1. Introduction
Daily Word ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following information:
- Account information: Email address and display name (via Firebase Authentication)
- Device token: For push notifications (Firebase Cloud Messaging)
- App preferences: Notification time, preferred language, selected categories
- Usage statistics: Words viewed, challenges completed, streaks, points earned
- Anonymous device identifier: Via Firebase Analytics
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and improve the Daily Word service
- Send your daily word notification at your chosen time
- Track your learning progress and maintain streaks
- Personalize your experience based on preferences
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Firebase (Google): Authentication, Firestore database, push notifications, analytics
5. Data Retention
We retain your data as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time through the app settings.
6. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Export your data
7. Children's Privacy
Daily Word is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. Your data is transmitted over encrypted connections.
9. Changes to This Policy
We will notify you of significant changes to this Privacy Policy through the app or by email.
10. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions, contact us at: latiosaxe@gmail.com
11. Friends, Social Features, and Moderation
What is visible to other users
When you use Daily Word's social features, we create a public profile for you. This profile contains:
- A randomly generated 6-character friend code, which contains no personal information.
- An optional display name (2–20 characters) that you choose. Display names are filtered for offensive language both on your device and on our servers.
- Your active character (avatar), current streak, longest streak, and total words seen.
Other authenticated Daily Word users can see this information only if they already know your friend code. We do not expose your email address, sign-in identifier, location, contacts, or any other personal data to other users.
Friend requests
Another user can send you a friend request only if they know your friend code. You can accept, decline, or block any request. You decide who is in your friend list at all times.
Blocking
You have a private list of blocked users, available in Settings → Security → Blocked users. When you block someone:
- They can no longer send you friend requests.
- This rule is enforced on the server (Firestore security rules), not only in the app.
- The blocked user is never informed that they have been blocked.
Reports and our 24-hour review commitment
Any user can report another user for: offensive name, harassment, impersonation, spam, or another reason. A report includes:
- The reporting user's ID.
- The reported user's ID.
- The report category.
- Optional free-text details (up to 500 characters).
We review every report within 24 hours. Reports are routed to our moderation team automatically through a Cloud Function. The reported user is never told who reported them.
Push notifications related to friends
Friend requests and acceptances generate push notifications through Firebase Cloud Messaging:
- "X wants to add you as a friend" when you receive a request.
- "X accepted your request" when someone accepts a request you sent.
These notifications are delivered in the language configured by the recipient and respect your existing notifications toggle.
No chat, messaging, or real-time interaction
Daily Word does not include chat, direct messaging, media sharing, voice, video, or any other real-time interaction between users. The only social signals are friend requests, friend acceptances, and the public profile fields listed above.
What we delete when you delete your account
When you delete your Daily Word account, we permanently delete:
- Your user document and its subcollections (history, catalogs, notes).
- Your public profile, including your display name and friend code.
- All friendship relationships you sent or received.
- All blocks you created.
- All reports you submitted.
- Your Firebase Authentication account.
What we keep after account deletion
We retain a single category of data after your account is deleted:
- Reports filed against your account. We keep the content of those reports for moderation auditing and platform integrity. Your user ID remains in those reports only as an anonymous identifier and can no longer be linked back to an active account.
This limited retention relies on legitimate interest under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) and the free expression / public interest exception under CCPA §1798.105(d)(4).
Contact
Questions about social features, moderation, or this section of the policy can be sent to: latiosaxe@gmail.com