Privacy Policy — Ham Radio License Quiz Prep

Last updated: 29 September 2026

“Ham Radio License Quiz Prep” (the “App”) is developed by Michele Lavarini (the “Developer”), an independent developer based in Italy, and is available on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

This policy explains, in plain English, what information is involved when you use the App.

1. At a glance

•        The App never asks for your name, email address, phone number or any other personal details.

•        You do not need an account and there is nothing to sign up for.

•        Your progress and statistics are saved only on your own device.

•        The App shows ads from Google AdMob. Personalised ads are shown only where you allow them, and you can change your choice.

•        The App is free and has no in-app purchases.

2. Information stored by the App

The App does not collect, store or send any information that identifies you, such as your name, email address, phone number or precise location.

Your study data — the license class you have selected, the questions you have answered, your list of mistakes, your statistics by topic and your practice exam results — is kept only in the local storage of your device, separately for each license class. It is never sent to the Developer or to any server. If you uninstall the App or clear its data in your device settings, this data is permanently deleted.

On first launch the App also asks you to indicate your age group (whether you are under 16). This answer stays only on your device and is used for one purpose: choosing the type of ads to show (see sections 3 and 4).

3. Advertising

The App shows banner ads and, from time to time, full-screen ads served by Google AdMob, a service of Google LLC (for users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Ads are what keep the App free.

Consent in Europe. Users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland see a consent form from Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP) on first launch, under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework. In that form you choose whether Google and its advertising partners may use data to show you personalised ads. If you do not agree, only non-personalised or limited ads are shown.

United States. If you live in a US state with a consumer privacy law (for example California), you have the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information for targeted advertising. Where required, the App shows a message from Google that lets you exercise this choice.

Where these options are available in your country or state, you can review or change your choice at any time in the App under “Settings → Privacy options”.

Users under 16. If you indicate on first launch that you are under 16, the App requests only non-personalised ads, whatever your other choices.

iOS. On iPhone and iPad, the system also asks, through App Tracking Transparency, whether the App may track your activity across apps and websites owned by other companies. If you say no, the advertising identifier (IDFA) is not used.

When an ad is loaded, the advertising SDK sends certain information to Google, including: the device advertising identifier (only where you have allowed it), your IP address (used to estimate an approximate location), the device model, operating system, language and App version, and information about the ads shown and how you interact with them. Some of this technical information is needed even for non-personalised ads, to deliver the ad, limit how often it is shown and prevent fraud.

For users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the legal basis for personalised ads is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and of the UK GDPR); for non-personalised ads, it is the Developer’s legitimate interest in funding a free App (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR and of the UK GDPR). Google may transfer data to the United States; Google LLC is certified under the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework and its UK Extension.

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

How Google uses data for advertising: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

How Google uses information from apps that use its services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

4. Who the App is for

The App is meant for anyone preparing for the FCC amateur radio license exams. There is no minimum age to hold an amateur radio license in the United States, so the App is suitable for teenagers as well as adults.

•        The App asks only for your age group (under 16 or not). It does not ask for your date of birth, and the answer never leaves your device.

•        The App does not collect personal data from anyone.

•        The App has no chat, messaging, user-generated content, social features or in-app purchases.

The App is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children, as defined by the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Parents and guardians can contact the Developer at the address in section 8.

5. Where the content comes from, and independence

Questions. The App contains 1,431 questions taken from the three amateur radio question pools released into the public domain by the Question Pool Committee (QPC) of the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC):

•        Technician Class (Element 2), 2026–2030 pool, valid July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2030: 409 questions, including the errata of February 19, 2026.

•        General Class (Element 3), 2023–2027 pool, valid July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2027: 423 questions, including the errata up to February 4, 2026.

•        Amateur Extra Class (Element 4), 2024–2028 pool, valid July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2028: 599 questions, including the errata up to February 4, 2026.

Questions withdrawn by the NCVEC are not included. The questions, answer options and correct answers are shown as published in the pools, together with the 14 diagrams that belong to them. The answer options are presented in the same A–D order as in the pools. The App does not add explanations of its own.

Question pools and errata: https://www.ncvec.org/

Official information about amateur radio exams: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service/examinations

Practice exam. The practice exam in the App follows the format set out in the FCC rules (47 CFR 97.503) and in the pool syllabus: one question drawn from each topic group of the pool, for 35 questions for Technician and General (at least 26 correct answers to pass) and 50 questions for Amateur Extra (at least 37 correct answers to pass). The real exam is prepared by Volunteer Examiners and may present questions and answer options differently.

No affiliation. This App is an independent, private project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the NCVEC, the ARRL or any Volunteer Examiner Coordinator, and it does not use any official seal, logo or emblem. The App is not a way to register for an exam, sit an exam, apply for a license or obtain any document.

6. Disclaimer

The content of the App is provided for study purposes only.

The Developer works to keep the App in line with the question pools currently in use, but cannot guarantee that the App is updated as soon as a new pool, an errata or a rule change is published. The question pools published by the NCVEC and the rules published by the FCC always prevail.

Good results in the App do not guarantee that you will pass the official exam. The Developer has no role in how exams are run or in their results.

The Developer accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss arising from the use of the information in the App.

7. Your choices

•        Delete your data: uninstall the App, clear its data in your device settings, or use “Reset all statistics” in the App’s Statistics screen. You do not need to contact the Developer, who does not hold this data.

•        Advertising choices: review or change your choice in the App under “Settings → Privacy options” (shown where local rules require it). You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings (Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads; iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking).

•        Your rights: depending on where you live, you may have rights under US state privacy laws (such as the right to know, delete or opt out of targeted advertising) or under the GDPR or UK GDPR (access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent). You can exercise them by writing to the address in section 8. As the Developer holds no personal data, requests about advertising data are best sent directly to Google (see the links in section 3). If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you can also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.

8. Contact

To report a mistake in a question, to ask about privacy, or for any other request:

michele.lavarini@gmail.com

Data controller: Michele Lavarini, Villafranca di Verona (Italy).

9. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated, for example when a new question pool comes into use, if the App gains new features or if store requirements change. The date at the top of this page always shows the latest version. Please check it from time to time.