PausePlay is a Salesforce AppExchange app that lets administrators pause and resume automations — Apex triggers, Flows, and validation rules — during deployments, data seeding, and bulk data imports, so nothing fires at the wrong moment and everything turns back on in one click.

Why would I need to pause Salesforce automations?

During deployments, data imports, and seeding, Apex triggers, Flows, and validation rules can fire on records they were never meant to touch — sending emails, overwriting fields, or blocking inserts. Pausing them prevents those unintended actions, failed loads, and the cleanup that follows.

Which Salesforce automations does PausePlay control?

PausePlay controls Apex triggers, Flows, and validation rules, giving administrators central control over exactly which automations run during deployments, imports, and data seeding.

How does PausePlay pause and resume automations?

From a single screen in Salesforce, you select the automations to pause — Apex triggers, Flows, validation rules — and turn them off together. Run your deployment or import, then click Resume to re-activate them all at once, with nothing left disabled by accident.

How is PausePlay different from manually deactivating automations?

Manual deactivation means hunting down and switching off each trigger, Flow, and validation rule one by one — slow, easy to miss one, and easy to forget to turn back on. PausePlay pauses all of them centrally and resumes them together in a click.

Does PausePlay affect my Salesforce data?

No. PausePlay controls whether automations run; it does not read, change, or delete your underlying Salesforce records. When you resume, your automations are exactly as they were before.

Can PausePlay be used in Sandbox and Production environments?

Yes. PausePlay works across Salesforce environments, supporting both Sandbox testing and deployment workflows and controlled changes in Production.

Who is PausePlay designed for?

PausePlay is built for Salesforce Administrators, Developers, Consultants, and CRM or RevOps teams — anyone who runs deployments, data imports, or seeding and needs automations to stay out of the way until the work is done.

Is PausePlay difficult to set up?

No. PausePlay installs from the AppExchange as a managed package and runs inside your org — no external services to configure. Most teams are pausing and resuming automations within minutes of install.

Is PausePlay available on AppExchange?

Yes. PausePlay is available as a Salesforce AppExchange managed package that installs directly into your org.

Is PausePlay free, and how do I get early access?

PausePlay is currently free during its beta. Join the beta waitlist at pauseplay.app to get early access and product updates.

Privacy Policy for PausePlay

PausePlay ("we", "us", "our") is a software product operated by Saika Technology Services GmbH. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Controller Information

Data Controller:
Saika Technology Services GmbH
Friedenstraße 8
22089 Hamburg
Germany

Email: support@pauseplay.app

2. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to:

The PausePlay marketing website
The PausePlay Admin Console
Related documentation and content pages

This policy does not govern Salesforce's own data processing.

3. Personal Data We Process

We may process the following categories of data:

Contact information (e.g. email address if you contact us)
Technical data (IP address, browser type, device information)
Usage data related to the website (pages visited, timestamps)

We do not store Salesforce customer data processed by the PausePlay app itself.

4. Purpose & Legal Basis

We process personal data for the following purposes:

Website operation and security
Responding to inquiries
Improving content and user experience

Legal basis under GDPR:

Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – contractual necessity (where applicable)

5. Cookies & Tracking

PausePlay uses only essential cookies that are required for the operation and security of the website.

These cookies are necessary to:

Remember basic site preferences
Ensure secure access to the website
Prevent abuse and technical errors

PausePlay does not use:

Advertising cookies
Behavioral tracking
Cross-site tracking
Third-party marketing cookies

You can accept or decline essential cookies via the cookie banner. Declining cookies will not limit website functionality.

6. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or as required by law.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent personal data.

Data may be processed by trusted service providers (e.g. hosting) under GDPR-compliant agreements.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Rectify inaccurate data
Request deletion
Restrict processing
Data portability
Object to processing

Requests can be sent to: support@pauseplay.app

9. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

10. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.