Effective date: October 24, 2026
This policy covers the apps and websites published under the name Dog Ate My Computer (dogatemycomputer.top), including the apps Volume Enforcer (Android package top.dogatemycomputer.volumeenforcer) and Napkin Notes (Android package top.dogatemycomputer.napkinnotes) and Background Slideshow (Android package top.dogatemycomputer.backgroundslideshow).
Volume Enforcer collects no personal data. There are no analytics and no tracking. The app does not create an account, and you never provide a name, email, or any other identifying information.
The free version shows occasional skippable ads served by Google AdMob. AdMob may use your device's advertising identifier (Ad ID) to select and deliver ads. Where required by law (for example the EEA, the UK, and eligible US states), the app shows a Google consent message first and only serves ads after you make your choices. You can reset or delete your Ad ID at any time in your device's settings; doing so affects ads in this app and every other ad-supported app on your phone.
A one-time $3 Pro purchase removes ads permanently. Purchases are processed by Google Play Billing; Google handles the payment and we never see your card or payment details. Pro restores automatically if you reinstall the app on the same Google account.
The app uses the network for three things only: serving ads (unless you have Pro), the optional Pro purchase, and the Send logs button, which transmits the diagnostic log text described below to dogatemycomputer.top so we can troubleshoot a problem you report. Nothing else is ever transmitted automatically.
Everything the app stores stays on your phone:
1. Your timer settings (countdown length and ramp time), saved locally so they survive app restarts.
2. Optional diagnostic logs (crash.log and volumelog.txt) written only to the app's private storage. They stay on your phone unless you act: tapping Send logs uploads them to dogatemycomputer.top for support, or you can share them yourself through any app you choose. They are never uploaded automatically.
Napkin Notes keeps your note text on your phone. There is no account, no analytics, and nothing is transmitted automatically.
The free version shows a small banner ad at the bottom of the note screen, served by Google AdMob. AdMob may use your device's advertising identifier (Ad ID) to select and deliver ads. Where required by law (for example the EEA, the UK, and eligible US states), the app shows a Google consent message first and only serves ads after you make your choices. You can reset or delete your Ad ID at any time in your device's settings.
Napkin Pro costs $10 per year and is an auto-renewing subscription processed by Google Play Billing. Google handles the payment and we never see your card or payment details. Pro removes the banner ad and unlocks unlimited Polish. You can cancel the subscription any time in Google Play under Payments and subscriptions; cancellation stops the next renewal. Pro restores automatically if you reinstall the app on the same Google account (Restore purchases).
The optional Polish button is the only feature that sends your note text off your phone. It checks your note for grammar, spelling, and formatting problems using an AI service:
1. The first time you tap Polish, the app shows a notice and asks for your permission. Nothing is sent until you tap Agree. You can tap Decline and the feature stays off.
2. If you agree, the note text is sent over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to dogatemycomputer.top, which forwards it to an AI provider. The primary provider is DeepSeek, a company based in China. DeepSeek processes the text on servers in China, there is no European Union adequacy decision for that transfer and no Standard Contractual Clauses apply, and DeepSeek's privacy policy says it may use inputs to improve its services. When DeepSeek is unavailable, the text is instead sent to Anthropic PBC, the company that operates the Claude AI service. Anthropic's commercial terms say it may not train its models on customer content sent through its API, and it processes the text under its Data Processing Addendum, which includes Standard Contractual Clauses.
3. The AI returns a corrected version of the text, and the app replaces your note with it.
4. Dog Ate My Computer does not store your note text at any point. It is processed in memory only and is never written to disk or logs.
5. The free version allows 3 Polishes per day, and each free Polish is limited to 2,000 characters. Napkin Pro allows longer notes with no daily limit.
6. Text produced by Polish is generated by an AI system. If you share polished text with others, please remember that it was edited by AI.
Send logs transmits the app's crash log (crash.log) to dogatemycomputer.top over HTTPS so we can troubleshoot a problem you report. It is sent only when you tap the button.
Feedback sends the text you type to dogatemycomputer.top over HTTPS, which emails it to dave@dogatemycomputer.top. Nothing else is included except your app version and device model. If you check the box that says it is OK to contact you, the app also sends your email address so we can reply; it is used only for that reply and nothing else.
