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Privacy policy
Last updated: October 21, 2026
The short version. What you write in the tools stays on your device. We can’t see it. We run no analytics, no ads and no tracking, and we don’t ask for your name or email to use the tool.
Who we are
The First Hour (thefirsthour.net) is run by Auven, who is also the contact person for anything in this policy. Write to us at thefirsthourblog@gmail.com.
What stays on your device
If you accept storage, the tools save the following in your browser’s own storage, on your device only: check-ins, journal entries, patterns, wake-up times, your circle, the name you choose to set, a PIN hash if you set a PIN, your light or dark choice, and which ideas you voted for. This feeds your You page. We don’t receive it, we can’t read it, and we don’t use it for anything else. Because the entries can be personal or about health, we have designed the tool so they never reach us.
If you reject storage, the tools still work during your visit and forget everything when you close the tab. You can change your choice any time with . Rejecting or later withdrawing your choice also removes what was saved. See the Cookie policy for the full list.
What we do receive
- Votes and ideas you choose to send. If you tap “I’d use this” or send an idea on the Ease page, we receive the idea’s name or the note you typed. There is no name or email field. Please don’t write personal details in a note. These are collected through a form hosted by Netlify.
- Emails and contact form messages. If you write to us by email or through the contact form (hosted by Netlify and delivered to our Gmail), we receive your email address, name if you give one, and what you wrote, and we use them only to reply.
- Technical logs. Our host, Netlify, processes standard technical data (such as IP address and browser details) when pages are served and forms are submitted, for security and to run the service. We don’t use it to identify you.
What we don’t use
No analytics, no advertising, no social media trackers, no embedded third-party scripts. Fonts are hosted on our own site, so your browser doesn’t contact Google to load them. Links to other sites (for example helpline directories) take you to services with their own privacy policies.
Why we’re allowed to process it (legal bases)
- Saving data on your device: your consent (you can withdraw it any time).
- Votes and ideas you send: your consent, given when you confirm sending.
- Emails to us: our legitimate interest in answering you, or your consent.
- Hosting logs and security: our legitimate interest in running a secure website.
Who processes data for us
Netlify, Inc. hosts the site and the form. It is based in the United States, so please see its own privacy policy for how it handles data and international transfers. Email is handled by Google (Gmail) for the contact address.
How long we keep it
Votes and ideas are kept only as long as they help us decide what to build, and we review and delete them periodically. Emails are kept as long as needed to answer you. Anything on your device stays until you clear it.
Your rights
You can ask us for access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of the personal data we hold about you, and you can object to or ask us to limit how we use it. Because your tool entries are only on your device, you can already see, download (backup) and delete them yourself. To use any of these rights, write to thefirsthourblog@gmail.com. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority, such as the Spanish Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (aepd.es) or the authority where you live.
Who this is for
The First Hour is meant for adults (18 and over). We don’t knowingly collect data from children.
Changes
If we change how we handle data, we’ll update this page and the date above.