Privacy
Proxima Connect is made by Gysbert Joubert ("we"). The short version: Proxima has no accounts, no servers and no analytics. Nothing you do in Proxima is sent to us, and we couldn't see it if we wanted to.
What Proxima uses, and why
Proxima needs three permissions on your iPhone. Each is used for one job.
Bluetooth, so your phone and your partner's phone can notice when they are close. Your phones talk directly to each other. Nothing goes over the internet.
Screen Time, only to learn that your screen is in use. Proxima asks Apple's Screen Time for one signal: "this phone has been in use for another minute." It never learns which apps you use, what you do in them, or for how long you used any of them. Proxima cannot see your Screen Time reports.
Notifications, so the pulse can reach you when Proxima isn't on screen. The notification is created on your phone. It carries no sound, only a vibration and one question.
What stays on your phone
Proxima keeps a few small things on your iPhone so it can work:
- the first name you type in, and your partner's first name
- a random code for your phone (for example A1B2 C3D4) and your partner's code
- your settings, such as whether Proxima is paused
- the times of the last few minutes your screen was in use, so it can tell when 20 minutes in a row have passed
None of this leaves your phone except as described in the next section.
What your two phones share
When your phones are close, they exchange only what they need to agree on a pulse:
- your first name, only while pairing, and your phone's code, so you can find each other
- a timestamp of when your phone started counting, and the moment the pulse should happen
Your first name is shared only while the pairing screen is open, so the two of you can find each other. During that time, other phones running Proxima within Bluetooth range (usually a few metres) could also see it. Once you've paired, your phone stops sharing your name and ignores every Proxima phone except your partner's.
Nothing about how you use your phone is shown to your partner. Proxima never tells either of you who picked up their phone first, how long anyone was on it, or which apps were open.
What we don't do
- We don't collect, store or receive any personal data. Proxima has no account and no server.
- We don't use analytics, advertising, tracking or third-party software development kits.
- We don't sell or share data, because we don't have any.
- We don't use your location. Bluetooth tells your phone only that your partner's phone is near, not where either of you is.
Apple may collect crash reports and usage statistics if you have chosen to share them with app developers in your iPhone settings. Those are covered by Apple's privacy policy.
Your choices
- Pause Proxima at any time in Settings.
- Unpair from your partner in Settings. Your phone forgets their name and code.
- Turn off a permission in the iPhone Settings app (Bluetooth, Screen Time or Notifications for Proxima Connect). Proxima stops doing that part.
- Delete the app to remove what Proxima stored on your phone. Because we hold nothing, there's nothing for us to delete or send you.
This website
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Children
Proxima is made for adult couples. It isn't directed at children under 16.
Changes
If Proxima ever starts collecting data, for example if we add an account, we'll update this page and ask you in the app before anything changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.
Contact
Questions about privacy: hello@proxima-connect.com