Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 11, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to Ballotics. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our app, Ballotics.

Information We Collect

• Crash Data:

  We collect crash data to help us diagnose and fix issues within the app. This data does not include any personally identifiable information.

• AdMob and Advertising:

  We use AdMob by Google as a third-party service for serving ads. AdMob may collect and use your device's advertising ID and certain data (such as your IP address) to serve personalized ads. AdMob's privacy policy can be found here.

• Optional Address Information:

  If you choose to use the Congress feature, you may provide your address to locate your congressional members. This address is saved locally on your device. We use this address with Geocodio and the Google Civic API to locate your congressional representative, but the address is not transmitted to our servers or shared with any third parties other than the aforementioned providers for the purpose of locating your federal representative.

How We Use Your Information

- To Improve the App: We use crash data to understand issues within the app and improve its functionality and user experience.

- Locate Congressional Members: If you provide your address for the Congress feature, it is stored only on your device and used solely for identifying your congressional members.

- Advertising: We use AdMob to serve ads that may be relevant to you based on your usage of the app. AdMob may use your device's advertising ID to serve personalized ads.

Sharing Your Information

- Third-Party Services: We do not share any of your personal data. AdMob, as a third-party service, may collect and use certain data to serve ads. These services have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.

- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a legal process.

Your Choices

- Opt-Out of Providing Your Address: You can use the app without providing your address. If you choose not to provide your address, you will still have access to all other features of the app.

- Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: You can opt-out of personalized ads by adjusting the settings on your device. For Android, go to "Settings" > "Google" > "Ads" and turn on "Opt out of Ads Personalization." For iOS, go to "Settings" > "Privacy" > "Advertising" and turn on "Limit Ad Tracking."

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the effective date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]