Welcome to Pawsitive ("Pawsitive", "we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the Pawsitive mobile application and related services.
By using Pawsitive, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use Pawsitive, we may collect the following categories of information.
1.1 Account Information
If you create or sign in to a Pawsitive account, we may collect:
- Email address
- Phone number, when phone authentication is used
- Name or display name, if provided
- Profile information associated with your account
- Authentication identifiers
If you sign in using Google or another supported authentication provider, we may receive information provided by that provider, such as your name, email address, profile image, and provider identifier, depending on your account settings and the permissions granted.
1.2 Pet Information
Pawsitive allows you to create profiles for your pets. Information you choose to provide may include:
- Pet name
- Pet type
- Breed
- Age or date of birth
- Gender
- Weight
- Profile photographs
- Vaccination and care information
- Notes and other information you choose to provide
1.3 Usage and Technical Information
We and our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information when you use the application, including:
- Device type and model
- Operating system and version
- Application version
- IP address
- Crash information
- General usage information
- Device identifiers and similar technical identifiers
2. Advertising ID and Advertising
Pawsitive may use Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to display advertisements within the application.
Advertising services may collect or use information such as advertising identifiers, device information, approximate location derived from IP address, and information about ad interactions for purposes such as serving, measuring, and improving advertisements.
Android users can reset or limit the use of their advertising identifier through their device settings, subject to the capabilities provided by the Android operating system.
For more information about Google's privacy practices, please visit Google's privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy .
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through Pawsitive for the following purposes:
- Creating and managing your account
- Providing and maintaining the Pawsitive service
- Storing and displaying your pet profiles
- Providing pet-care features and reminders
- Synchronizing your information across supported devices
- Improving application performance and reliability
- Detecting and preventing fraud or abuse
- Responding to support requests
- Displaying and measuring advertisements
- Maintaining the security of our services
- Complying with applicable legal requirements
4. Authentication Services
Pawsitive may use Firebase Authentication and/or other authentication providers to securely manage user authentication.
Authentication providers may process information necessary to authenticate your account, such as email addresses, phone numbers, authentication identifiers, and information provided through third-party sign-in providers.
You can learn more about Google's privacy practices here: Google Privacy Policy .
5. Data Storage and Supabase
Pawsitive may use Supabase to store and manage application data. Information stored through Supabase may include your account information, pet profiles, and other information you choose to provide through the application.
Data is transmitted between the application and our backend services using appropriate security measures.
For more information about Supabase's privacy practices, please visit: Supabase Privacy Policy .
6. Third-Party Services
Pawsitive may use third-party services to operate, maintain, secure, analyze, and monetize the application.
These services may include:
- Google Play Services
- Firebase Authentication
- Google Mobile Ads (AdMob)
- Supabase
- Other infrastructure or analytics services used by the app
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
7. Analytics
If analytics services are enabled in Pawsitive, we may collect information about how users interact with the application.
This information may include app events, device information, application version, crash information, and general usage statistics.
Analytics information is used to understand application usage, identify technical issues, and improve the Pawsitive experience.
8. Notifications
Pawsitive may request permission to send notifications for features such as pet-care reminders, updates, or other application-related communications.
You can control notification permissions through your device settings.
9. Photos and Media
If Pawsitive provides functionality that allows you to upload pet photographs or other media, those files are processed only when you choose to provide them.
You can generally control or remove uploaded content through the application's available features.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the application's services, maintain your account, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce applicable agreements.
When information is no longer required, we may delete or anonymize it in accordance with applicable laws and our operational requirements.
12. Account and Data Deletion
You may request deletion of your Pawsitive account and associated personal information by contacting us.
Please contact us at:
When processing a deletion request, we may need to verify ownership of the account before completing the request.
Certain information may be retained where required by law or where reasonably necessary for legitimate legal, security, fraud-prevention, or accounting purposes.
13. Children's Privacy
Pawsitive is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age required by applicable law without appropriate parental or guardian involvement.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through Pawsitive without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
14. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access your personal information
- The right to correct inaccurate information
- The right to request deletion of your information
- The right to object to or restrict certain processing
- The right to withdraw certain permissions or consent
- The right to request information about data processing
To exercise applicable rights, contact us using the details provided below.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to Pawsitive, our services, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us.