Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Hushabye Nursery (“we,” “our,” or “us”) handles information in connection with the Hushabye mobile application (the “App”).

Overview

Some features of the App, including client course materials and calendar content, require an account. When you create an account, we collect and store information needed to authenticate you, operate those features, and sync your course progress. We do not sell your personal information.

Information we collect

Account information

If you create an account, we collect:

• First name and last name
• Email address
• Password (stored in hashed form by our authentication provider; we do not receive or store your password in plain text)
• Confirmation that you used a valid client invite code
• Account timestamps, such as when the account was created

Access to client-only content is limited to people who have a valid invite code from Hushabye Nursery.

Course progress

If you are signed in, we store course progress associated with your account (for example, completed lessons, last viewed lesson, and related timestamps) so your progress can be restored across devices.

Information stored on your device

The App may store information locally on your device, including course progress, calendar reminder preferences, a short-lived cache of calendar data, and authentication session data. Local reminder settings stay on your device and are not uploaded as part of your account profile.

Calendar and notifications

The App may display publicly available calendar information (for example, via read-only iCalendar links). Fetching that content involves network requests from your device to the servers that host the calendar. Those requests are governed by the policies of the services that host that data. If you enable reminders, the App schedules local notifications on your device. We do not use those reminders to send marketing messages.

Information you choose to send us

If you contact support or submit a bug report, we receive the information you include (such as your name, email address, and message). Bug reports submitted through a third-party form are also subject to that provider’s privacy policy.

How we use information

We use the information described above to:

• Create and maintain your account and authenticate you
• Provide client-only course materials and calendar features
• Save and sync course progress
• Schedule event reminders you enable
• Respond to support requests and improve the App
• Protect the security and integrity of the App, including preventing unauthorized access

How we share information

We share information only as needed to operate the App:

• Service providers. We use Google Firebase (including Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore) to host accounts and related data. Google processes this information on our behalf under its terms and privacy policy.
• App stores and device platforms. Apple and Google may receive information in the ordinary course of distributing the App, processing purchases (if any), and operating their platforms.
• Legal and safety. We may disclose information if required by law or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect Hushabye Nursery, users, or others.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Data retention

We retain your account information and associated course progress for as long as your account remains active.

If you request account deletion in the App, we mark the account for deletion and sign you out. We retain your account and associated data for 30 days after you request deletion. During that 30-day period, you may sign in again to cancel the deletion and restore your account. After 30 days, we permanently delete your account credentials, profile information, and stored course progress.

When you request deletion, course progress and related local data are removed from your device. Copies of data may remain in encrypted backups or logs for a limited time until those systems rotate, after which they are deleted.

Information you send us by email or through a support or bug-report form may be retained as needed to complete your request and keep ordinary business records.

Account deletion

You can request deletion of your account from the App settings (Profile). You will be asked to confirm your password. Deletion is not immediate: as described above, we retain the account and data for 30 days, then permanently delete them. If you cannot use the App, you may request deletion on this website or email us at the address below.

Your choices

You may decline to create an account; some features of the App will then be unavailable. You may turn calendar reminders off in the App or in your device settings. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you by contacting us.

Children’s privacy

The App is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have received such information in error, please contact us using the details below and we will delete it.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information, including hosting account data with Firebase and restricting access to each user’s data to that user’s signed-in session. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International processing

Our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. If you use the App from another country, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will be revised when we do. Your continued use of the App after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

For terms of use, see our Terms of Service.