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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2, 2026

1. What Third Screen Is

Third Screen is a personal dashboard web application that displays your schedule, tasks, notes, health data, and music in a single glanceable view. It is operated by Eric Vaish and available at thirdscr.com.

2. Data Storage

Third Screen is local-first. Your data (tasks, notes, calendar events, calorie logs, medicine schedules, habits) is stored locally on your device by default using your browser's localStorage. No account is required to use the core features.

When you sign in and use the hosted version, your data is stored on our servers in a SQLite database, isolated by your authenticated user ID. No other user can access your data.

When you connect external services, authentication tokens are stored securely and scoped to your user account. We do not store your passwords.

3. Third-Party Services

Third Screen integrates with the following services when you choose to connect them:

  • Google Calendar - We request access to your calendar events to display them on your timeline. We use Google OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. Supports multiple accounts.
  • Gmail - We request access to read your unread count and message previews. Only metadata is displayed; we do not store email content.
  • Google Chat - We request access to display recent messages from your spaces.
  • Spotify - We request access to your playback state to display currently playing music and control playback. We use Spotify OAuth with PKCE.
  • LRCLib - We fetch song lyrics from LRCLib (lrclib.net), an open-source lyrics database. Only the song title, artist, and album name are sent in the request.
  • Clerk - We use Clerk for user authentication. Clerk handles your account data (email, profile) according to their privacy policy.
  • Paddle - We use Paddle as our payment processor (Merchant of Record) for paid subscriptions. Paddle collects and processes your billing information (name, email, payment method, billing address) according to their privacy policy. We do not directly store your payment card details.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Third Screen uses browser localStorage to store your dashboard data, UI preferences (theme, layout), and authentication tokens for connected services. We do not use tracking cookies. Clerk may set cookies for session management.

5. Data We Do Not Collect

  • We do not sell or share your data with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes
  • We do not serve advertisements
  • We do not use analytics or behavioral tracking
  • We do not collect data from minors under 13

6. Data Retention

Locally stored data persists until you clear your browser storage. Server-side data for signed-in users is retained as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, all associated server-side data is permanently deleted. OAuth tokens for disconnected services are deleted immediately upon disconnection.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your data at any time through the application
  • Export your data from the application
  • Delete your data and account at any time
  • Disconnect any third-party service integration at any time
  • Withdraw consent for data processing by deleting your account

If you are in the EU/EEA, you may also exercise rights under the GDPR including the right to rectification, restriction of processing, and lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority.

8. Data Security

We use HTTPS for all data transmission. OAuth tokens are stored server-side with user-scoped access controls. Authentication is handled by Clerk with industry-standard security practices. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Open Source

Third Screen is open source under the MIT license. You can inspect the complete source code at github.com/ericvaish/thirdscreen to verify exactly what the application does with your data.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the Service or email. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at eric@thirdscr.com.