Last updated: 15 October 2026
SideQuesting ("the app") is owned and operated by Ambition Forge Private Limited ("we"). This policy explains what data the app collects, why, and what happens to it.
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Email address and name | When you sign in with Google | Creating and securing your account |
| Handle and profile details (photo, display name) | When you set them | Your public profile |
| Phone number (optional) | If you add one | Never shown publicly; used so quest partners you choose can be matched to you |
| Photos | When you complete a quest with photo proof | Your proof and, if you share it, your feed post |
| Approximate location (~100 m) and area name | Only for location-based quests, only when you complete one | Attached to that proof; optional and user-initiated |
| Usage analytics (device identifiers, screens used, actions taken) | While you use the app | Understanding what works so we can improve the app |
| Crash logs and diagnostics | If the app crashes or errors | Fixing bugs |
| Push notification token | If you allow notifications | Delivering notifications (partner requests, verifications, weekly quests) |
| Email address | When you request Android access on sidequesting.club | Adding you to the Google Play test track and sending you the invite. Not used for marketing; ask us and we'll delete it |
| Website analytics (pages viewed, approximate region, device type) | When you visit sidequesting.club | Google Analytics, so we know which pages people actually reach |
We don't sell your data, and we don't share it with anyone except the services that run the app on our behalf:
Your profile (handle, name, photo, points, public quest completions) is visible to other users. Posts you share to the feed are visible to users who aren't blocked. Completions you mark private are visible only to you. Your email and phone number are never shown to anyone.
If you add a steps goal, SideQuesting can — with your permission — read your step count from Apple Health (iOS) or Health Connect (Android). Your step count is used for exactly one thing: showing your progress on that goal and marking it done when you reach your target. Health data stays on your phone. We never upload it, never store it on our servers, never share it with anyone, and never use it for advertising or analytics. When your goal is marked done, only the fact that the goal was completed — never the step count — is saved to your account, exactly as if you had tapped it yourself. You can turn this off any time in SideQuesting’s Settings (“Read steps from my phone”), in iOS Settings → Privacy → Health, or in Health Connect. Turning it off deletes nothing and breaks nothing — the goal simply goes back to being ticked by hand.
The SideQuesting extension lets you take a break from sites you choose (such as Instagram, X or LinkedIn). It stores only your break settings — which sites, and when the break ends — and it keeps them in your browser, on your device. It does not read, collect or send your browsing history, the pages you visit, or anything you type, and it has no analytics of its own. While a break is on and you open one of the chosen sites, the extension shows a SideQuesting page instead of the site and then opens SideQuesting with the site’s name in the address (for example ?from=instagram.com). If you are signed in, SideQuesting saves which site it was alongside that visit, so we can tell whether the break is working; nothing else about your browsing is sent. Removing the extension deletes its settings.
All data travels over HTTPS. We keep your data until you delete your account; deletion permanently removes your profile, posts, photos, points, streaks, goal history, and phone number.
In the app: Profile → settings → Delete account. Or request deletion without the app at sidequesting.club/delete-account.
SideQuesting is not directed at children, and you must be at least 16 to use it.
If this policy changes materially we'll note it here with a new date. Questions: support@sidequesting.club.