Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 18, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how MoodSlap ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our mobile application (the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

1.1. Personal Data

We do not ask for your real name, address, or phone number. The name you enter into the App ("User Name") can be any nickname you choose. It is stored on your device, synchronized via your personal Apple iCloud account, and also saved together with your MoodSlap ID on our cloud servers (Google Firebase/Firestore) so it can be shown in social features such as referrals and gifts. You can change it at any time in the App.

1.2. Usage Data & Analytics

We use third-party analytics services (such as Firebase Analytics) to understand how the App is used and to improve our Service. This data is pseudonymous: it is linked to a random app-generated device identifier, not to your name or contact details. It may include:

• Device type and operating system version.
• Feature usage statistics (e.g., how often a character is selected).
• Crash reports and performance data (collected via Firebase Crashlytics).

1.3. Location Information

MoodSlap requests access to your device's location ("Approximate" or "Precise") solely to provide local weather-based content.

• Local Processing Only: Your coordinates are processed locally on your device to fetch weather data.
• No Tracking: We do not track your location history, store your coordinates on our servers, or share your location with third parties for advertising purposes.
• Weather Service: Location data is sent ephemerally to Apple WeatherKit to retrieve current weather conditions.

1.4. Calendar Data

MoodSlap may request access to your device's calendar to import events as tasks.

• Local Processing Only: Calendar events are read locally on your device and stored via your personal Apple iCloud account.
• No Server Storage: We do not store your calendar data on our servers or share it with third parties.
• Optional Feature: Calendar access is entirely optional and only activated when you choose to import events.

1.5. External Calendar Subscriptions (Webcal)

MoodSlap allows you to subscribe to external calendar feeds (webcal/ICS URLs) to import events.

• User-Provided URLs: You provide the calendar subscription URL (e.g., from Google Calendar, Outlook, or other services). We do not access your accounts directly.
• Direct Fetch: Your device fetches calendar data directly from the URL you provide. This data is not routed through our servers.
• Local Storage: Imported events are stored locally on your device and synchronized via your personal Apple iCloud account.
• No Credential Storage: We do not store your calendar service credentials or passwords.

1.6. Background Data Refresh

MoodSlap uses Background App Refresh to periodically update data for its Home Screen widget.

• Purpose: The app refreshes external calendar subscriptions (webcal/ICS) in the background to keep widget content up to date.
• Local Processing Only: All data processing occurs locally on your device. No data is sent to our servers during background refresh.
• No Additional Data Collection: Background refresh does not collect any new or additional data beyond what is described in sections 1.4 and 1.5.

1.7. Device Integrity Data

To ensure the accuracy of time-limited features (such as free trials and gifts), MoodSlap may collect and process the following data locally on your device:

• System Uptime: The App reads your device's system uptime to verify the accuracy of on-device timers. This data is used solely for timer calculations and is never transmitted to external servers.
• Keychain Storage: Trial expiration dates are stored in the device Keychain to persist across app reinstalls, ensuring each trial can only be used once per character. This data is stored locally and is not accessible to us.

1.8. User Accounts & Cloud Sync (MoodSlap ID)

MoodSlap generates an anonymous, unique identifier ("MoodSlap ID") to enable cloud synchronization and social features.

• Cloud Storage: The following is stored on our cloud servers (powered by Google Firebase/Firestore): your MoodSlap ID, your User Name, an app-generated device identifier, a push notification token, account creation and last-seen dates, and referral data (see section 1.10).
• Tasks Stay Private: Your tasks, notes, calendar events, and birthdays are not uploaded to our servers. They are stored on your device and synchronized only via your personal Apple iCloud account.
• Anonymous Sign-In: Your account is created with anonymous Firebase Authentication. We do not require your real name, email, or phone number to generate a MoodSlap ID.
• Optional Email: If the App offers linking an email address to your account, doing so is entirely optional and used solely for account recovery or gifting purposes.
• Push Notifications: A push token from Firebase Cloud Messaging is stored with your account so we can deliver notifications you have enabled.

1.9. Shared Tasks & User-Generated Content

If "Family & Friends" features (sending tasks or sharing shopping lists) are available in your version of the App and you choose to use them:

• Transmitted Data: The text of the tasks/lists you send, along with your MoodSlap ID and the recipient's MoodSlap ID, is transmitted through and temporarily stored on our servers to facilitate delivery.
• Privacy & Access: We do not proactively monitor, read, or use your private shared tasks for advertising or any other purpose. However, because this content flows through our servers to enable delivery, we technically have access to it and reserve the right to review specific data only if strictly necessary to resolve technical issues, investigate reports of abuse, or comply with legal obligations.

