Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Swastika Builds (“we”, “us”) handles information in the Years of Us mobile app for Android (the “App”). It should be read together with our Terms & Conditions.

Summary

• No account. The App has no sign-up, login or partner account.
• Your story stays on your device. The names, dates, photos, moments, reminders and preferences you enter are stored locally on your device. We do not upload them to our servers.
• Some data goes to service providers. Crash reports (Sentry), ads (Google AdMob), push notifications (Firebase) and feedback you choose to send (Supabase) involve limited technical data described below.
• You are in control. You can erase everything with Settings → Delete my data or by uninstalling the App.

Information we collect

Information you enter, stored only on your device

To show your counter, milestones and memories, the App saves the following on your device:

• The name or names you enter for yourselves and the term you use for your partner.
• Your relationship dates (for example, when you got together, met, got engaged or married), optional times, and whether a date is approximate.
• Photos you choose for your profile, moments and share cards. The App copies each chosen photo into its own private storage on your device.
• Moments you write: text, date, time, up to six photos and any reminder you set.
• Preferences such as language, date format, week start, appearance, milestone and widget settings, and whether notifications are on.
• If you turn on App Lock, a protected record of your PIN or password (a digest, not the PIN or password itself) kept in your device’s secure storage. Fingerprint and face data are handled by your device and are never available to the App.

A copy of your counter and milestone summary is shared with the App’s home screen widgets through on-device storage so the widgets can display it. This information is not sent to us.

Feedback and ratings you choose to send

If you send a message through Help & Support or the in-app rating form, we receive the message text, the star rating (if any), the App version, your platform and your device brand and model. We do not ask for your name or email address in these forms, so please do not include personal details you do not want to share. These submissions are stored in our backend hosted by Supabase.

Diagnostic and crash data

In release builds, the App uses Sentry to report crashes and errors. A report can include the error details, recent technical log messages, device model, operating system and version, App version, and your IP address. For a small share of errors (about 10%), Sentry may also capture a short screen replay of the moments before the error; Sentry’s mobile replay masks on-screen text and images by default.

Advertising data

If ads are shown (see Advertising and tracking), the Google Mobile Ads SDK collects information such as your device’s advertising identifier (where permitted), IP address, device and App information, and ad interactions, to deliver and measure ads and prevent fraud.

Push notifications

If you allow notifications, the App registers your device with Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google) and subscribes it to a general announcements topic so we can send occasional updates. This involves a device push token and basic device and App information. It is not linked to your name or to the content you enter, and turning notifications off in the App or in your device settings unsubscribes your device. Anniversary and moment reminders are local notifications scheduled on your device.

App configuration requests

The App downloads configuration (for example, whether ads are enabled and the latest available App version) and a catalog of optional library photos from our Supabase backend. These requests do not include your personal content, although, like any internet request, they reveal your IP address to the server.

How we use information

• To provide the App’s features: counters, milestones, reminders, moments, share cards and widgets.
• To read and respond to feedback and improve the App.
• To detect, diagnose and fix crashes and bugs.
• To show ads, and to let you watch a rewarded ad to use premium share card templates.
• To send push notifications you have allowed.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the App and its users.

We do not sell your personal information.

Storage and retention

• On-device content stays on your device until you delete it (individual moments, or everything via Settings → Delete my data) or uninstall the App. Depending on your device settings, your operating system may include App data in your personal device backups (such as Google backups), which are controlled by you and your platform provider, not by us.
• Feedback messages are kept for as long as needed to handle them and improve the App, and are then deleted.
• Crash reports are retained by Sentry for a limited period according to Sentry’s data retention settings for our account, and are then deleted.
• Advertising and push notification data are retained by Google under its own policies.

Third-party services

The App uses the following third-party services and SDKs:

• Supabase: backend for App configuration, the library photo catalog, and feedback/rating submissions. Privacy policy
• Sentry (Functional Software, Inc.): crash and error reporting, including error-triggered screen replays. Privacy policy
• Google AdMob / Google Mobile Ads SDK: banner, interstitial and native ads. Privacy policy · How Google uses data from partner apps
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google): delivery of push notifications. Privacy information
• Google Play: app distribution, in-app review prompts and install referral links. Privacy policy
• Google ML Kit selfie segmentation: powers the “cut out the two of you” share card feature. Photos are processed on your device and are not uploaded by the App.

When you share a card or an invite link, your device’s share sheet sends it to the app or person you choose.

Device permissions

The App only asks for a permission when you use a feature that needs it. You can change these at any time in your device settings.

• Photos (read / selected photos): to pick photos for your profile, moments and share cards. On Android this may include storage or media image permissions depending on your OS version.
• Photos (add / save): to save exported share cards to your photo library.
• Notifications: for anniversary reminders, moment reminders and occasional announcements.
• Biometrics (fingerprint or face): to unlock the App when you turn on App Lock.
• Internet access: for ads, App configuration, feedback, crash reports and push notifications.
• Advertising ID (Android): used by the Google Mobile Ads SDK, subject to your Android ads settings.

The App does not request access to your camera, microphone, contacts or location. It does not read your whole photo library: it only accesses the photos you choose.

Advertising and tracking

The App is free and supported by ads from Google AdMob (banner, interstitial, native and rewarded ads). Some premium share card templates ask you to watch a rewarded ad before you share or save a card. You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization, in your device’s Google or privacy settings.

Children’s privacy

The App is intended for adults and couples and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your rights and choices

• Delete your data: use Settings → Delete my data to permanently erase your dates, names, photos, moments, reminders and preferences from your device, or uninstall the App.
• Notifications, photos and ads: turn these permissions on or off in your device settings.
• Push notifications: turn notifications off in the App or in your device settings to unsubscribe your device.
• Data we or our providers hold: depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EEA and UK, or the CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal information, to object to processing, and to data portability. Because feedback and crash reports are not linked to an account, please include details that help us find your submission (such as the approximate date and device model) when you contact us. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Security

Your content is stored in the App’s private storage on your device and is protected by your device’s security features. Network requests to our service providers use encrypted connections (HTTPS). No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Keeping your device locked and up to date helps protect your data.

International transfers

Our service providers may process information in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required, these transfers rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add features or services. We will post the updated version on this page and change the effective date above. If changes are significant, we will provide notice in the App or on this page.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights, contact Swastika Builds at apps@swastikajargha.com.np, or use Help & Support in the App.