Parsha Lock keeps social media locked on a device until the day's Torah portion is read and its quiz is passed. This page explains, plainly, what the app does and doesn't do with your data.
The short version
Everything Parsha Lock stores — the parent PIN, the blocked-app list, quiz history — stays on the device itself. There is no Parsha Lock server, no account system, no analytics, and no advertising. The only outside services the app talks to are named below, and neither one receives anything that identifies you or your child.
What's stored on the device
Parent PIN
Stored encrypted in the device's secure keychain (iOS Keychain / Android Keystore). Never leaves the device.
Blocked apps list
Which apps a parent has chosen to lock. Stored locally only.
Quiz & streak history
Pass/fail records and dates, used to show a streak. Stored locally only.
Foreground app name (Android)
Read only to detect when a blocked app opens, so the lock screen can appear. Never transmitted or logged anywhere.
Outside services the app calls
Sefaria (sefaria.org)
Fetches the day's Torah portion text. The request contains no personal data — just a reference to which passage to retrieve.
Anthropic API (Claude)
The day's passage text is sent to generate that day's quiz questions. No information about you, your child, or the device is included in this request.
App permissions
Accessibility Service (Android) — used solely to detect which app is currently open, so Parsha Lock can show its lock screen over a blocked app. This runs entirely on the device.
Screen Time / Family Controls (iOS) — uses Apple's own screen-time framework. Which apps are selected is handled by Apple as an opaque, privacy-preserving token; Parsha Lock never learns which specific apps were chosen.
Children's privacy
Parsha Lock is installed and configured by a parent or guardian on a device used by a minor. The app does not knowingly collect personal information from children, does not require any account or sign-in, and sends no data about the child to any outside party. The parent PIN protects the settings screen so only the parent can change what's blocked.
Data retention and deletion
Because everything is stored locally, uninstalling Parsha Lock deletes all of its data immediately — there is nothing held elsewhere to separately delete.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the effective date above will be updated. Meaningful changes will be reflected here before they take effect.