read-only, to list playlists and liked videos | |
| Smart home (optional) | Tuya / Smart Life | Signed requests to list and run the scene you select |
Each service has its own privacy policy. Network services also see ordinary request details such as your IP address.
Removing access and deleting data
- Sign out of Spotify or Google by long-pressing their tile on the Sounds screen.
- Remove Quando's access at Google account permissions and Spotify apps.
- Uninstalling deletes everything stored on your device.
- To delete your synced cloud data and account, email [email protected] from the address you signed in with; we will delete it within 30 days. Device backups made by your phone's operating system follow its own settings.
Children
Quando is not aimed at children under 13 (or the age required in your country) and does not knowingly collect their information.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.