Privacy Policy for Flick Pick

Effective Date: May 14, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Flick Pick ("App," "we," "us," "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information in connection with your use of our mobile application, Flick Pick, available on Android.

Our App is designed to be simple and respects your privacy. We do not collect any personal data directly from you through the App, except as described below for the purpose of displaying advertisements and complying with user consent requirements.

2. Information We Do Not Collect Directly

We do not require you to provide any personal information to use our App. We do not collect, store, or process any personal data such as your name, email address, phone number, precise location, photos, contacts, or other sensitive information directly through the App's core functionality.

3. Information Collected by Third-Party Advertising Services (Google AdMob)

Our App uses Google AdMob, a third-party advertising service provided by Google, to display advertisements. To serve ads and ensure compliance with relevant regulations (like the GDPR for European users), Google AdMob may collect and process certain data. This data collection is subject to Google's own privacy policies.

The types of information Google AdMob may collect include, but are not limited to:

• Device Identifiers: Such as the Android Advertising ID.
• IP Address: Which may be used to estimate the general location of your device.
• Device Information: Such as device type, operating system version, mobile network information, and browser type.
• Ad Interaction Data: Information about the ads served, viewed, or clicked on.
• User Consent Status: For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK is used to gather and manage consent for personalized advertising and the use of cookies or other local storage.

Google's use of this data is governed by their policies. We encourage you to review them:

• Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
• Google Ads Controller-Controller Data Protection Terms: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/ (Relevant for GDPR)

4. How Information is Used

By Us: As we do not collect personal data directly (beyond what is processed by AdMob on our behalf for ads), we do not use it for any purpose other than enabling the display of ads through Google AdMob.

By Google AdMob: The data collected by Google AdMob is used by Google to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve their advertising services.
• Serve personalized advertisements (if consent is given by users in applicable regions) or non-personalized advertisements.
• Measure the effectiveness of advertisements.
• Detect and prevent fraud and security issues.
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

5. European User Consent (GDPR & ePrivacy)

For users located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, we implement Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK. This platform helps us:

• Inform you about how your data may be used for advertising purposes.
• Obtain your consent for the collection and use of your data for personalized ads and for the use of cookies or other local storage, where legally required.
• Provide you with options to manage your consent choices.

You can typically change your consent preferences at any time through the mechanisms provided by the UMP SDK, which may include an option within the app (e.g., often accessible if you trigger the consent dialog again or if a privacy settings link is made available as per Google's UMP guidelines). If you do not consent to personalized ads, you may still see ads, but they will be non-personalized.

6. Data Sharing

We do not share any personal data with third parties because we do not collect it directly.

Google AdMob may share the data it collects as described in its privacy policies. We do not control how Google shares this information.

7. Your Data Rights (e.g., under GDPR)

Depending on your jurisdiction (especially if you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland), you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. Since we do not collect your personal data directly, requests related to data collected by Google AdMob for advertising purposes should generally be directed to Google, as they are often the controller (or a joint controller) for that data. These rights may include:

• The right to access your data.
• The right to rectify inaccurate data.
• The right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten").
• The right to restrict processing.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to object to processing.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time (for processing based on consent).
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

You can manage your Google Ad personalization settings here: https://adssettings.google.com/

8. Data Security

We take the responsibility of handling any data associated with our App seriously. While we do not directly store your personal data, we rely on Google AdMob's security measures to protect the data they collect. Google employs various security measures to protect information; please refer to Google's security policies for more details.

9. Delete your data

To delete your data, simply click the “Log out” button on the website or open the settings in the FlickPick mobile app and click “Log out.”

10. Children's Privacy

Our App is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or any higher age threshold applicable in your jurisdiction, e.g., 16 in some parts of Europe for GDPR purposes). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate consent, we will take steps to remove that information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with information, please contact us at flickpickapp@proton.me.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy and may post a notice within the App or on our website https://flickpickapp.vercel.app/policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

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