Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 4, 2025

Vegan Verify ("we", "our", "us") values your trust and is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you use our app, services, and related platforms (collectively, the "Services"). By using Vegan Verify, you consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information to provide and improve our Services:

Google User ID and Email Address: Collected through Firebase during account registration and login.
Consent Data: Whether you agree or decline to receive promotional emails.
Usage Data: Frequency and activity related to product scans, and sign-up timestamps.
IP Address: Collected for security, analytics, and marketing purposes. This data may also infer geographic details like country or city.
System Language: Used to provide localized services.
Session Tokens: Generated and stored to enable authentication and enhance security.
Unity Ads: Unity Ads may collect and process data independently. More information can be found in their privacy policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

Service Delivery: To provide core functionality and ensure a seamless experience.
Analytics and Improvements: To understand usage trends and improve Services.
Promotional Communications: If you consent, your email may be shared with Vegan Verify's partners and marketers.
Marketing: Data like IP address and system language may be used for targeted marketing campaigns.

3. Sharing Your Information

With Partners and Advertisers: Emails (with your consent) may be shared with third-party marketers.
Aggregated or Anonymized Data: Shared for business or marketing purposes, but cannot identify you personally.
Third-Party Services: Unity Ads and Firebase may collect data independently per their privacy policies.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information to comply with laws or protect our rights.
Data Deletion: When you delete your account, we delete your data from our database. However, once data is shared with third parties, we cannot guarantee its deletion from their systems.

4. Your Choices

Promotional Emails: You can opt in or out during sign-up or in-app settings.
Account Deletion: You can delete your account automatically from the Help menu in the app. If you run into any issues, contact us at veganverifyteam@gmail.com using the email linked to your account.

5. Security

We implement standard security measures to protect your data. Account login is handled through Google Authentication, so password management is handled by Google. We recommend securing your Google account with two-factor authentication and other best practices.

6. Retention of Data

Personal Information: Retained until you request account deletion.
Usage Data: Stored for analytics and performance improvements.
Consent Records: Retained to ensure compliance with promotional opt-in or opt-out preferences.

7. Third-Party Services

Our app integrates services like Unity Ads and Firebase. These services may collect and process your data independently. Please review their respective privacy policies:

Unity Ads Privacy Policy
Firebase Privacy Policy

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Any changes will be posted here with the "Effective Date" updated. Continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: veganverifyteam@gmail.com