Privacy Policy for Body Parts

1. Introduction

Welcome to Body Parts! This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our educational app to learn about human body parts, internal organs, and sense organs.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Progress Data: We store your quiz scores, learning progress, and statistics locally on your device using local database storage.
• App Preferences: Your settings preferences (background music toggle, data collection consent) are stored locally on your device.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you use our app, we may collect the following information (only if you have consented to data collection in the app settings):

• Device Information: Device type, model, Android version, screen resolution, and app version.
• App Activity: Page views, quiz starts, quiz completions, button interactions, and feature usage.
• Approximate Location: Timezone and general region information (derived from device settings, not GPS).
• Device or Other IDs: Anonymous device identifiers for analytics purposes.
• Usage Analytics: Non-identifying usage patterns to improve user experience and app functionality.

2.3 Third-Party Data Collection

• AdMob: Google AdMob may collect data for ad serving, personalization, and ad performance measurement (subject to your consent and device settings). This includes ad interaction data and device identifiers for advertising purposes.
• Google Play Services: Standard Google Play Services data collection as per Google's policies.

3. How We Use Your Information

3.1 Educational Purposes

• Track your learning progress and quiz performance locally on your device.
• Display statistics and progress for Body Parts, Internal Organs, and Sense Organs categories.
• Improve content quality and educational features.

3.2 App Functionality

• Display advertisements via Google AdMob (banner ads and interstitial ads).
• Store your preferences and local settings (background music, data collection consent).
• Provide background music functionality (optional, can be disabled in settings).
• Send daily educational notifications about body parts facts.

3.3 Analytics and Improvement

• Analyze aggregated usage patterns to understand how users interact with the app.
• Identify popular features and areas for improvement.
• Diagnose and fix technical issues and bugs.
• Monitor app performance and stability.
• Understand user engagement with different categories (Body Parts, Internal Organs, Sense Organs).

4. Data Collection Control

You have full control over data collection:

• Data collection is enabled by default to help us improve the app.
• You can disable data collection at any time in the app's Settings page.
• When disabled, no analytics data will be sent to our servers.
• Your local progress and app functionality will continue to work normally.
• No personal information is collected. All data is anonymous and aggregated.

5. Information Sharing

5.1 We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. All data collection is for app improvement purposes only.

5.2 Third-Party Services

• Google Play Services: Standard Google Play Services integration.
• AdMob: For displaying advertisements. AdMob's data collection is subject to Google's Privacy Policy and your device's ad personalization settings.
• Our Analytics Server: We may send anonymous analytics data to our own servers for analysis and improvement purposes. This data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and stored securely.

5.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, to protect our rights and safety, or to comply with legal processes.

6. Data Storage and Security

6.1 Local Storage

• Quiz progress, scores, and statistics are stored locally on your device using Room database.
• Settings and preferences (background music, data collection consent) are saved locally using SharedPreferences.
• All local data remains on your device and is not transmitted unless you have enabled data collection.

6.2 Server Storage

• If data collection is enabled, anonymous analytics data is sent to our servers via encrypted HTTPS connection.
• This data includes: device information, app activity, approximate location (timezone), and usage patterns.
• Data is stored securely on our servers and used only for analytics and app improvement.
• No personally identifiable information is stored on our servers.

6.3 Data Security

• All data transmitted to our servers is encrypted in transit using HTTPS.
• We implement appropriate security measures to protect data from unauthorized access.
• However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Children's Privacy

7.1 COPPA and Family Policy

Body Parts is designed for educational use and complies with Google Play Families Policy. We:

• Configure ads for child-appropriate content (G-rated, child-directed treatment).
• Do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
• Only collect anonymous, aggregated analytics data when enabled by users (or parents).
• Provide clear controls for data collection in the app settings.

7.2 Age-Appropriate Content

• All content is suitable for young learners and families.
• Educational content is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages.
• No inappropriate or sensitive content is displayed.

8. Your Rights and Choices

8.1 Data Collection Control

• You can enable or disable data collection at any time in the app's Settings page.
• When disabled, no analytics data will be sent to our servers.
• Your app functionality and local progress will not be affected.

8.2 Access and Control

• View your progress and statistics within the app's Statistics page.
• Reset local progress from the app or by clearing app data.
• Control background music in the Settings page.

8.3 Ad Preferences

• Control ad personalization in your device settings and within Google settings.
• AdMob respects your device's ad personalization preferences.

8.4 Data Deletion

• Local data can be cleared by uninstalling the app or clearing its data from device settings.
• To request deletion of server-stored analytics data, contact us at the email below.

9. Data Retention

9.1 Local Data

• Retained as long as the app remains installed on your device.
• Automatically deleted when the app is uninstalled.
• You can manually clear app data at any time from device settings.

9.2 Analytics Data

• Only non-identifying, aggregated analytics data is collected and stored on our servers.
• This data is retained for app improvement and analytics purposes.
• No personal data is included in analytics data.
• You can request deletion of your analytics data by contacting us.

10. International Users

Your information may be processed in countries with different data protection laws. By using our app, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.
• Making the updated policy available on this webpage.
• Notifying users through the app (if significant changes are made).

Your continued use of the app after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

13. Consent

By using Body Parts, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our app.