RiseDare 1. About this page
RiseDare is an alarm clock that keeps ringing until you complete a real-world dare, such as photographing the sky, doing push-ups or saying an affirmation aloud. To ring reliably and to check that a dare was really done, the app needs access to certain parts of your phone. This page lists each of those permissions in plain language.
RiseDare is operated by (to be added), (to be added). This page forms part of our Privacy Policy and is written to meet the permission-disclosure requirements of Google Play and the Apple App Store and the notice requirements of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023.
2. How we ask for permissions
- We ask only when you first use the feature that needs the permission, and we explain why before the system prompt appears.
- Permissions are in two groups. Alarm permissions are needed for the alarm to ring on time. Feature permissions are optional and belong to a particular dare or feature.
- Refusing an optional permission never locks you out of the app. You can choose a different dare, or use the backup mission.
- You can change your mind at any time in your phone's settings. On Android: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Permissions. On iOS: Settings > RiseDare.
- Giving a permission is your consent to the use described here and nothing more. Withdrawing it is as easy as giving it.
- The exact names of menus differ between phone makers and operating system versions.
3. Notifications
What it is: permission to show notifications, including the alarm notification itself.
Why we need it: on current versions of Android and iOS an app cannot alert you without it. RiseDare uses notifications to ring your alarm, to show the ringing screen, to remind you of an upcoming alarm, and for group nudges, streak reminders and billing notices such as trial reminders.
When it is used: at alarm time and for the reminders you have left switched on.
If you refuse: your alarm may not sound or may sound without showing anything on screen. We treat this permission as required for the alarm.
How to turn it off: in your phone's notification settings for RiseDare. You can switch off individual categories, such as group nudges or offers, inside the app and keep alarm notifications on.
4. Exact alarms (Android)
What it is: permission to schedule an alarm for a precise moment instead of letting the system delay it to save battery.
Why we need it: an alarm clock that rings several minutes late is not doing its job. Ringing at the time you set is the core function of the app.
When it is used: every time you set, change or snooze an alarm.
If you refuse: on Android 13 and later this permission is granted automatically to alarm clock apps when the app is installed. On older versions you can withdraw it under Settings > Apps > Special app access > Alarms & reminders, but your alarms may then ring late or not at all.
How to turn it off: as above on older Android versions. On newer versions it can only be removed by uninstalling the app.
5. Full-screen alerts and Time-Sensitive notifications
What it is: on Android, the full-screen intent permission lets the ringing screen appear over the lock screen and turn the display on. On iOS, Time-Sensitive notifications allow the alarm to come through a Focus mode.
Why we need it: when the alarm rings you need to see the dare immediately, without unlocking and searching for the app.
When it is used: only while an alarm is ringing.
If you refuse: the alarm still sounds, but you will see only a notification and must tap it to open the dare.
How to turn it off: on Android 14 and later, Settings > Apps > Special app access > Full-screen notifications. On iOS, Settings > RiseDare > Notifications.
6. Running in the background, keeping the phone awake and vibration (Android)
What it is: a set of standard Android permissions that let the app run a foreground service, keep the processor awake for a short time, and vibrate. A foreground service is a task that Android allows to keep running while showing you a visible notification.
Why we need it: to keep playing the alarm sound, and to bring the ringing screen back if you leave it before finishing the dare. If you turn on sleep tracking, a separate foreground service listens for snoring while the screen is off.
When it is used: while an alarm is ringing, and overnight only if you started sleep tracking. You always see a notification while one of these services is active.
If you refuse: these are granted automatically by Android and have no separate switch. You can stop them by dismissing the alarm through its dare, by stopping sleep tracking, or by restricting background activity for the app, which will make alarms unreliable.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Battery, or uninstall the app.
7. Starting after a restart (Android)
What it is: permission to be told when the phone has finished starting up, and when the clock or time zone changes.
Why we need it: Android clears scheduled alarms when a phone restarts. RiseDare has to set them again, otherwise an alarm would be silently lost after an overnight update or a flat battery. The time and time-zone signals keep alarms correct when you travel.
When it is used: once after each restart, app update, or change of time or time zone.
If you refuse: this permission is granted automatically. Some phone makers add their own autostart switch; if it is off, open RiseDare once after every restart so your alarms are set again.
How to turn it off: through the autostart or background settings of your phone, where the maker provides them.
8. Display over other apps (Android)
What it is: permission to draw on top of whatever is on the screen.
Why we need it: to bring the ringing screen back to the front if you switch to another app before completing your dare. Without it, some versions of Android stop an app from reopening its own screen from the background.
When it is used: only while an alarm is ringing. We do not draw over other apps at any other time, we do not read what other apps show, and we do not show advertising this way.
If you refuse: the alarm keeps ringing and you can return to it from the notification, but it may be easier to ignore.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > Special app access > Display over other apps > RiseDare.
9. Battery optimisation exemption (Android)
What it is: a request to be left out of the battery-saving rules that stop or delay apps running in the background.
Why we need it: many phones, particularly from Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Samsung, close background apps aggressively. This is the most common reason an alarm app fails to ring. The app includes a guide for these phones.
When it is used: continuously, but RiseDare only does work in the background at alarm time, after a restart, and during sleep tracking you started.
