Privacy Policy – Family Protector

📋 Overview

Family Protector is a parental control application that allows parents to monitor and manage their children's device usage. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our app.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Data collected is used solely to provide parental control features within the app.

📦 Information We Collect

Family Protector collects the following information to provide its core functionality:

Account Information

Email address and password (via Firebase Authentication)
Parent/child role designation
Device identifiers for linking parent and child accounts

Child Device Data (collected on child device only)

App usage statistics and screen time data (via PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS permission)
Device lock/unlock events
Active app sessions and foreground app information
Notification events related to screen time limits

Media (optional, with explicit permission)

Images and videos from device storage – only when explicitly shared by the user

🔐 Permissions Used

The app requests the following Android permissions and uses them strictly for parental control features:

INTERNET ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN FOREGROUND_SERVICE RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED POST_NOTIFICATIONS USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT READ_MEDIA_IMAGES READ_MEDIA_VIDEO REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS

None of these permissions are used for advertising, analytics beyond app function, or third-party data collection.

☁️ How We Use Your Data

Authenticate and link parent and child accounts securely
Deliver screen time limits and device lock commands from parent to child device
Display usage statistics to the parent within the app
Send push notifications via Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for device events
Restart monitoring service after device reboot to maintain protection

🗄️ Data Storage & Security

All data is stored in Google Firebase (Firestore) with role-based security rules. Parents can only access data for devices they own. Child devices cannot access parent account data.

Data is encrypted in transit via HTTPS/TLS
Firebase Security Rules enforce per-user data access
No data is stored locally beyond device preferences
App backups are disabled (android:allowBackup="false")

👶 Children's Privacy

Family Protector is designed to be used by parents to protect their minor children. Child account data is only accessible by the linked parent account. We do not knowingly collect data from children for any purpose other than providing the parental control service.

Child device data (screen time, app usage) is visible only to the parent who registered the child's device. No other party can access this data.

📢 Third-Party Services

Family Protector uses the following third-party services:

Firebase Authentication – account management (Google LLC)
Cloud Firestore – data storage (Google LLC)
Firebase Cloud Messaging – push notifications (Google LLC)
Google AdMob – in-app advertising (Google LLC)

These services are governed by Google's Privacy Policy. AdMob may collect advertising identifiers in accordance with Google's data practices.

🗑️ Data Deletion

You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by:

Using the account deletion option within the app
Contacting us directly via the email below

Upon deletion, all Firestore documents associated with your account (parent and linked child devices) will be permanently removed.

🔄 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.