Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Lightsquad (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

By using Lightsquad, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our application.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: Name, email address, and profile information
• Check-In and Recovery Data: Check-in dates and timestamps, victory or setback status, setback timestamps, temptation levels, healthy-habit responses, and optional check-in notes
• Urge Logs: Log timestamps, motivation levels, selected triggers, action plans, and whether you choose to share a log with an accountability group
• Group Content: Group memberships, messages, prayer requests, and urge logs you choose to share
• Safety and Moderation Data: Reports you submit, including the reporting and reported account IDs, group and message identifiers, report target, selected reason, and timestamp. A report does not copy the message text into the report record, but authorized reviewers may inspect the referenced content. Private block records contain the blocking and blocked account IDs and a timestamp.
• Progress Data: Streak information, activity completions, experience points, and achievement data
• Payment Information: Purchase and subscription status supplied by app stores and our subscription provider. We do not receive your full payment-card details.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Device Information: Device type, operating system, and app version
• Usage Data: Features used, time spent in app, and interaction patterns
• Diagnostics and Usage Data: App interactions, device information, and crash reports used to understand reliability and improve the service. We do not include check-in answers, urge details, journal content, group messages, email addresses, or prayer requests in analytics events.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Enable accountability features and group functionality
• Save your check-in and urge-log history, calculate streaks and progress, and show the recovery information you request
• Send notifications and reminders
• Process subscriptions and payments
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
• Communicate with you about updates and support
• Review safety reports and referenced content, investigate potential violations, and moderate content or accounts
• Ensure security and prevent fraud

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:

4.1 With Your Consent

When you join an accountability group, other current members can access the profile and check-in information used by group features. This includes check-in dates, victory or setback status, temptation levels, healthy-habit responses, and any check-in notes. Group members can also see messages you post and urge logs you explicitly choose to share, including the selected triggers and action plan included in the shared log. Private urge logs that you do not share remain available only to your account and our service providers as needed to operate Lightsquad.

4.2 Service Providers

We use third-party services to operate our application:

• Firebase: Cloud infrastructure, authentication, database, app analytics, and crash reporting
• RevenueCat: Subscription management and payment processing
• Apple App Store and Google Play: Storefront purchase processing and subscription administration on supported platforms
• Cloud Functions: Backend processing and notifications

4.3 Safety and Moderation

Content reports are available only to authorized reviewers and service providers that help us investigate safety concerns and enforce our rules. Block records are private to the person who created them and are used to hide the blocked member's messages for that person.

4.4 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights, safety, or the safety of others.

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information:

• Encryption in transit and at rest
• Secure authentication through Firebase
• Access controls and security updates
• Limited employee access to personal data

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
• Deletion: Delete your account in the app or use our account-deletion page to request deletion without the app
• Portability: Ask whether a portable export of your data is available
• Opt-out: Disable notifications in app settings

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@lightsquadapp.com.

7. Data Retention

We retain your information while your account is active or as needed to provide the service. We complete verified account-deletion requests within 30 days. Limited records may be retained longer when required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, tax, refund, or chargeback purposes, and are used only for those purposes. App stores and payment providers may retain their own transaction records under their policies and legal obligations.

8. Children's Privacy

Lightsquad is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

9. International Users

Your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. By using Lightsquad, you consent to this transfer.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or via email. Your continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: