This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use Readify app, websites, and related services (collectively referred to as "Services").
By using our Services, you confirm that you are at least 13 years old and agree to the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please stop using our Services immediately, delete your account, unsubscribe, and uninstall the application. If you have any questions, please contact us at readifyhelp@gmail.com.
In this policy:
"GDPR" refers to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) adopted by the European Parliament and Council on April 27, 2016, aimed at protecting personal data processing and its free movement.
"EEA" refers to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area, including the United Kingdom.
"Processing" refers to operations such as collecting, storing, and disclosing personal data to third parties.
1. Types of Personal Data We Collect
We collect the following types of personal data from you:
1.1 Data You Provide When you register and use our Services, you voluntarily provide us with personal information such as your name, email address, and reading preferences.
1.2 Data from Third Parties If you log in through third-party services (e.g., Google, Facebook, or Apple), we obtain your personal data from these services, such as your email address, name, profile picture, and unique ID. You can manage and adjust our access permissions on these third-party services' permissions pages. Please review Apple or Facebook's privacy policies to understand how they handle your data.
1.3 Data We Automatically Collect
a. Referral Apps or URLs: We collect data on the referral apps or URLs you use to access our Services through advertisements or other referrals.
b. Device Information: We collect information including device type, model, settings, operating system version, IP address, time zone, language settings, internet service provider, mobile carrier, hardware ID, and Facebook ID.
c. Usage Data:
The data we collect is used for the following purposes:
Providing and optimizing our Services.
Personalizing user experience.
Managing accounts and providing customer support.
Analyzing and improving products.
Marketing activities (only with user consent).
Compliance with legal obligations.
d. Advertising Identifiers: Includes device advertising identifiers (Google Advertising ID or Apple’s IDFA), depending on your device's operating system. You can reset these identifiers through device settings, but we do not control this functionality.
e. Transaction Data: For in-service payment transactions, you need to provide financial account information, such as credit card details, to our third-party payment processors. We do not store full credit card numbers but may receive transaction-related data, such as transaction date, time, amount, and payment method.
We ensure the strict protection of this data and process your information according to these categories, ensuring your privacy and data security.
2. Purposes of Processing Your Personal Data
2.1 Providing Our Services
Ensure seamless use of our Services, prevent or resolve technical issues and errors.
We use Firebase Performance Monitoring, Firebase Crash Reporting, and Crashlytics to improve functionality and resolve technical problems. For more details, please refer to Apple's Privacy Policy, Firebase Privacy and Security, and Crashlytics Data Collection Policies.
2.2 Customizing Your Experience
Tailor content, recommendations, and offers to suit your preferences and improve your experience based on your reading behavior and other personal data.
2.3 Managing Your Account
Ensure secure access to your account and provide important technical notifications, such as changes in service performance, terms, and policies.
2.4 Customer Support
Respond to your customer service requests and technical support needs. We may collect interaction data, such as when you view messages or click on links.
We use Firebase Cloud Messaging to send notifications and Firebase Analytics to track user interactions with these communications.
2.5 Research and Analysis
Analyze our operations to improve services, develop new features, and create more personalized offerings. For example, if productivity books are highly read, we may focus on producing more summaries in this category.
Tools such as Appsflyer, Facebook Analytics, and Google Analytics assist us in understanding user behavior, preferences, and advertising performance. For example, we use Firebase Remote Config for A/B testing and Google Analytics for visitor behavior analysis. Users can manage their preferences via browser plugins or opt-out options provided by these tools.
2.6 Marketing Communications
Use your email to send marketing information about our products, such as special offers, only if you have opted in.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails or disable push notifications via device settings if you no longer wish to receive them.
2.7 Processing Payments
Facilitate in-app purchases through third-party payment processors such as Stripe, PayPal, or Apple Pay. Payment information is securely processed by these services and not stored by us.
2.8 Enforcing Terms of Use and Preventing Fraud
Enforce agreements and detect, prevent, and combat fraud or violations of our Terms of Use. This may include sharing data with law enforcement agencies as necessary.
2.9 Legal Obligations
Comply with applicable laws, such as responding to legitimate requests from law enforcement agencies or meeting legal obligations.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (Applicable to EEA Users)
The legal bases for processing your personal data include:
3.1 Performance of a Contract We may use your data for sending marketing emails based on this legal basis. Your consent is crucial, and you have the right to withdraw it at any time. To do so, please click the unsubscribe link in the footer of our marketing emails.
3.2 Legal Obligations We process your data based on this legal basis to:
Provide our Services as stated in our Terms of Use.
Personalize your experience with our Services.
Manage your account and provide dedicated customer support.
Communicate openly with you regarding your use of our Services.
Efficiently process your payments.
We value your privacy and ensure that your data is processed consistently with these stated legal bases.
3.3 Consent When processing personal data based on your consent, you can withdraw consent at any time, such as opting out of marketing emails or push notifications.
3.4 Legitimate Interests When processing personal data based on legitimate interests, we balance your rights and interests with our need to protect information security. This includes sending marketing emails, improving our Services, providing customer support, or ensuring service security.
4. How We Disclose Information
We may share your personal data with the following third parties to provide our Services and ensure compliance with legal requirements:
1. Service Providers
Collaborate with trusted service providers to support, enhance, and promote our Services, such as:
Cloud storage providers (e.g., AWS).
Data analytics providers (e.g., Facebook, Google, Appsflyer, Firebase).
Marketing partners (e.g., social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok).
Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay).
These providers process data according to our instructions and ensure compliance with privacy and security standards.
2. Advertising Partners
Share data with third-party advertising partners to improve marketing campaigns and provide personalized ads. Any data sharing follows strict contractual agreements.
3. Professional Advisors
Share data with professional advisors (e.g., lawyers, auditors, insurers) for legitimate business purposes or in legal matters.
4. Affiliates
Share your personal data with our subsidiaries or corporate affiliates to provide consistent service across platforms.
5. Business Transfers
During mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, or asset sales, your personal data may be shared or transferred as part of the transaction.
6. Legal Compliance
Disclose your personal data if required by law, regulation, or legal proceedings, including responding to lawful requests by public authorities.
5. Your Rights
We respect your data privacy and offer you the following rights:
5.1 Right to Access You can request access to your personal data processed by us.
5.2 Right to Rectification You can request the correction of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete data.
5.3 Right to Erasure You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
5.4 Right to Restrict Processing You can request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances.
5.5 Right to Data Portability You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transfer it to another data controller.
5.6 Right to Object You can object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
5.7 Right to Withdraw Consent You can withdraw your consent for processing your personal data at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [readifyhelp@gmail.com]. We will respond to your requests in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
6. Security of Your Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments. However, no system can be completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. When your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
8. International Data Transfers
We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the EEA, including the United States, where data protection laws may differ. We ensure that appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, are in place to protect your data during such transfers.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website or through other communication channels. Your continued use of our Services after the changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Click Intelligence
E-Mail:readifyhelp@gmail.com
We are committed to addressing your inquiries and ensuring the protection of your personal data.