Privacy Policy for Contacts Adventure

Introduction

Welcome to Contacts Adventure. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.

Who We Are

Contacts Adventure is a mobile application developed and operated by TechManifester ("we", "us", or "our").

Information We Collect

Contact Information

• Phone Numbers: We collect your phone number during authentication.
• Contacts: With your permission, we access and store your device's contacts (names and phone numbers) to enable the core functionality of our app, which is to allow you to see how your name is saved in your friends' contacts and vice versa.

Usage Data

• App Usage Information: We collect information about how you interact with our app.
• Device Information: We collect information about your device, including device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

Technical Data

• Firebase Analytics: We use Firebase Analytics to collect usage data to help us improve our app.
• Firebase Authentication: We use Firebase Authentication to manage user authentication.
• Firebase Cloud Firestore: We use Firebase Firestore to store user data and contacts information.
• AdMob: We use Google AdMob to display advertisements in our app, which may collect data as described in Google's Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

1. Provide and Maintain Service: To provide the core functionality of our app, which allows users to see how their contacts have saved their names.
2. Improve Our Service: To understand how users interact with our app and make improvements.
3. Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
4. Personalization: To personalize your experience and provide content relevant to you.
5. Advertising: To display relevant advertisements through AdMob.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent: When you provide explicit consent to access your contacts.
• Contract: To fulfill our obligations to you as a user of our app.
• Legitimate Interests: To improve our services and maintain security.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

1. Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (such as Google Firebase and AdMob).
2. Legal Requirements: If required by law, regulation, or legal process.
3. Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our assets.

We do NOT sell your personal information to third parties.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Account Information: We retain your account information until you delete your account.
• Contacts Information: We retain your contacts information to provide the service until you delete your account.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

1. Right to Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
2. Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
3. Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data.
4. Right to Restrict Processing: You can request restriction of processing of your personal data.
5. Right to Data Portability: You can request transfer of your personal data.
6. Right to Object: You can object to processing of your personal data.

How to Exercise Your Rights

Data Deletion and Account Removal

You can delete your account and all associated data directly from within the app:

1. Open the Contacts Adventure app
2. Navigate to the settings menu (accessed via the options/gear button)
3. Select "Delete Account"
4. Confirm your decision

This will permanently delete your account and all associated data from our servers.

Contact Us

If you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights or have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Our app is not intended for children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

We advise you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Consent

By using our app, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our app.

Additional Information for Specific Regions

California Residents

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents may request information regarding the disclosure of their personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

European Economic Area (EEA) Residents

If you are a resident of the EEA, you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific information concerned and the context in which we collect it.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside India and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to India and process it there.

Advertising

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements in our app. AdMob may collect and process data about you as described in Google's Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: