Privacy

FabLabels collects minimal data (e.g., label history for reporting) stored locally. No personal info is shared. Contact: phillip.kelly-ayo@fablabels.com. Updated: April 2025.

# FabLabels Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 20, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how FabLabels ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your information when you use the FabLabels mobile application ("App"). FabLabels, developed by [Your Developer Name], helps users manage food labels by creating, categorizing, and printing labels for food storage.

## Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you use FabLabels:

- **Personal Information**:

- **Email Address**: Collected when you sign up or sign in using Firebase Authentication to create and manage your account.

- **User ID**: A unique identifier generated by Firebase Authentication to associate your account with your data.

- **User-Generated Content**:

- Labels, categories, and locations you create in the App, stored in Firebase Firestore to provide core functionality (e.g., organizing and printing labels).

- **Device Information**:

- Limited device information (e.g., Bluetooth permissions) may be accessed when connecting to a printer, but no device identifiers are collected or stored.

## How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

- **App Functionality**: To authenticate your account, store and display your labels, categories, and locations, and enable printing via connected devices.

- **Service Improvement**: To diagnose technical issues and improve the App’s performance (e.g., via Firebase Crashlytics, if enabled).

- **Communication**: To respond to your support requests or account deletion inquiries.

## Data Sharing

We do not share your personal information or user-generated content with third parties, except as required to provide the App’s functionality:

- **Firebase (Google)**: We use Firebase Authentication and Firestore to manage accounts and store data. Firebase processes your email, user ID, and user-generated content as a backend service, not as a third-party sharing scenario.

- **No Advertising or Analytics**: FabLabels does not use third-party advertising or analytics services that share your data.

## Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data:

- **Encryption**: All data transmitted between the App and Firebase servers is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS.

- **Access Controls**: Firebase security rules restrict unauthorized access to your data.

## Account Deletion

You may request the deletion of your FabLabels account and associated data at any time. To request deletion, please follow these steps:

1. **Submit a Request**: Email us at [phillip.kelly-ayo@fablabels.com] with the subject "Account Deletion Request" from the email address associated with your FabLabels account.

2. **Verification**: We may ask you to verify your identity (e.g., by confirming your email address) to ensure the request is legitimate.

3. **Processing**: We will process your request within 30 days and notify you once deletion is complete.

### Data Deleted

Upon receiving and verifying your deletion request, we will delete the following data:

- **Personal Information**: Your email address and user ID stored in Firebase Authentication.

- **User-Generated Content**: All labels, categories, and locations associated with your account in Firebase Firestore.

### Data Retained

We may retain limited data after deletion:

- **Logs and Diagnostics**: Non-identifiable crash reports or logs (if collected via Firebase Crashlytics) may be retained for up to 90 days to improve the App’s stability.

- **Support Correspondence**: Emails related to your deletion request may be kept for up to 1 year for legal or auditing purposes.

### Retention Period

- Deleted data is removed from Firebase within 30 days of your request.

- Backups in Firebase may retain data for up to 180 days, after which it is permanently deleted.

- Retained logs or correspondence are kept for the periods noted above and are not linked to your account after deletion.

## Your Choices

- **Account Creation**: Providing an email address is required to use FabLabels’ authenticated features. Creating labels, categories, and locations is optional.

- **Data Access**: You can view and edit your data within the App.

- **Opt-Out**: To stop data collection, you can delete your account as described above.

## Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to request account deletion, please contact us at:

- Email: [phillip.kelly-ayo@fablabels.com]

## Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes via email or an in-app notice. Please review this policy periodically.

By using FabLabels, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.