Sober Start

Privacy Notice

Last updated: 12 September 2026

1. Who we are

The Sober Start application and website is operated by Axel Carl Erik Lärka, who is the legal seller and data controller. Sober Start is the trading name.

  • Legal business name: Axel Carl Erik Lärka
  • Trading name: Sober Start
  • Business type: Individual / sole proprietor
  • Country / jurisdiction: Finland
  • Principal place of business: Norrvägen 53, 64200 Finland

I am the data controller for the personal data described below. You can reach me through the support option in the app.

2. What we collect and why

  • Account data (email address, login credentials, display name) — to create and secure your account. Legal basis: performance of our contract with you.
  • Recovery data you enter (start date, check-ins, mood, urges, journal entries, reasons, goals, savings figures, community posts) — to provide the tracking, progress and support features. Legal basis: performance of our contract with you.
  • Subscription status (plan, trial and renewal state received from Paddle) — to give you access to paid features. Legal basis: contract and legal obligation.
  • Support messages — to answer your questions. Legal basis: legitimate interest in supporting users.
  • Technical and usage data (device identifiers, IP address, log and error data) — for security, fraud prevention, reliability and product improvement. Legal basis: legitimate interests.

Some of what you write may reveal sensitive information about your health or wellbeing. You choose what to enter, and we process it only to provide the features you use.

3. Who we share data with

  • Service providers / subprocessors — hosting, database, authentication and error-monitoring providers that operate the app on our behalf.
  • Paddle.com, our Merchant of Record, for sale of the product, subscription management, payments, tax compliance and invoicing.
  • Professional advisers such as legal and accounting advisers, where needed.
  • Authorities, where we are required to disclose data by law.

We do not sell your personal data.

4. Community content

Anything you post to the community feed is visible to other signed-in members of that feed. Please do not post information you would not want others to read.

5. International transfers

Some providers may process data outside the UK/EEA. Where that happens, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses.

6. Retention

We keep your account and recovery data while your account is active. If you delete your account, we delete or anonymise your data, except where we must keep records (for example transaction and tax records) for legally required periods.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, or object to processing, and withdraw consent where we rely on it. We respond within one month. If you are in the UK/EEA, you can also complain to your local supervisory authority. To exercise any right, contact us through the app.

8. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encryption in transit, access controls and row-level database security so that your entries are only accessible to your account.

9. Cookies and local storage

We use essential cookies and local storage to keep you signed in and to remember basic preferences. We do not use advertising cookies. You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings, but essential ones are needed for sign-in to work.

See also our Terms & Conditions and Refund Policy.