Privacy Policy for Suba Dictionary

Effective Date: 29 December 2025

Suba Dictionary (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information of users of the Suba Dictionary mobile application.

This Privacy Policy explains how the Suba Dictionary application handles information when you use our application.

1. About Suba Dictionary

Suba Dictionary is an educational and language-preservation application developed to help users learn, understand, and preserve the Suba language.

The application provides dictionary and translation resources involving Suba, English, and Kiswahili, including vocabulary and word meanings from Suba language varieties.

The application is intended to support language learning, education, research, and preservation of the Suba language and its cultural heritage.

2. Information We Collect

Suba Dictionary is designed to operate with minimal collection of personal information.

We do not intentionally collect, store, or sell personal information such as your name, home address, telephone number, or personal identification information through the dictionary itself.

The application may process information that is technically required for the application to function properly, such as:

·       Search terms entered into the dictionary.

·       Application settings and preferences.

·       Basic technical information required for the application to operate correctly.

·       Anonymous or aggregated information that may be provided by third-party services used by the application.

We do not use the dictionary’s search function to create personal profiles of users.

3. Information You Provide Voluntarily

If you contact us by email or otherwise communicate with us regarding the application, you may voluntarily provide information such as your name, email address, or other information necessary for us to respond to your request.

This information is used only for the purpose for which you provided it, such as responding to questions, receiving feedback, correcting dictionary entries, or improving the application.

4. How We Use Information

Any information that may be collected or voluntarily provided may be used to:

·       Operate and maintain the Suba Dictionary application.

·       Improve the accuracy and usefulness of the dictionary.

·       Correct errors or improve language entries.

·       Respond to user questions and feedback.

·       Improve application performance and functionality.

·       Maintain the security and reliability of the application.

We do not sell, rent, or trade users’ personal information to third parties.

5. Offline Use

Suba Dictionary is designed to provide dictionary and language resources that can be accessed without requiring users to submit personal information.

Where dictionary content is stored locally on your device, searches performed within that content are processed on the device and are not intentionally transmitted to us.

6. Third-Party Services

The application may use third-party services or platforms that provide technical services necessary for distribution, operation, analytics, security, or other application functionality.

Such third-party services may independently collect certain information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Examples may include services provided through the Android/Google Play ecosystem.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party services they use.

7. Google Play

Suba Dictionary is distributed through Google Play.

Google Play and Android may collect certain technical information associated with application installation, updates, crashes, diagnostics, or usage in accordance with Google’s applicable policies and privacy practices.

For more information, users should review Google’s privacy policies and Google Play’s terms and policies.

8. Children’s Privacy

Suba Dictionary is an educational application and may be useful to students and younger users.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the application.

If a parent or guardian believes that a child has provided personal information to us, they may contact us so that we can review the information and take appropriate action where necessary.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information that may be provided to us.

However, no electronic storage, transmission, or internet-based service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to us.

10. Data Retention

Because Suba Dictionary is designed to minimize the collection of personal information, we generally do not retain personal information obtained through ordinary use of the application.

Information voluntarily provided when contacting us may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to the request, provide support, maintain records, or comply with applicable legal obligations.

11. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent users’ personal information.

We may disclose information only where reasonably necessary to:

·       Provide or maintain application services.

·       Respond to legal requirements or lawful requests.

·       Protect the rights, safety, and security of the application, its users, or others.

·       Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.

12. Language Contributions and Feedback

Users may voluntarily provide Suba words, meanings, translations, corrections, or other language information to help improve the dictionary.

By submitting such information, you understand that the information may be incorporated into future versions of the Suba Dictionary for educational, linguistic, cultural, and language-preservation purposes.

Please do not submit private, confidential, or personally identifying information as part of a language contribution unless it is necessary.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the application, applicable laws, or our privacy practices.

When changes are made, the updated policy will be published on this page and the Effective Date will be updated where appropriate.

Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

14. Your Consent

By using the Suba Dictionary application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the practices described in it.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the application.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, corrections, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the Suba Dictionary application, please contact us at:

Email: my1kenzo@gmail.com

Application: Suba Dictionary

Purpose: Suba language education, translation, documentation, and preservation.