🐶 Barkify

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2, 2025

            Quick Summary: Barkify respects your privacy. We only collect minimal data necessary to provide you with daily inspirational content. Your favorites are stored locally on your device, and we don't sell or share your personal information.
        

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

Favorites: When you mark content as a favorite, this information is stored locally on your device only
Shared Content: When you share content through the app, we don't store or track what you share

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

Daily Content Requests: When you fetch daily content, our servers log basic request information (IP address, timestamp) for technical purposes
App Usage: Basic analytics about app crashes and performance to improve the user experience
Device Information: Basic device type and OS version for compatibility purposes

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

To provide you with daily inspirational content
To maintain and improve app functionality
To ensure technical stability and performance
To respond to user support requests

3. Data Storage and Security

3.1 Local Storage

Favorites: Your favorite content is stored locally on your device using AsyncStorage and is never transmitted to our servers
User Preferences: Any app settings or preferences are stored locally on your device

3.2 Server Data

We use industry-standard security measures to protect data transmitted to our servers
Server logs are automatically deleted after 30 days
We use HTTPS encryption for all data transmission

4. Third-Party Services

Barkify may use the following third-party services:

Content Delivery: Our API servers (barkify.app) to deliver daily content
Device Sharing: Native device sharing capabilities when you share content
App Stores: Apple App Store and Google Play Store for app distribution

5. Children's Privacy

Barkify is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. The app's content is inspirational and family-friendly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Data Deletion: You can delete the app to remove all locally stored data
Favorites Management: You can add or remove favorites at any time within the app
Sharing Control: You control when and what content you share from the app

7. Data Retention

Local Data: Favorites and preferences remain on your device until you delete the app or clear the data
Server Logs: Technical logs are automatically deleted after 30 days
Support Communications: Any support communications are retained for 1 year

8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this privacy policy.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by:

Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
Providing notice through the app if changes are significant
Posting updates on our website

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us:

Email: privacy@barkify.app
Website: https://barkify.app/privacy
Address: [Your Business Address]

We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.

11. Legal Basis (GDPR)

For users in the European Union, our legal basis for processing your data includes:

Legitimate Interest: To provide and improve our services
Consent: For any optional data collection (you can withdraw consent at any time)
Contract Performance: To deliver the app services you've requested