Privacy policy
Last updated: 11 November 2026
Crease is a home-screen app (launcher) for Android, published by DAHERTECH LTD (company no. 15177005, registered in England & Wales, registered office: Flat 115, Princethorpe House, Woodchester Square, London W2 5SX). This policy explains what Crease reads on your phone, what it keeps, and the one thing it sends off your phone: crash reports.
In short: Crease has no accounts, no ads and no analytics, and it does not sell or share your data. Everything below stays on your phone, except crash reports, which you can turn off.
What Crease uses on your phone
| What | Why | Kept? |
|---|---|---|
| Your installed apps | To show, search and open them | The list is rebuilt from your phone; your pins, folders, hidden apps and settings are saved on your phone only |
| Which apps you open from Crease | For “Most used first” and app suggestions | Your last 120 app opens, on your phone only. Deleted when you turn off both features. Never included in backups |
| App usage time (optional, “Usage access”) | To suggest pins when you first set up Crease | Read once from Android’s own records; not stored by Crease |
| Notifications (optional, “Notification access”) | To show notification counts and previews on Home | Kept in memory while Crease runs; never written to storage |
| Contacts (optional) | To find contacts when you search | Read as you type; not stored |
| Calendar (optional) | To show your upcoming events in the agenda | Read when shown; not stored |
| Wi-Fi signal | To show the signal indicator on Home | Not stored |
| Widgets | To show widgets you add from other apps | The widget’s own app controls its content |
Optional items are only used after you allow them in Android, and you can withdraw that permission in Android Settings at any time.
What leaves your phone
- Crash reports. When Crease crashes, it sends a report to Google’s Firebase Crashlytics so the bug can be fixed. A report contains the error, the app version, your phone model and Android version, and a random installation ID. It does not contain your apps, contacts, notifications, calendar or search text. Firebase keeps crash reports for 90 days. You can turn crash reports off in Crease Settings → Send crash reports.
- Web searches you start. If you choose to search the web, Crease opens your browser with your search. Your browser and search engine then handle it under their own privacy policies.
- Backups you make. Backup saves your Crease setup to a file you choose. It goes wherever you put it. It never includes your app-open history.
Crease turns off Android’s automatic cloud backup, so its data is not copied to Google Drive. Crease is installed through Google Play, which handles downloads under Google’s own privacy policy.
Children
Crease is not directed at children under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: [email protected], or write to DAHERTECH LTD at the registered office above.