Privacy Policy for Vibe Check App
Effective Date: July 5, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how EmpathySphere ("we," "our," or "us"), the developer of the "Vibe Check" mobile application ("App"), collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our App.
By using the Vibe Check App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our App and services to you:
1.1. Information You Provide Directly:
- Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your username, email address, and password.
- Mood and Journal Entries: The core functionality of Vibe Check involves you recording your mood, emotions, and thoughts. This data is considered sensitive user data.
- Feedback and Support: Records of your communications with us, including emails or in-app messages when you provide feedback or seek support.
1.2. Information Collected Automatically (via Third-Party Services):
- Usage Data: We may collect anonymous, aggregated data about how you interact with the App ("Usage Data") through third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics for Firebase).
- Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access the App, including your device\'s unique device identifiers (e.g., device ID), operating system, and mobile network information.
- Crash Logs and Performance Data: We automatically collect data related to app crashes and performance issues to help us identify and fix bugs and improve stability.
- App Set ID: We may collect the App Set ID for purposes such as analytics and fraud prevention.
2. Information We DO NOT Collect or Store Directly
- Personal Data from your device: The App does not access, collect, or store any personal data from your device such as your contacts, text messages, call logs, or location. The App requests **storage permission** to allow you to select a chat screenshot.
- Analysis Input Data: When you manually paste or type a message, or select and upload a chat screenshot into the App for analysis, this data is sent directly to a third-party AI service for processing. We do NOT store this specific input data on our servers or on your device permanently after the analysis is complete. While we do not retain your input data, the AI service provider may process and retain it according to its own privacy policies, which are not under our control.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes related to providing and improving the Vibe Check App, including:
- To provide and maintain the core functionality of the Vibe Check App.
- To personalize your experience within the App.
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To analyze and monitor the usage of our App.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security incidents.
- To improve and optimize the performance, features, and user experience.
- To send you important notifications related to the App.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To provide the App\'s AI-generated analysis for informational and entertainment purposes only.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal and sensitive user data to third parties. We may share your information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting, analytics, and crash reporting.
- For Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of our assets, your information may be transferred.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information, including your mood and journal entries, and "Vibe Scores," only for as long as is necessary to provide you with the App\'s services and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
6. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable security measures, but no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
7. Your Data Protection Rights & Deletion Requests
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
7.1. Data Deletion Requests:
If you have created an account and wish to have your data permanently deleted from our Firebase services, please send an email to contact@vibecheck.onl. We will take action within 30 days. Please note that data used for AI analysis (messages, context, and screenshot content) is not stored by us and therefore cannot be deleted retrospectively.
8. Children\'s Privacy
The Vibe Check App is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
9. Links to Other Websites
The Vibe Check App may contain links to other websites or services not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
10. 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 policy and updating the "Effective Date."
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: contact@vibecheck.onl