Privacy Policy - Flova: Period & Cycle Tracker

Welcome to Flova: Period & Menstrual Cycle Tracker ("Flova", "we", "our", or "us"), owned and published by UniqueAppsHub. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the highest level of protection for your personal, health, and wellness data.

This comprehensive Privacy Policy explains how our mobile application handles, stores, and protects your information, and outlines your privacy rights in strict compliance with the Google Play Developer Policies (including Health Apps & Sensitive Data policies), GDPR, and other applicable global data privacy regulations.

⚠️ IMPORTANT HEALTH & MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

Flova is an informational lifestyle and personal wellness tool designed solely for menstrual cycle prediction, self-tracking, and lifestyle insights. It is NOT a medical device, diagnostic system, or certified contraceptive / birth control method. The predictions provided are statistical estimates. For any medical diagnosis, health concerns, treatment plans, or pregnancy management, always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional or gynecologist.

1. Information We Collect and Process

We practice strict data minimization. We only handle information necessary to provide core period tracking, symptom logging, and cycle wellness services:

A. User-Provided Sensitive Health & Wellness Data (On-Device Storage)

  • Menstrual Cycle Information: Period start and end dates, cycle length, period duration, and flow intensity levels (Light, Medium, Heavy).
  • Daily Symptoms & Physical Logs: Menstrual cramps, headaches, bloating, acne, breast tenderness, fatigue, back pain, body temperature, and weight.
  • Mood & Emotional Wellness: Daily emotional states (Calm, Happy, Moody, Anxious, Stressed, Energetic).
  • Lifestyle & Hydration: Daily water intake counter, sleep duration logs, meditation/breathing sessions, and personal notes.

🔒 Private Local Storage: All health logs, cycle history, and symptom notes are stored locally on your device's private sandboxed storage. We do not transmit or upload your identifiable intimate health data to external cloud databases.

B. Technical, Device & Diagnostic Data (Non-Identifiable)

  • Device Identifiers: Device manufacturer, hardware model, operating system version, system language, and network connectivity status.
  • App Telemetry & Performance: Anonymous crash reports, launch frequency, and aggregated feature interactions via Google Firebase to ensure stability.
  • Advertising ID: Standard Google Advertising ID (AAID) used by Google AdMob for contextual ad delivery and frequency capping.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is utilized solely for the following legitimate purposes:

  • Predicting future menstrual cycle start dates, fertility windows, and estimated ovulation days.
  • Delivering personalized wellness recommendations (4-phase nutrition advice, yoga postures, 4-4-4-4 box breathing exercises, and soothing sleep sounds).
  • Generating printable Doctor PDF Health Reports for your personal consultations with healthcare providers.
  • Sending local reminder notifications for upcoming periods, fertile phases, daily water reminders, and wellness tasks.
  • Diagnosing app crashes, maintaining performance, and delivering feature updates.
  • Serving relevant non-intrusive advertisements to support free access to the app.

3. Third-Party Service Providers & Advertising

We work with trusted industry-standard SDKs to provide essential backend configuration, telemetry, and monetization services:

  • Google Play Services: Required for fundamental Android platform features, license management, and notification delivery. (Google Privacy Policy)
  • Google AdMob: Serves banner, native card, interstitial, and rewarded video ads. AdMob may process non-sensitive device identifiers. (Google AdMob Policies)
  • Google Firebase Firestore & Analytics: Manages real-time remote configuration (app version check, feature flags) and anonymous crash analytics. (Firebase Privacy Terms)

4. Zero Sale of Personal Health Data

🛡️ Privacy Commitment: UniqueAppsHub strictly adheres to the principle of confidential personal health tracking. We NEVER sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal health entries, symptoms, or menstrual logs to third-party data brokers, marketers, or unauthorized entities.

5. Android Permissions Explained

  • POST_NOTIFICATIONS (Android 13+): Used solely to alert you about period onset predictions, fertile days, hydration reminders, and wellness tips. Can be enabled/disabled at any time.
  • INTERNET & ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Needed for Firebase configuration sync, version checks, and ad rendering.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE / READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Legacy): Required only when you explicitly export your Doctor PDF report to your device.

6. Data Retention and Deletion Rights

You have absolute control over your personal data at all times:

  • In-App Modification: You can edit, update, or delete any logged period, symptom, or mood record directly through the Calendar or Log Symptoms interface.
  • Instant Wipe: To erase all stored health records permanently, navigate to your device’s Settings > Apps > Flova > Storage > Clear Storage / Clear Data or simply uninstall the application.
  • Data Request Inquiries: You can contact our data support team at any time with questions regarding data deletion.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA & GDPR Compliance)

Flova is intended for general audiences and adolescents managing their menstrual health. We do not intentionally collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). If a parent or guardian discovers that a child has provided unauthorized data, please contact us at uniqueappshub@gmail.com, and we will take immediate remedial action.

8. Policy Updates & Amendments

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect new features, security protocols, or legal regulations. All revisions will be posted directly to this URL with an updated effective date. Continued use of the application following any modifications constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated terms.

9. Contact Information

For any inquiries, feedback, technical assistance, or privacy-related requests, please contact our support team:

Developer / Publisher: UniqueAppsHub
Application: Flova: Period & Menstrual Cycle Tracker
Support Email: uniqueappshub@gmail.com