If you refuse: the app works, but on some phones the alarm may be delayed or missed. We tell you if we detect this risk.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Battery, and choose the optimised or restricted setting.
10. Camera
What it is: access to your phone's camera.
Why we need it: for photo dares such as Sky Photo, Make Your Bed and Object Hunt, for counting push-ups and squats by pose detection, and for scanning a QR code.
When it is used: only while a camera dare is open on screen, or while you are setting one up. The camera is never used in the background.
What happens to the images: the photo and pose checks run on your device. Photos are not uploaded to our servers unless you choose to share them. Pose detection works on the live camera picture and does not save a video.
If you refuse: camera dares are unavailable. Choose another dare or use the backup mission.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Permissions > Camera on Android, or Settings > RiseDare > Camera on iOS.
11. Microphone
What it is: access to your phone's microphone.
Why we need it: for audio dares in which you speak an affirmation, a prayer or verse, or a phrase on the beat, and for snoring and sound detection if you turn on sleep tracking.
When it is used: the microphone is on only during an audio dare, or during sleep tracking that you have turned on. During sleep tracking on Android a notification stays visible for as long as the microphone is in use.
What happens to the audio: spoken dares are checked using the speech recognition service built into your phone. Sleep audio, including snoring clips, is stored on your device and is not uploaded unless you choose to share it.
If you refuse: audio dares and sound-based sleep tracking are unavailable. Everything else works.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Permissions > Microphone on Android, or Settings > RiseDare > Microphone on iOS.
12. Physical activity, motion and fitness
What it is: on Android, the physical activity permission; on iOS, Motion & Fitness. It gives access to the phone's step counter and movement sensors.
Why we need it: for the Walk Steps dare, and to estimate movement during sleep tracking. The Shake Phone dare uses the phone's ordinary movement sensor, which needs no permission.
When it is used: during a steps dare, and overnight only if sleep tracking is on.
If you refuse: step dares and movement-based sleep estimates are unavailable.
How to turn it off: Settings > Apps > RiseDare > Permissions > Physical activity on Android, or Settings > RiseDare > Motion & Fitness on iOS.
13. Health Connect and Apple Health (optional)
What it is: permission to read particular types of data from Health Connect on Android or Apple Health (HealthKit) on iOS.
Why we need it: to read your step count for step dares and, if you choose, sleep information for sleep tracking. You pick the data types on the system screen and can allow some and not others.
When it is used: when you open a feature that depends on it.
How we treat it: we use health data only to provide the feature you turned on. We do not use it for advertising, we do not sell it, and we do not share it with data brokers.
If you refuse: the related dare or statistic is unavailable.
How to turn it off: in the Health Connect app on Android, or Health > Sharing > Apps on iOS.
14. Location, approximate (optional)
What it is: your rough location, at about the level of your town or area. We do not ask for precise location.
Why we need it: to show the weather in your morning briefing and for location dares.
When it is used: when a briefing is prepared or a location dare is active.
If you refuse: the briefing does not include local weather and location dares are unavailable.
How to turn it off: in your phone's location settings for RiseDare.
15. Contacts (optional)
What it is: permission to read the contacts saved on your phone.
Why we need it: only to help you pick friends to invite to a group.
When it is used: when you open the invite screen and choose to select from contacts.
What happens to the data: we never upload your contact list. The invitation is sent by you.
If you refuse: you can still invite people by sharing a link or code.
How to turn it off: in your phone's contacts permission settings for RiseDare.
16. Device admin for Block App Deletion (Android, optional)
What it is: a special Android role that can stop an app from being uninstalled while the role is active.
Why we need it: only for the optional Block App Deletion feature, which stops you from removing the app to escape a ringing alarm.
When it is used: only if you switch Block App Deletion on. We do not use the role to lock or wipe the phone, change your password or read your data.
If you refuse: nothing else changes. The feature simply stays off.
How to turn it off: switch off Block App Deletion in the app's Settings, or remove RiseDare under Settings > Security > Device admin apps. Once it is off, you can uninstall the app normally.
17. Internet access
RiseDare uses your internet connection to sign you in, sync your alarms and streaks, load groups, handle purchases and get Chuzi's AI replies from our servers. Android grants this automatically. Alarms you have already set ring without an internet connection.
18. What we do not ask for
- We do not read your SMS messages or call logs.
- We do not ask for precise or background location.
- We do not access your photo library to browse it; photo dares use the camera live.
- We do not use the Android accessibility service.
- We do not use the microphone or camera when no dare or sleep session is running.
19. Google Play Data Safety summary
- Data collected: name, e-mail, app activity, app info and performance, purchase history, and approximate location if you allow it.
- Data shared: none sold. Data is passed only to processors who work on our instructions, such as hosting, analytics, crash reporting, payment and AI providers.
- Encrypted in transit: yes.
- You can request deletion: yes. See Data & Account Deletion.
20. Apple App Privacy summary
- Data linked to you: contact info, purchases, usage data and identifiers.
- Data not linked to you: diagnostics.
- Tracking: none, unless you opt in through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt.
21. Changes and contact
If a new version of the app needs a new permission, or uses an existing one for a new purpose, we will update this page and explain the change in the app before asking you. A permission you have already given will not be used for a new purpose without asking you again.
Questions about permissions can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected]. Complaints may be sent to our Grievance Officer, (to be added), at [email protected].