Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 4, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Accountability App ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our mobile application and related services.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Account Information: Name, email address, phone number when you create an account
• Accountability Partner Information: Names, email addresses, and phone numbers of people you designate as accountability partners
• Profile Information: Any additional information you choose to add to your profile

Information Collected Automatically

• Device Information: Device type, operating system, unique device identifiers
• Usage Data: App interactions, feature usage, crash reports
• Push Notification Tokens: To deliver push notifications to your device

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain the Accountability App service
• Send help alert notifications via SMS, email, and push notifications
• Notify accountability partners when someone needs help
• Confirm when partners respond to help requests
• Improve and optimize the Service
• Communicate important updates about the Service
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations

3. Information Sharing

We share your information only in the following circumstances:

With Whom	What Information	Purpose
Your Accountability Partners	Your name, alert status	To notify them when you need help
Service Providers (Twilio)	Phone numbers, message content	To deliver SMS notifications
Service Providers (SendGrid)	Email addresses, message content	To deliver email notifications
Firebase/Google Cloud	Account data, usage analytics	To provide infrastructure and analytics

We do NOT:

• Sell your personal information to third parties
• Share your information for advertising purposes
• Use your data for purposes unrelated to the Service

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information:

• Data encryption in transit (TLS/SSL)
• Secure cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud/Firebase)
• Access controls and authentication
• Regular security reviews

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

• Account Data: Retained until you delete your account
• Alert History: Retained for 90 days, then automatically deleted
• SMS Logs: Retained for 30 days for troubleshooting purposes

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: Request deletion of your account and data
• Opt-Out: Stop receiving SMS messages by replying STOP
• Withdraw Consent: Remove accountability partners at any time

7. Children's Privacy

The Accountability App is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

8. Third-Party Services

Our Service uses the following third-party services:

• Firebase (Google): Authentication, database, cloud functions
• Twilio: SMS messaging services
• SendGrid: Email delivery services
• Apple Push Notification Service / Firebase Cloud Messaging: Push notifications

These services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.

9. California Residents (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:

• Right to know what personal information is collected
• Right to know if personal information is sold or disclosed
• Right to say no to the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
• Right to equal service and price

10. European Users (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Legal Basis: We process your data based on your consent (when you create an account) and legitimate interests (to provide the Service)
• Data Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to Object: You can object to processing of your personal data
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request we limit how we use your data
• Supervisory Authority: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@onlyblv.com.

11. Google Play Data Safety

In accordance with Google Play requirements, here is a summary of our data practices:

Data Type	Collected	Shared	Purpose
Name	Yes	With your accountability partners only	Account functionality, notifications
Email address	Yes	With email service provider (SendGrid)	Account functionality, notifications
Phone number	Yes	With SMS provider (Twilio)	SMS notifications
Device identifiers	Yes	No	Push notifications, analytics
App interactions	Yes	No	Analytics, service improvement

Data is encrypted in transit. You can request deletion of your data at any time.

12. Push Notifications

We use push notifications to alert you when:

• Someone in your accountability network needs help
• A partner has responded to a help request
• Important account-related updates

You can disable push notifications at any time through your device settings. Note that disabling notifications may prevent you from receiving critical help alerts from your accountability partners.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.