Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 28, 2025

Welcome to Recovery Companion. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

1. What We Collect

• Non-personal usage data (e.g., session duration, feature usage)
• User-submitted content (e.g., journal entries, mood ratings, meeting logs)
• Device information (e.g., device type, OS version)
• Optional location data (used when you log meetings or location-based notes)

No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected unless explicitly provided by the user for feedback or support.

2. How We Use Your Data

• Improve app functionality and user experience
• Fix bugs and ensure app stability
• Support location-based features such as meeting check-ins (if you enable them)
• Conduct research to understand behavioral patterns and recovery trends

3. Anonymous Research Use

By using the App, you grant us the right to use anonymized and aggregated data for research, analytics, academic publication, or product improvement. No individual will ever be identified from this data.

4. Local Storage

Most user data (e.g., journaling, scores, preferences, and meeting locations) is stored locally on your device. If we ever transmit data externally (e.g., for syncing or backups), it will be encrypted and disclosed in a future update of this policy.

5. Third-Party Services

The App may use third-party services (e.g., AI platforms, crash reporting tools). These services may collect anonymous usage data subject to their own privacy policies.

6. Security

We implement reasonable technical measures to protect user data. However, no system can guarantee complete security.

7. Data Retention

We retain anonymized and non-personal data indefinitely for analytical and product improvement purposes. Local data may be deleted by uninstalling the App.

8. Your Rights

You may request deletion of any personal data you’ve explicitly submitted. We do not currently offer account registration or login, so most data is local and user-controlled.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about how we handle your data, please contact us:

Email: emergentailabs@aol.com