# Privacy Policy for Punchi Akuru
**Effective Date:** 2026/05/10
K.I.P ("we," "us," or "our") built the **Punchi Akuru** app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by K tec at no cost and is intended for use as is.
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. We prioritize the privacy and safety of all our users, especially children.
## 1. Information Collection and Use
**Punchi Akuru** is an educational application designed for children. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our young users and complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar global regulations.
- **Personal Information:** We **do not** knowingly collect any personally identifiable information (such as name, address, email, or phone number) directly from children.
- **App Usage Data:** The app may collect non-personally identifiable, anonymous data to help us understand how the app is used, detect crashes, and improve the user experience.
## 2. Third-Party Services
The app uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.
We use **Firebase** (provided by Google) to power certain features of the app, such as push notifications and crash reporting. The data collected by these services is subject to their own privacy policies.
Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app:
* [Google Play Services](https://policies.google.com/privacy)
* [Firebase Crashlytics & Firebase Cloud Messaging](https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/)
*Note: These services collect anonymous device identifiers and diagnostic data (like crash reports) to help ensure the app functions correctly. They do not collect names or personal contact details.*
## 3. Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app, we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol ("IP") address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.
## 4. Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.
This Service does not use these "cookies" explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use "cookies" to collect information and improve their services.
## 5. Security
We value your trust in providing us your information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
## 6. Links to Other Sites
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
## 7. Children’s Privacy
These Services are designed to be safe for children. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to take the necessary actions.
## 8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.
## 9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.