The short version
- Your location and microphone are used only during a safety session you start yourself, and only for as long as that session runs.
- Session audio is processed on your device. It is not uploaded to us.
- Your appointments and trusted contacts are stored on your device.
- Account data is limited to the basics needed to sign you in and confirm your plan.
- We never sell personal data. We do not use your data for advertising, and the app contains no advertising or third-party analytics.
Location
During a safety session, Watch My Back accesses your device's location — including in the background while the session runs, so check-ins keep working when your screen is off — for one purpose: knowing where you are while you work. A visible notification shows on your phone whenever a session is active.
Your current location is shared only in these cases:
- You trigger the panic alert during a session; or
- Your check-in timer expires and you don't check in.
In either case, your location is sent only to the trusted contacts you chose, as part of the alert, along with the session details you entered. Outside a session you start, the app does not collect your location.
Microphone
During a safety session, the app may use the microphone for on-device session features (for example, voice-triggered alerts). Audio is analysed on your device only: it is not recorded to our servers, not uploaded, and not shared. Microphone access runs only while your session is active, is shown by a persistent notification, and stops when the session ends.
Camera
The camera is used only when you open a feature that asks for it (for example, attaching a photo to a session). The app never uses the camera in the background, and photos stay on your device unless you choose to share them.
Data stored on your device
Your appointments, session details, trusted-contact names and numbers, and app settings are stored locally on your device so the app can run your sessions and send alerts. Deleting the app removes this local data. Keeping a current backup of your phone is your responsibility.
Account data
If you create a Watch My Back account, we store the basics needed to operate it: your email address and your plan/entitlement status. Account records are held by our account provider and are used only to sign you in and confirm your plan — never for advertising or profiling.
What we don't do
- We do not sell personal or sensitive data to anyone.
- We do not share your data with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics companies.
- We do not track you outside the app, and this website uses no cookies, trackers, or analytics.
- We do not monitor other people. Watch My Back shares your own location with your own contacts, for your protection — nothing else.
Security & retention
Data that does leave your device (account sign-in and alert delivery) travels over encrypted connections (HTTPS). We keep account data only while your account is active. Session records on your device remain there until you delete them or remove the app.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account in the app, or by following the steps on our account deletion page — including if you have already uninstalled the app.
Who this is for
Watch My Back is intended for adults (18+). It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes in a way that affects how your data is used, we will update this page and the effective date above, and disclose significant changes in the app before they take effect.
Contact
Questions about privacy or this policy: support@wmb.blacklisted.studio