# Privacy Policy for ABC Phonics Safari
**Effective Date:** October 7, 2026
**Last Updated:** October 7, 2026
**Application Name:** ABC Phonics Safari
**Package Name:** com.wilyaps.ABCPhonicsSafari
**Developer Contact:** wilyaps@gmail.com
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## 1. Introduction & Family Commitment
Welcome to **ABC Phonics Safari** ("we," "our," or "us"). We are dedicated to creating a fun, engaging, and entirely safe educational environment for children, toddlers, preschoolers, and early learners.
Because our application is designed specifically for children under the age of 13 and families, protecting children's privacy is our highest priority. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding data collection, usage, and disclosure, in strict compliance with:
- The **Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)**
- The **General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / GDPR-K)**
- The **Google Play Developer Program & Families Policy**
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## 2. Information We DO NOT Collect
We believe in data minimization. In ABC Phonics Safari:
- **No Personal Information:** We do NOT collect personal identification information such as names, postal addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, usernames, or physical locations.
- **No Account Creation:** The app does not require account registration, login credentials, or social media links.
- **No Persistent Device Identifiers (AAID):** We do NOT collect or transmit the Android Advertising ID (AAID), SIM serial numbers, IMEI, MAC address, or hardware identifiers. The Advertising ID permission (`AD_ID`) has been explicitly stripped from our application.
- **No Location Tracking:** We do NOT request, track, or access GPS or fine/coarse geographical location.
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## 3. Device Permissions & Audio Usage
### Microphone Permission (`RECORD_AUDIO`)
ABC Phonics Safari includes an interactive speech pronunciation practice feature where children speak letter sounds and words into the device microphone.
- **Ephemeral Processing Only:** When your child speaks, the microphone audio is processed transiently in device memory exclusively by the Android system's speech recognition engine to determine pronunciation accuracy.
- **No Audio Recording or Storage:** We do **NOT** record, save, store, or transmit audio files or voice samples to our servers or any third-party servers.
- **Immediate Discard:** As soon as pronunciation feedback is displayed on screen, the temporary audio data is immediately cleared from memory.
- **Optional Feature:** If microphone permission is denied, your child can still enjoy all other features of the app (letter exploration, tracing, puzzles, mini-games, and animal animations).
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## 4. Local Storage (On-Device Data)
All gameplay progress, including:
- Completed letter tracing strokes
- Earned stars, badges, and animal stickers
- Phonics mini-game scores
is saved **exclusively on the local device storage** using an offline database (Room). This progress data never leaves your device and is automatically erased if you uninstall the app or clear app data via Android system settings.
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## 5. Third-Party Services & Advertising (Google Play Certified)
To support the ongoing development of this educational app, ABC Phonics Safari displays advertisements served through the **Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) SDK**, which is an official **Google Play Certified Ad Network for Families**.
To ensure 100% compliance with Google Play Families Policy:
1. **Child-Directed Flag Enabled:** All ad requests are strictly flagged for child-directed treatment (`tagForChildDirectedTreatment = true`).
2. **Maximum Content Rating 'G':** Ad content is strictly capped at G-rated (`maxAdContentRating = G`), guaranteeing that only family-appropriate, child-safe ads are displayed.
3. **No Personalized Advertising:** Behavioral tracking, remarketing, and interest-based ad profiling are completely deactivated.
4. **No Advertising ID:** Advertising ID collection (`google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled = false`) and ad personalization signals are disabled.
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## 6. Parental Controls & Parent Gate
ABC Phonics Safari includes a secure, PIN-based **Parent Gate** (math question verification) protecting parental settings and progress reports. This ensures that only adults can access administrative settings or leave the main learning environment.
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## 7. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance
We do not knowingly collect, solicit, or share personal information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian discovers that any personal information has inadvertently been provided to us, please contact us immediately at **wilyaps@gmail.com**, and we will promptly delete it.
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## 8. GDPR & International Compliance
If you reside within the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA):
- We do not process personal data of children below the age of digital consent without verifiable parental consent.
- Since our app operates locally and does not collect personal data, no data profiling or cross-border personal data transfers occur.
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## 9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or regulatory requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage parents and guardians to review this policy periodically.
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## 10. Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our child safety practices, please contact us at:
- **Developer:** Wilyaps
- **Email:** wilyaps@gmail.com
- **Application:** ABC Phonics Safari (`com.wilyaps.ABCPhonicsSafari`)