Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

• Personal Data: While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: email address, first name and last name, and usage data.
• Usage Data: We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device ("Usage Data").
• User-Generated Content: We collect the reflections and comments you write and post on our platform.

2. Google Authentication

Our Service allows you to sign in using Google Sign-In. By using Google Sign-In, you authorize us to collect, store, and use certain information from your Google account in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Specifically, we access the following information from your Google account:

• Basic Profile Information: This includes your first and last name and your public profile picture. We use this information to create your user profile within our app and to personalize your experience.
• Email Address: We use your primary Google account email address to uniquely identify you and to allow you to sign in to your account. We may also use this email to contact you regarding your account or our Service.

Our use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

We do not receive your Google account password.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including authenticating you via your Google account.
• To notify you about changes to our Service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
• To provide customer support.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.
• To monitor the usage of our Service.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information except as described below.

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers who assist us in operating our application, such as hosting partners (e.g., Vercel, AWS). These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential.
• Public Content: Your user-generated content, such as reflections and comments, along with your name and profile picture, will be visible to other users of the Service.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Rights and Deletion

You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you. You can do this at any time through your account settings page within the application.

If you wish to permanently delete your account and all associated data, please contact us at the email address provided below with the subject line "Account Deletion Request". We will process your request in a timely manner.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

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

• By email: info@christianbiblestudy.online