1.10. Referral & Activity Data

If you participate in the MoodSlap referral program, the following data is collected and stored on our servers (Firebase/Firestore):

• Referral Links: When you enter another user's referral code, we store the connection between your account and the referring user's account to credit rewards.
• App Activity Dates: We record the dates (not times) on which you open the app, using server-side timestamps, to determine referral qualification. Only the date is stored; we do not track how long you use the app or what you do within it for this purpose.
• Device Identifier: A unique device identifier stored in your device's Keychain is used to prevent abuse of the referral system (e.g., one referral code entry per device). This identifier is not linked to your personal identity.
• Karma Coins Balance: Your earned virtual rewards balance is stored on our servers and synchronized across your devices.

1.11. Contacts (Birthdays)

MoodSlap may request access to your contacts so you can add birthday reminders.

• What Is Read: Only contact names, birthdays, and contact photos (photos are displayed but not saved).
• Local Processing Only: Imported birthdays are stored on your device and synchronized via your personal Apple iCloud account. Contact data is never uploaded to our servers or shared with third parties.
• Optional Feature: Contacts access is entirely optional and only requested when you choose to import birthdays.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and synchronize the Service across your devices via our cloud infrastructure.
• To facilitate the "Family & Friends" features (Shared Tasks and Lists).
• To monitor usage patterns, detect technical issues, and provide customer support (including remote account troubleshooting).
• To prevent fraud, abuse of the referral system, and to enforce our Terms of Service.
• To provide localized weather phrase generation via Apple WeatherKit.
• To refresh calendar subscriptions in the background for Home Screen widget updates.
• To manage time-limited features (trials, gifts) using local and server-side integrity checks.

3. Subscriptions and Payments

All financial transactions are handled directly by Apple via the App Store. We do not process, store, or have access to your credit card or payment information.

4. Third-Party Services

The App uses the third-party services listed below. They may process technical information such as device identifiers and IP addresses. Links to their privacy policies:

• Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Messaging, Remote Config, Storage for downloadable content such as voice packs)
• Apple Services
• Apple WeatherKit
• Google AdMob

4.1. Advertising

MoodSlap displays optional rewarded video advertisements powered by Google AdMob.

• No Tracking: We do not use Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework or collect your device's advertising identifier (IDFA). We do not track your activity across other companies' apps and websites.
• Non-Personalized Ads: All advertisements shown are contextual and non-personalized. No user data is shared with ad networks for targeting purposes.
• Technical Data: To deliver an ad, Google AdMob necessarily receives limited technical information, such as your IP address, device model, operating system version, and app version. Google uses it to serve and measure the ad and to prevent fraud, not to build an advertising profile of you.
• Voluntary: Ads are only shown when you choose to watch them (e.g., to unlock temporary access to a premium character). They are never forced or displayed without your action.

5. Disclaimer regarding AI Characters

The characters in MoodSlap (including but not limited to the "Psychologist" and "Fitness Coach") are fictional AI personas designed for entertainment purposes only. They do not provide professional medical, psychological, legal, or financial advice. Interactions should not be considered a substitute for professional consultation.

6. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

7. Account Deletion & Data Retention

You have the right to delete your MoodSlap ID and all associated data at any time.

• How to Delete: You can initiate account deletion directly within the App by navigating to Settings → Privacy & Data → "Delete Account".
• What Happens: Upon request, your MoodSlap ID, shared tasks, lists, and any linked information (such as an optional email) will be permanently deleted from our active servers within 30 days.
• Local Data: Deleting your cloud account does not automatically delete data stored locally on your device (e.g., in Apple iCloud). You must uninstall the app to remove local data.

8. Additional Information for Users in the EEA and UK

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / UK GDPR) gives you the following additional information and rights.

8.1. Legal Bases for Processing

• Performance of a Contract: to provide the App and its features, including your MoodSlap ID, cloud synchronization, subscriptions, and push notifications you have enabled.
• Legitimate Interests: to analyze usage and crashes so we can improve the App, to prevent fraud and abuse of the referral system, and to fund free features through optional rewarded ads.
• Consent: for access to your location, calendar, and contacts, which you grant through the iOS permission prompts. You can withdraw consent at any time in your device Settings.
• Legal Obligations: where we must retain or disclose data to comply with the law.

8.2. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy of it.
• Correct inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data (see section 7).
• Restrict or object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Receive your data in a portable, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@moodslap.app. Please include your MoodSlap ID (shown in the App's Settings) so we can locate your data. We will respond within 30 days.

8.3. International Data Transfers

Our service providers, including Google Firebase, may process your data in the United States and other countries. Such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

8.4. Data Retention

We keep your cloud data for as long as your MoodSlap ID exists. After you delete your account, your data is removed from our active servers within 30 days, as described in section 7.

8.5. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe we process your data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your country of residence.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: info@moodslap.app