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1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how the Tarots application (hereinafter "the App"), developed and published by France Tarots, collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our service on Android.
By using the App, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
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2. Data We Collect
2.1 Automatically Collected Data
Advertising Identifier (Advertising ID)
The App uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob automatically collects your Android Advertising ID (AAID) to personalize ads and measure their performance.
Billing Data
If you subscribe to Premium, Google Play Billing processes your payment information. France Tarots never receives or stores your banking details — this data is managed exclusively by Google.
AI Usage Data
The content of your readings (spread type, selected card names) is sent to Google's Gemini API to generate interpretations. This data is transmitted in encrypted form and is not retained by France Tarots after the AI
response is received.
2.2 Data Stored Locally on Your Device
The following data is stored exclusively on your device, in the local Room database, and is never transmitted to our servers:
- Your reading history (journal)
- Personal notes attached to readings
- Favorite cards (library)
- Card of the day
- App preferences (notification time, reminders)
- Premium status (stored in encrypted form via AES-256 EncryptedSharedPreferences)
2.3 Data We Do Not Collect
France Tarots does not collect:
- Your name, surname, or email address
- Your geographic location
- Your contacts or device data
- Any sensitive personal data
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3. Purposes of Processing
┌─────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
│ Data │ Purpose │ Legal Basis │
├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Advertising ID │ Display personalized ads (AdMob) │ Consent │
├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Payment data │ Premium subscription management │ Contract performance │
├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Reading content │ AI interpretation generation (Gemini) │ Contract performance │
├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Local data (journal, favorites) │ App functionality │ Contract performance │
├─────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┤
│ Encrypted Premium status │ Access control for Premium features │ Contract performance │
└─────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
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4. Sharing Data with Third Parties
The App uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:
Google AdMob
Advertising network. Collects the advertising identifier to personalize ads.
Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Play Billing
Processes in-app subscriptions and payments.
Policy: https://payments.google.com/payments/apis-secure/get_legal_document?ldo=0&ldt=privacynotice
Google Gemini API
Generates AI-powered tarot reading interpretations.
Policy: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms
Google WorkManager
Manages local daily notifications.
Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
France Tarots does not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.
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5. Data Retention
- Local data (journal, favorites, preferences): retained on your device until the App is uninstalled or manually deleted.
- Reading data sent to Gemini: not retained by France Tarots after the interpretation is received.
- Premium status: retained on the device as long as the subscription is active.
- Advertising data: managed by Google according to its own retention rules.
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6. Data Security
France Tarots implements the following technical measures to protect your data:
- AES-256-GCM encryption via Android EncryptedSharedPreferences for Premium status
- Encrypted transmission (HTTPS/TLS) for all communications with third-party APIs
- No sensitive data stored in plain text on the device
- Personal preferences (onboarding, settings) are excluded from Android backups (backup_rules.xml)
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7. Your Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable law, you have the following rights:
- Right of access: view the data we hold about you
- Right of rectification: correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure: delete your data (uninstalling the App removes all local data)
- Right to object: opt out of advertising tracking via Android settings: Settings > Privacy > Ads > Reset Advertising ID or enable "Opt out of Ads Personalization"
- Right to data portability: obtain your data in a structured, machine-readable format
To exercise your rights, contact us at the address in Section 10.
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8. Children
The App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
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9. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. In the event of a material change, we will notify you via an in-app notification or an update to this page. The "effective date" at the top of this document will be
revised accordingly.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.
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10. Contact
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us:
Email: franckim@orange.fr
We are committed to responding to all requests within 30 days.
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