1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
- Email address (for account creation and authentication)
- Display name (optional, for personalization)
- Authentication data through Firebase Auth
- Sermon notes (user-generated content synced via Cloud Firestore)
Local Device Storage
- Downloaded offline Bible translations (stored locally on your device only)
- App preferences and settings
- Cached daily verses for quick access
Usage Data
- App interactions and usage patterns
- Search queries within the app
- Reading progress and preferences
- Sermon notes and annotations
- Daily verse notification preferences and scheduling data
- Chat conversations with the AI assistant, saved to your account. We keep your 30 most recent conversations; older ones are removed automatically
- Bible version preferences and reading settings
- Theme preferences and UI customization
Analytics and Crash Reporting
- On Android, analytics collection is switched off entirely. No usage analytics are collected
- On iOS, we collect usage analytics covering how the app is used — screens viewed, chapters read, searches performed, Bible version changes, settings changes, and sign-in and sign-up events
- Crash reports to identify and fix technical issues
- We do not attach your name or email address to analytics events
- When our systems detect an attempt to misuse the AI assistant, we record the account identifier and the first 200 characters of the question in our security logs
- Configuration analytics for feature rollouts (Firebase Remote Config)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain our service
- Authenticate your account
- Sync your data across devices
- Improve app functionality and user experience
- Provide customer support
- Analyze app usage patterns to enhance features
- Process AI-powered Bible study requests
- Manage dynamic app configuration and feature rollouts
- Send daily verse notifications (when enabled)
3. Data Storage and Security
- Your data is stored securely using Firebase (Google Cloud)
- We implement industry-standard security measures
- Data is encrypted in transit and at rest
- We do not sell your personal data
- We share data only with the service providers listed in section 7, and only as needed to run the app
- Analytics collection is switched off entirely on Android for families compliance. On iOS, analytics is active — see Analytics and Crash Reporting for exactly what is collected
- Advertising ID collection and ad personalisation are disabled
4. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Delete your account
- Request erasure of your remaining content (see Account Deletion below)
- Export your data (data portability)
Account Deletion
You can delete your account at any time through the app's user management screen. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.
What is deleted immediately:
- Your sign-in account, so you can no longer sign in and the account cannot be recovered
- Your profile record (email address, display name and account settings)
- All app data stored on your device, including your local copy of sermon notes, activity history and cached content
What is retained on our servers:
- Your sermon notes and AI chat history
This retained content is no longer linked to a usable account. It cannot be accessed through the app by you or by anyone else, including anyone who later signs up on the same device — content is permanently tied to the account identifier it was created under, and a new account receives a new identifier.
To have this content erased as well, email us at explorethewordfeedback@gmail.com from the address associated with your account, and we will delete it. If you are covered by the GDPR, the UK GDPR, the CCPA or a similar law, this is your right to erasure and we will action it.
5. Payment Information
- We use Stripe for processing donations
- We do not store your payment card information
- Payment data is handled securely by Stripe according to their privacy policy
- We may receive confirmation of donations for acknowledgment purposes
6. AI Data Processing
- Your question, the Bible translation you are reading, and up to the last 8 messages of the current conversation are sent to our server, which forwards them to a third-party AI provider for processing
- Your name, email address and account identifier are not sent to the AI provider
- Chat conversations are saved to your account so you can return to them. We keep your 30 most recent conversations; older ones are removed automatically
- Chat history can be deleted at any time from within the app
- The AI provider has its own data processing policies, which apply to the content of your questions
7. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Firebase (Google): Authentication, database, file storage, analytics, crash reporting, and remote configuration
- AI provider: processes Bible study questions to generate answers
- Stripe: payment processing for donations
Bible text is stored on your device and served from our own Firebase storage. No third party receives your reading, search or notes activity.
8. Data Retention
- We retain your data as long as your account is active
- When you delete your account, your sign-in account and profile record are permanently removed, and all app data on your device is cleared
- Your sermon notes and AI chat history are retained on our servers after account deletion, in a form that is no longer reachable through the app. See Account Deletion for how to have this content erased as well
- Earlier versions of the app may have stored additional content under your account. Any such data is covered by the same erasure request process
- Some data may be retained for legal compliance or legitimate business purposes
9. Children's Privacy
Our service is designed for users 13 and older. For children under 13, we recommend parental supervision and guidance during Bible study sessions. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy in the app and updating the effective date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: