# Privacy Policy for AnchorMe AI

**Last updated: August 18, 2026**

Welcome to **AnchorMe AI** ("we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our mobile application (**AnchorMe AI**).

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## 1. Information We Collect

### a. User-Provided Information

- **Onboarding Preferences**: Your living situation, daily habit preferences, and companion vibe settings (stored locally on your device and synchronized with your personal profile).

- **Check-In & Chat Messages**: Conversational interactions with Anchor to provide supportive, context-aware companion replies.

- **Schedule Times**: Your preferred reminder slots (Morning, Afternoon, Evening).

### b. Automatically Collected Information & Device Data

- **Push Notification Tokens**: Device tokens via Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) used solely for delivering your scheduled lockscreen check-in notifications.

- **Purchase & Subscription Data**: Purchase status processed securely through RevenueCat and Google Play In-App Billing (we do not store credit card or bank account information).

- **Diagnostics**: Anonymous crash logs to ensure app stability.

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## 2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information strictly to:

1. Provide personalized, zero-guilt daily check-in prompts and conversational companion replies.

2. Deliver interactive lockscreen push notifications with Direct Reply functionality.

3. Keep track of your daily rhythm (Sanctuary status) so you can review your self-care progress.

4. Process subscriptions and Pro tier features.

**We DO NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal data or conversation history to third-party advertisers or data brokers.**

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## 3. Data Storage & Security

- **Local-First & Cloud Security**: Your check-ins are stored locally on your device via encrypted storage and synchronized with secure Firebase Firestore databases using industry-standard SSL/TLS encryption.

- **AI Processing**: Conversational messages are processed with Groq / Llama LLM APIs via secure ephemeral requests without being retained for public AI training datasets.

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## 4. Third-Party Services

Our app integrates with the following trusted service providers:

- **Google Play Services / Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)**: Push notification infrastructure.

- **RevenueCat**: In-app purchase and subscription management.

- **Google Firebase Firestore**: Cloud persistence.

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## 5. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You have full control over your data:

- You can clear your chat history, reset onboarding preferences, or revoke notification permissions at any time directly in the app settings or via your device's System Settings.

- To request complete deletion of your account or data, contact us at **sinankayasoftware@gmail.com**.

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## 6. Children's Privacy

AnchorMe AI is designed for young adults and general audiences (13+). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

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## 7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to:

- **Email**: sinankayasoftware@gmail.com