Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-07-09

1. Introduction

Welcome to Cardy ("the App"). Your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how individual developer Iuliia Kamaldinova ("we", "us", or "our") collects, stores, uses, and shares your personal information when you use the App and its related services (collectively, "Services"). If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use of the Services.

2. Definitions

• Personal Data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Usage Data – data automatically collected when you interact with the Services (e.g., feature usage, session duration).
• Account Data – information you provide when you create an account such as email address or social‑login identifier.

3. Data We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

• Account Data: email address (optional), learning language.
• Support Data: information you send us when you contact support.
• Payment Data: transaction identifiers supplied by app‑store providers — we do not store full payment card details.

3.2 Information We Collect Automatically

• Usage Data: app interactions, flashcard progress, error logs.
• Device Data: device model, OS version, anonymous identifiers, IP address (truncated where required by law).

3.3 Cookies & Similar Technologies

We may use local storage or similar technologies to remember preferences and keep you signed in. You can disable these in your browser or device settings, but some features may not work.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your Personal Data under one or more of the following bases:

• Contract: to provide and operate the Services.
• Consent: when you opt‑in to optional features.
• Legitimate Interests: to improve the Services, protect against fraud, and secure our infrastructure.
• Legal Obligation: to comply with applicable laws.

5. How We Use Your Information

• Deliver, maintain, and improve the Services and user experience.
• Sync your learning progress across devices when you sign in.
• Respond to comments, questions, and provide customer support.
• Monitor and analyze usage to enhance features and fix bugs.
• Send important notices such as security alerts or policy updates.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your Personal Data. We only share it:

• With service providers who process data on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics) under confidentiality agreements.
• When required by law or to protect rights and safety.
• With your consent or at your direction.

7. Data Retention

We retain Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, unless a longer period is required by law. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 10).

8. International Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries outside your own.

9. Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data. No method of transmission over the Internet or method of storage is 100% secure; therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your Personal Data, and to object to certain processing or receive a portable copy. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

11. Children’s Privacy

The Services are not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children. If you believe we have collected children’s data, contact us so we can delete it.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Significant changes will be notified in‑app or via our website. Continued use of the Services after changes means you accept the revised Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please email us at [email protected].