Privacy Policy for Birthday Reminder

Effective Date: October 31, 2026

Birthday Reminder ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your information is collected, used, and safeguarded when you use our mobile application (Birthday Reminder / com.kumar.birthdayreminder).

1. Information Collection and Storage

All your data remains strictly on your device.

• Personal Information: Any birthday details, contact names, dates, notes, and tags you create or import are saved locally in a secure on-device database using Android's Room persistence library.
• No Cloud Uploads: We do not operate remote servers to store, process, or sell your personal data.

2. Android Permissions Used

Our app requests certain device permissions solely to provide specific features:

• Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS): Used exclusively to deliver timely local reminders on your device for upcoming birthdays and occasions.
• Location (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION & ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION): Used locally to check if you are near saved gift-shop locations so the app can display a helpful gift reminder. Your location data is processed strictly on-device and is never tracked, stored, or transmitted externally.
• Contacts (READ_CONTACTS): Optional. Used only when you explicitly tap "Import birthdays from contacts" to scan your address book locally and populate your birthday list.
• Calendar (READ_CALENDAR & WRITE_CALENDAR): Optional. Used only when you choose to sync your saved occasions directly into your device's calendar app.
• Biometrics / Device Credentials (USE_BIOMETRIC): Optional. Used locally to secure app access if you enable the "App Lock" feature. Your biometric data is handled entirely by Android system hardware and is never accessible to the app.

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

• We do not collect, sell, trade, or rent any user data to third parties.
• We do not use third-party advertising SDKs, tracking frameworks, or analytics services that monitor your usage.

4. Backup and Export

You have full control over your data. You can export a JSON copy of your birthday list to your device's Downloads folder or share it with family members at your own discretion.

5. Children's Privacy