Privacy Policy

APK REQUIRES PROMINENT DISCLOSURE

Your app is uploading users Installed Application information to https://api.causeandeffectapp.test without a prominent disclosure. Prior to the collection and transmission, it must prominently highlight how the user data will be used, describe the type of data being collected and have the user provide affirmative consent for such use.

For further details on the valid prominent disclosure requirement, please review the “Prominent Disclosure & Consent Requirement” section under the User Data policy.

APK HAS A PRIVACY POLICY BUT IT IS NOT ADEQUATE

Privacy Policy in Play Console

Your app is uploading users Installed Application information to https://api.causeandeffectapp.test without disclosing it in the privacy policy in play Console.

Privacy Policy in Play Distributed App

Your app is uploading users Installed Application information to https://api.causeandeffectapp.test without posting a privacy policy in play Distributed App.

Cause and Effect app is 100% committed to safeguarding your privacy. Please feel free to contact us immediately if you have any questions or you notice something that needs our attention by emailing us at support@causeandeffect.com

 

Please note that Cause and Effect app does not ask for any personal information from children.

  1. The Information We Collect

We collect following information from device and store on our server:

  1. User Email Address (for authentication/communication purposes)
  2. Device Manufacturer (for troubleshooting purposes)
  3. Device Model and Build information (for troubleshooting purposes)
  4. Cause and Effect Settings/configuration information (for remotely changing Cause and Effect settings)
  5. List of installed applications on device (for remotely enabling/disabling apps as approved apps in Cause and Effect app)
  6. Device Location Data (Only if enabled by user for geo tracking and geo fencing)
  7. App Usage data (if enabled by user for reporting purpose)

Below are additional details about the collected information.

 

PII Information

“Personally Identifiable Information” (PII) is information that can be linked to a person or persistently linked to a mobile device. Cause and Effect app only collects the following types of PII when you install Cause and Effect app:

Email Address: This is completely optional. We used Firebase Authentication for User Registration for Cause and Effect app account. Only if a parent creates or logs into our application using firebase account or optionally explicitly register their email address for PIN recovery in Cause and Effect application than only the email is stored in our app and backend. This email is used for login to Cause and Effect app apps or to send the PIN back via a self service web form which can be used by a user when they forget their PIN; Email verification and providing our product related information strictly based on explicit user consent. Email is not shared with any other 3rd party.

Registration and authentication

Firebase Authentication Personal Data: email address

Only stored if a parent explicitly register their email address for PIN recovery in Cause and Effect application. This email is used to send the PIN back via a self service web form which can be used by a user when they forget their PIN; Email verification and providing our product related information strictly based on explicit user consent. Email is not shared with any 3rd party.

Device Serial: Only collected where Cause and Effect application has been pre installed on devices by manufacturers. The information is not associated with any personal information of user like email address or any other PII.  This information is used for install tracking purpose specifically for licensing and royalties part of the agreement with manufacturers.

 

Non PII Information

“Non Personally Identifiable Information” (Non-PII) is information such as the type of operating system and build that you use. Non-PII is used to help trouble shoot any user issues.

 

Cause and Effect app collects the following non-PII:

Device Manufacturer; Model and Build information; Cause and Effect Settings/configuration information and List of installed applications on device; Device Location Data (Only if enabled by user for geo tracking); App Usage data (if enabled by user for reporting purpose). This is collected and stored on Cause and Effect server for remote management; reporting and troubleshooting purpose. This information is not shared with any third party.

Cause and Effect app also uses a third party, Google Analytics/Firebase library, to anonymously collect the data regarding various actions user takes within our apps. This is used to figure out what features are being used and how often to help us improve our apps. We may also receive users email address when a user submits a form through the “Contact Us” activity of the Cause and Effect app apps so that we may respond to the question or feedback. We collect the email address for the sole purpose of responding directly on a one-time basis to a specific user request. If the user does not wish to authorize the collection of the information mentioned above then the user should not download and install Cause and Effect app apps. Similarly, if a user wants to prevent collection of data, then they may simply uninstall the Cause and Effect app apps.

 

  1. How We Use, Disclose, and Store the Information We Collect

In addition to the purposes described in Section 1, we may use email addresses to provide notification regarding the use of Cause and Effect app products, announcement of new features or new products or any future amendments to this Privacy Policy. We also may use information to analyze usage, to improve current and future product offerings.

Regardless of the type of data that is collected, Cause and Effect app will never share your data with any third parties. The only exception to this is sharing of non-PII data to manufacturer who have pre-installed Cause and Effect app for licensing and royalties purpose only based on our agreement. No personal information will be shared with them.

 

Cause and Effect app apps does not collect or ask any personal information from children.

The service is not directed to child under the age of 13 and is designed to provide preventative/parental controls service to parents. Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. The application is designed to be used by minors only with the assistance of a parent or guardian and with their permission. Under no circumstance persons under the age of 13 may use this Application on their own.

 

Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze app traffic and can be used to keep track app User behavior with the app.

Google Analytics/Firebase (Google Inc.)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Advertising

Cause and Effect app does not display; serve or target any ads to kids.  Ads may be server to adults (parents/guardian) on the screens that are PIN protected to make sure kids cannot access it.

Ads services allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Application, possibly based on User interests.

This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Cookies to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Application. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.

  1. Security

The security of your information is very important to us. Only authorized person can have access to information we collect.

 

  1. Access to Information, and Objection to Information Collection and Retention

Please contact us at support@34.209.19.192 if you would like to access the PII that we have collected correct factual errors in such information, or request to have this information deleted. Please provide your email address and a telephone number where we can reach you in your request. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting you access to the personal information that we collect and maintain.

 

GDPR/COPPA

Cause and Effect app apps are GDPR/COPPA compliant. We only capture and use personal data this is reasonably necessary for Cause and Effect app products and services to function. In particular, we do not collect any information other than that which we need to collect in order to provide products and services; we use contact details to provide with information about our products and services; we take reasonable steps to secure the data which we collect and delete all user account data per their request.