Privacy Policy

🔒 Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Your name and email address
• Profile picture (optional)
• Age range for appropriate content recommendations
• Location (city/country level only) for community features

Kindness Activity Data

To provide our core service, we collect information about your kindness activities:

• Types of kind acts you perform and track
• Dates and frequency of activities
• Personal goals and achievements
• Community interactions and shared stories (if you choose to share)

Usage Analytics

We collect anonymized data about how you use the app to improve our service:

• App usage patterns and feature interactions
• Device type and operating system version
• Crash reports and performance metrics
• Time spent in different sections of the app

🎯 How We Use Your Information

Core App Functionality

• Track your kindness journey: Store and organize your kind acts, goals, and achievements
• Personalized recommendations: Suggest daily challenges and activities based on your interests
• Community features: Enable sharing and discovering kindness stories from others
• Progress analytics: Generate insights about your kindness impact over time

Communication

• Send daily challenge notifications and kindness reminders
• Provide customer support and respond to your inquiries
• Share important app updates and new features
• Send weekly summary emails about your kindness activities (optional)

Service Improvement

• Analyze usage patterns to enhance app performance and user experience
• Develop new features based on community needs and feedback
• Ensure app security and prevent misuse
• Generate anonymized reports about global kindness trends

🤝 Information Sharing

What We Share

Community Features: When you choose to share kindness stories, they become visible to other users. You control what you share and can delete your stories anytime.

Anonymized Global Data: We may share aggregated, anonymized statistics about kindness activities worldwide (e.g., "10,000 acts of kindness performed this week") for research and inspiration purposes.

What We DON'T Share

• Your personal contact information with other users
• Private kindness activities you haven't chosen to share
• Your specific location or personal details
• Any data with third-party advertisers or marketers

Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party services to operate our app:

• Apple App Store: For subscription processing and app distribution
• Cloud hosting services: To securely store your data with encryption
• Analytics providers: To understand app performance (data is anonymized)
• Customer support tools: To provide you with help when needed

🛡️ Data Security & Storage

How We Protect Your Data

• Encryption: All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest using industry-standard protocols
• Secure servers: Data is stored on secure, monitored servers with restricted access
• Regular security audits: We conduct regular security assessments and updates
• Access controls: Only authorized personnel can access user data, and only when necessary

Data Backup & Sync

• Your data is automatically backed up to prevent loss
• Data syncs across your devices through your secure account
• You can export your data anytime from the app settings
• Regular backups ensure your kindness history is never lost

Data Retention

We keep your account and kindness data as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, most data is removed within 30 days, though some anonymized analytics data may be retained for service improvement purposes.

⚖️ Your Privacy Rights

Control Your Data

• Access: View all data we have about you through the app settings
• Update: Modify your profile information and preferences anytime
• Delete: Remove specific kindness entries or your entire account
• Export: Download your kindness data in a portable format
• Opt-out: Disable notifications, community features, or data collection

Communication Preferences

• Choose which notifications you receive and when
• Opt out of marketing emails while keeping important service updates
• Control community visibility and sharing preferences
• Manage data used for personalized recommendations

Geographic Rights

If you're located in the European Union, California, or other regions with specific privacy laws, you may have additional rights including:

• Right to data portability
• Right to be forgotten
• Right to know what data we collect and why
• Right to object to certain data processing

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children's Privacy

Acting With Kindness is designed to be family-friendly and suitable for users 13 and older. We take special care to protect younger users:

• Parental guidance encouraged: We recommend parents discuss the app with children under 16
• Limited data collection: We collect minimal information from younger users
• Enhanced safety features: Additional moderation for community content and interactions
• Educational focus: Content is designed to teach positive values and kindness

If you're a parent with concerns about your child's account, please contact us at privacy@actingwithkindness.app.

📋 Policy Updates

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we make significant changes, we will:

• Notify you through the app and via email
• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
• Give you time to review changes before they take effect
• For major changes, request your consent to continue using the service

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we're protecting your information.