Crypto Pointers

**App Features**

- 📚 **Curated Learning Content** - Expert-selected crypto education

- 🔗 **Social Link Management** - Organize your crypto community links  

- 👨‍💻 **Developer Tools** - Advanced features for crypto developers

- 📱 **Native iOS Experience** - Built specifically for iPhone/iPad

support: jonfiorucci@gmail.com

# CryptoPointers Privacy Policy

**Effective Date:** January 27, 2025  

**Last Updated:** January 27, 2025

## Introduction

CryptoPointers ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

## Information We Collect

### 1. Information You Provide

- **Email Address**: Used for account authentication and password reset functionality

- **Phone Number**: Optional, used for SMS-based authentication via Twilio

- **User-Generated Content**: Links, notes, and educational content you add to the app

- **Developer Authentication**: Email verification for developer access (if applicable)

### 2. Automatically Collected Information

- **Device Information**: Device model, operating system version, app version

- **Usage Analytics**: App performance metrics, crash reports (anonymized)

- **CloudKit Sync Data**: Educational content and social links (stored in your iCloud account)

### 3. Information We Don't Collect

- **Personal Financial Information**: We do not collect bank account, credit card, or cryptocurrency wallet information

- **Location Data**: We do not track your physical location

- **Contacts**: We do not access your device contacts

- **Biometric Data**: Face ID/Touch ID data stays on your device only

## How We Use Your Information

### Primary Uses

- **App Functionality**: Provide core educational content and social link management

- **Account Management**: User authentication and password reset services

- **Data Synchronization**: Sync your content across devices via iCloud

- **App Improvement**: Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience

### Communication

- **Service Communications**: Password reset emails, security notifications

- **No Marketing**: We do not send promotional emails or marketing communications

## Data Storage and Security

### CloudKit Integration

- Your educational content and social links are stored in **your personal iCloud account**

- We cannot access your iCloud data - only you control this information

- Data is encrypted in transit and at rest using Apple's security standards

### Third-Party Services

- **SendGrid**: Email delivery service for password resets (email addresses only)

- **Twilio**: SMS service for authentication (phone numbers only, if provided)

- **Apple CloudKit**: Data synchronization (uses your iCloud account)

### Security Measures

- End-to-end encryption for sensitive communications

- No storage of passwords (authentication handled by secure tokens)

- Regular security audits and updates

- Minimal data collection principle

## Your Rights and Choices

### Data Access and Control

- **View Your Data**: Access all your data through the app's developer tools

- **Delete Your Data**: Remove content and links directly in the app

- **Export Your Data**: Export your content to JSON format

- **Account Deletion**: Contact us to delete your account and associated data

### Privacy Controls

- **CloudKit Sync**: You can disable iCloud sync in device settings

- **Biometric Authentication**: You control Face ID/Touch ID usage

- **SMS Authentication**: Phone number is optional and can be removed anytime

## Children's Privacy

CryptoPointers is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

## International Users

CryptoPointers is available worldwide. By using our app, you consent to the transfer and processing of your information in the United States, where our servers and service providers are located.

## Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify users of material changes through:

- In-app notifications

- Email notifications (if you provided an email address)

- Updated version posted in the app and on our website

## Data Retention

- **Active Users**: We retain your data as long as your account is active

- **Inactive Accounts**: Data may be deleted after 3 years of inactivity

- **Deleted Accounts**: Data is permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion

- **Legal Requirements**: Some data may be retained longer if required by law

## Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

**Email:** privacy@cryptopointers.app  

**Developer:** Jonathan Fiorucci  

**Response Time:** We respond to privacy inquiries within 48 hours

## Compliance

This Privacy Policy complies with:

- Apple App Store Review Guidelines

- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU users

- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

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**Your privacy matters to us. We're committed to being transparent about our data practices and giving you control over your information.**