Privacy Policy for AriaK

Effective Date: [Insert Date]

AriaK ("the App", "we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we share it, and what rights you may have under applicable privacy laws.

Important Notice for Parents and Guardians:
We take children's privacy seriously. If the App is used by children, or may attract children, we apply additional safeguards and limit data collection to what is necessary for the operation, safety, and legal compliance of the App.

1. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use AriaK, we may collect the following categories of information:

Usage Data: app interactions, session activity, crash logs, diagnostics, and performance data.
Device Information: device model, operating system, language, app version, and technical identifiers.
Approximate or Precise Location: only if location-based features are enabled by you and permitted on your device.
Contact Information: such as your email address, only if you voluntarily contact us or create an account, if applicable.
Push Notification Data: if you opt in to receive notifications.
Advertising and Consent Data: information related to ad delivery, consent choices, ad performance, fraud prevention, and related identifiers where allowed by law.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your information for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, and maintain the App.
To enable features you choose to use.
To improve functionality, performance, stability, and user experience.
To send notifications you have opted to receive.
To display advertisements, where applicable.
To ensure security, prevent fraud, detect abuse, and comply with legal obligations.
To respond to support requests and user communications.

3. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable under laws such as the GDPR, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

Your consent.
Performance of a contract or provision of requested services.
Compliance with legal obligations.
Our legitimate interests, where permitted by law and not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

4. Google Ads / AdMob and Advertising

AriaK may use Google AdMob and related advertising technologies to display ads in the App. Google and its partners may process certain data such as device identifiers, IP address, app interactions, and advertising-related information for purposes including ad delivery, frequency capping, measurement, fraud prevention, and, where legally permitted, ad personalization.

If required by applicable law, including in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we request user consent before using personal data for personalized advertising or related purposes. We may also provide access to privacy choices so users can review or update consent preferences.

Google may act as an independent controller for some data it receives through its advertising services. You can learn more about how Google processes data through its own privacy documentation and advertising policies.

Advertising and Children:
If the App is directed to children, or if we determine that child-directed treatment is required, we will take steps to restrict ad behavior as required by applicable law and platform policy, including limiting personalized advertising where required.

5. Children's Privacy

Protecting children's privacy is especially important to us.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children in violation of applicable law.
If the App is directed to children under 13, or if we have actual knowledge that we are collecting personal data from a child under 13, we will apply additional safeguards and seek parental or guardian consent where required.
For users in the European Union, additional protections may apply to children's personal data, including parental consent requirements depending on national law.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information inappropriately, please contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

6. Sharing of Information

We may share information in the following cases:

Service Providers: with vendors that help us operate, secure, maintain, analyze, or monetize the App.
Advertising Partners: including Google AdMob and related partners, where applicable.
Legal Compliance: when required by law, regulation, court order, or governmental request.
Business Protection: to protect our rights, users, systems, and operations.
Business Transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or similar transaction.

7. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide the App, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required by law, we take appropriate measures to protect personal data transferred internationally.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including:

The right to access your personal data.
The right to correct inaccurate information.
The right to request deletion of your data.
The right to restrict or object to certain processing.
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
The right to data portability, where applicable.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or data protection authority.

11. Third-Party Services

The App may contain links to, or integrate with, third-party services such as Google services, analytics tools, advertising networks, notification providers, maps, or hosting infrastructure. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties, and you should review their respective privacy policies.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Continued use of the App after changes become effective means you accept the updated Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by law.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you may contact us at:

Email: christos.zaikis@gmail.com