Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

CoolPhabets ("we", "our", "the App") is a children's educational application designed to help children learn to read and write in their mother tongue. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children and families who use our App. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.

2. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

CoolPhabets is designed for children ages 3 and older and is listed in the Apple App Store Kids category. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and applicable international children's privacy laws.

We do NOT:

• Collect personal information from children
• Require account creation or login
• Use advertising or ad-tracking SDKs
• Share any data with third parties
• Use third-party analytics that collect personal data
• Allow children to post or share content publicly

3. Data We Collect

On-Device Only. All learning data is stored locally on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

Data stored on your device includes:

• Child profile information (name, age, emoji — entered by parents)
• Learning progress (letters mastered, match scores, streaks, XP)
• Practice history (attempts, dates, scores)
• Game scores and badges earned
• Parent settings and preferences (PIN, notification time, thresholds)

None of this data leaves your device.

4. iCloud Sync (Optional)

If you enable iCloud sync (premium feature), your child's learning progress is synced across your devices via your private iCloud account. This data is encrypted by Apple and stored in your personal iCloud storage. We do not have access to your iCloud data. No personally identifiable information (names, photos) is included in the sync — only learning progress data.

5. Sharing Children's Progress with Family Members (Super Family Plan)

If you subscribe to the Super Family plan, you can choose to share your children's learning progress with other family members in your Apple Family Sharing group. To do this, open Parent Dashboard → Family Sharing, select which children to share, and send a link to family members through Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, or another app of your choice.

When a family member accepts your share:

• A copy of the selected children's profile data — name, age, avatar, language preference, and learning progress (letters mastered, accuracy, daily activity, words and sentences completed, streaks, and similar metrics) — is written to a private CloudKit zone in your iCloud account. Apple encrypts this data in transit and at rest.
• The shared zone is exposed only to family members in your Apple Family Sharing group through Apple's CloudKit Sharing system. Family members see the data read-only on their devices: they cannot draw, play games, edit profiles, or change progress.
• Apple's StoreKit verifies that each viewing family member shares the same Super Family subscription as you (a single canonical purchase identifier shared via Apple Family Sharing of subscriptions). If your share link is forwarded outside your Apple Family Sharing group, the App refuses to display any of your children's data to the recipient.
• You can stop sharing at any time. Tapping Stop Sharing in Family Sharing revokes access for every invited family member within seconds. Family members lose visibility of all shared profiles immediately.
• Family-wide profile cap: the Super Family plan supports up to 6 child profiles total across your household. The cap is enforced by a small public CloudKit record that stores only profile UUIDs — no names or other identifying data.

CoolPhabets does not collect, transmit, or store your children's data on our own servers at any point. All sharing flows through your private iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit Sharing infrastructure. We cannot access shared data.

6. Device Identifier

We use Apple's identifierForVendor solely to prevent free trial abuse (one trial per device). This identifier:

• Is unique to our app on your device only
• Cannot be used to track you across other apps
• Is not shared with any third party
• Is reset if you delete and reinstall the App

7. Third-Party Services

Apple App Store: Subscription purchases are processed by Apple. Apple's privacy policy governs payment data.

YouTube (Stories & Rhymes): The App embeds educational YouTube videos. YouTube content is displayed within the App behind a parental gate (PIN required). We do not control YouTube's data practices. YouTube's privacy policy applies to video content.

Bunny CDN (letter-writing demonstration videos): Short letter-writing demonstration videos are streamed from Bunny CDN, a content delivery network, and cached locally on your device for offline use. The CDN serves only public video files; no personally identifiable information about your child or your account is sent to Bunny. Bunny CDN's standard server logs may record the device IP address making the request, like any web video request.

We do not use any other third-party SDKs, analytics services, or advertising networks.

8. AI & Machine Learning

CoolPhabets uses on-device machine learning (Apple CoreML) to recognize handwriting. All AI processing happens entirely on your device. No handwriting data, stroke data, or drawings are transmitted to any server.

9. Data Retention & Deletion

All data is stored on your device. You can delete all data at any time:

• Per-child: Delete a child's profile in Parent Settings (removes all their learning data)
• All data: Use "Reset Progress" in Parent Settings → Account & Data
• Complete removal: Delete the App from your device (removes all data permanently)

10. Parental Controls

Parent-only areas (Settings, profile management) are protected by a 4-digit PIN. Children cannot access or modify settings, subscription information, or other children's profiles without the PIN.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted at this URL and the "Last Updated" date will be revised. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact Us

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

Email: support@coolphabets.app