1. Information We Collect
Account Information
You may use some features without signing in. If you choose to sign in using Google, Apple, or another supported provider, we may receive and store information needed to create and operate your account, including:
- your name, if provided by the sign-in provider
- your email address
- your account user ID and provider account identifier
- basic profile information made available by the sign-in provider
- linked sign-in methods and account status information
Learning, Content, and App Data
We may collect or store information related to your use of the app, including:
- favorites, saved items, and reading history
- chapter, article, poem, word, review, and study progress
- premium access state and feature eligibility
- sync state across devices
- notification inbox items and notification-related preferences or topic state
Purchases and Subscriptions
If you purchase or restore a Daily Bao Plus subscription, we and our subscription providers may process subscription-related information, such as:
- the product or plan selected
- purchase, renewal, expiration, cancellation, and entitlement status
- store transaction identifiers and RevenueCat customer identifiers
- limited country, currency, price, and storefront information supplied by the store
Payments are processed by Apple or Google. We do not receive your full payment card number or full payment account credentials from the app stores.
Notifications
If notifications are enabled, we may collect and use information needed to send and manage notifications, including push notification tokens, device notification status, notification topic subscriptions, and notification interactions.
Analytics, Diagnostics, and Device Information
We may collect limited technical and usage information to understand how the app works, improve reliability, and troubleshoot issues, including:
- app version, build mode, platform, device type, and operating system information
- screen views, feature usage, app launches, and interaction events
- crash reports, performance data, logs, and diagnostic information
- authentication provider, account state, and user ID where needed for app operation
- device identifiers, app instance identifiers, advertising identifiers, IP address, or network information where provided by the platform or integrated SDKs
We do not use this information to show third-party ads, and we do not sell it to data brokers.
Support, Feedback, and Deletion Requests
If you contact us, submit feedback, or request account deletion, we may collect the information you provide, such as your email address, message content, app context, verification tokens, and related support records.
Local Device Data
Some app data may be stored locally on your device, such as cached content, preferences, playback state, and offline app data. Local data may remain on your device until you delete it, clear app data, or uninstall the app.
2. How We Use Information
We may use collected information for the following purposes:
- authenticate your account and keep it secure
- sync your learning progress, favorites, and app settings across devices
- provide premium subscription features and restore purchases
- send service, content, account, and notification messages where permitted
- operate, maintain, secure, debug, and improve the app
- measure app performance, crashes, and feature usage
- respond to support, feedback, and account deletion requests
- comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms
3. Third-Party Services
The Daily Bao relies on third-party service providers and platform services to support authentication, cloud storage, syncing, analytics, diagnostics, push notifications, subscriptions, app distribution, payment processing, security, and email delivery. These providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy practices.
- Firebase Authentication
- Cloud Firestore
- Firebase Storage
- Firebase Analytics
- Firebase Crashlytics
- Firebase Performance Monitoring
- Firebase App Check
- Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Google Cloud Functions
- Google Sign-In
- Sign in with Apple
- Apple Push Notification service
- RevenueCat
- Apple App Store and StoreKit
- Google Play Billing
- Resend or other email delivery providers
5. Subscriptions and Purchases
Daily Bao Plus purchases are processed by Apple or Google and managed through RevenueCat. We use purchase and entitlement information to activate premium features, restore purchases, provide customer support, prevent fraud or abuse, and understand subscription performance.
Deleting your account or uninstalling the app does not automatically cancel an active subscription. You must cancel subscriptions through the Apple App Store or Google Play. When account deletion is processed, we request deletion of the RevenueCat customer record tied to your app account. Apple, Google, RevenueCat, and other providers may still retain purchase or transaction records according to their own legal, tax, fraud prevention, and platform requirements.
6. Push Notifications
If you allow notifications, we may send notifications about app content, service updates, account activity, subscription-related information, or offers. You can disable notifications in your device settings. Where required, we will ask for permission before sending notifications.
Push notifications should not contain sensitive personal information. Notification delivery is handled through Apple Push Notification service, Firebase Cloud Messaging, and platform notification services.
7. Security and Retention
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain account and app data for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, operate your account, support subscriptions, maintain security, resolve disputes, enforce our terms, and satisfy applicable legal obligations, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
When you request account deletion, we delete or de-identify account data that we control, request deletion of the RevenueCat customer record tied to your app account, and revoke Apple authorization when the iOS or Android in-app deletion flow completes Apple's reauthorization step. The email deletion flow cannot request a fresh Apple token, so its completion page and receipt direct Apple users to remove The Daily Bao manually from their Sign in with Apple settings. Some records may remain with Apple, Google, RevenueCat, or other providers according to legal, security, fraud prevention, accounting, backup, platform, or provider retention requirements.
8. Your Choices
You may choose to:
- use supported features without signing in
- control push notifications through your device settings
- manage or cancel subscriptions through the Apple App Store or Google Play
- request account deletion in the app or through our Delete Account page
- contact us with privacy, support, or data access questions
To request account deletion, use our Delete Account page or contact support@thedailybao.com.
9. Children
The Daily Bao is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and may provide additional notice where appropriate.
11. Contact
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, contact support@thedailybao.com.