Background Slideshow changes your wallpaper on a schedule using images and videos from a folder you pick. Your media never leaves your phone.
The free version is a trial: rotation is limited to 5 photos and 1 video, and the wallpaper shows top and bottom "Upgrade to Pro" banners. Pro is a one-time $4.99 purchase processed by Google Play Billing, which removes the watermark and the media limits permanently. Google handles the payment and we never see your card or payment details; Pro restores automatically if you reinstall the app on the same Google account (Restore purchases). Purchase history is held by Google under your Google account.
To make troubleshooting possible, the app sends debug log lines automatically to dogatemycomputer.top over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection: app version, device model, Android version, and short messages about what the app is doing (launch, permission requests, wallpaper changes, screen on and off events, errors). These logs contain no personal data, no file names beyond the name of the current media file, and no image or video content. They are stored on our server and used only to diagnose problems you report.
The app also has a Feedback tab. When you submit a message there (feedback or a feature request), the app sends your text plus the app version and device model over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to dogatemycomputer.top, which emails it to dave@dogatemycomputer.top. Your message is used only to answer you or to improve the app. Nothing else is sent, and nothing is transmitted automatically.
Feedback messages can optionally include attachments you pick yourself (up to 5 images or videos, 25 MB each) to help troubleshoot a problem with a specific file. Attachments are sent over HTTPS only when you attach them, stored on our server for 30 days and then deleted automatically, and used only to troubleshoot your report. They are not shared with anyone and are only reachable through private download links emailed to the developer; the links expire when the files are deleted. You can ask us to delete an attachment sooner by emailing dave@dogatemycomputer.top.
The Log tab shows errors the app hit while parsing or displaying images. Every error has a Report button. When you tap it, the app shows a notice listing exactly what the report will contain and asks you to confirm with a checkbox. Nothing is sent until you check the box and tap Submit.
A report contains: the error entry, the app's error log, the recent app activity log, the crash log if one exists, and the image or video file that caused the error, if it still exists on your device. The activity and crash logs can contain the names of recently used media files. The report is sent over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection to dogatemycomputer.top, stored on our server for up to 30 days and then deleted automatically, and emailed to the developer. It is used only to troubleshoot and improve the app, and it is not shared with anyone. You can ask us to delete a report sooner by emailing dave@dogatemycomputer.top.
If the file that caused the error is larger than 25 MB, or its file type is not supported, or the file no longer exists, the report is still sent with the logs only and the app tells you so.
After a report is sent, the app removes the reported error from the Log tab on your device. The Report all button sends every error in the log as one report, and after that report is sent the log on your device is cleared. If sending fails, nothing is removed. This affects only the copy stored on your device; the report already sent to our server is kept for the 30-day period described above.
If you are in the European Union, the legal basis for sending your note text to the AI service is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You give consent by tapping Agree on the notice, and you can withdraw it at any time by not using Polish.
For Background Slideshow, the automatic debug log lines are sent on the basis of our legitimate interest in troubleshooting and improving the app (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Feedback messages are sent by you voluntarily through the Feedback tab, which is your consent to process them (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). Error reports from the Log tab are sent with your consent, given by checking the confirmation box before each report (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
You may ask us for access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold about you. For Background Slideshow, this covers the debug logs described above, any message you send through the Feedback tab, and any error report you send from the Log tab (including its image or video); these are stored on our server and are deleted on request. We do not store Napkin Notes note text, so the only other data that would apply is what you send us by email when you contact us. You can also object to processing and ask for a copy of your data. You have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
We do not sell or share personal information, and we do not use your note text for advertising or profiling. Polish is the only time your note text leaves your device, and only after you agree.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information. Third parties that process data in the apps are: Google AdMob (advertising identifier, for serving ads in the free version of Volume Enforcer) and Google Play Billing (payments, for the optional Pro purchase). Anthropic is a third party only for the Polish feature described above, only after you agree.
The apps are general-purpose utilities and are not directed at children. If you are under 16, do not use the Polish feature.
If this policy ever changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Questions about this policy: dave@dogatemycomputer.top