This Privacy Policy explains how LearnSnap AI: Study Helper ("LearnSnap", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our Android application. Please read this policy carefully before using the app.
1. Who This Policy Applies To
This policy applies to all users of LearnSnap AI: Study Helper on Android. LearnSnap AI is intended for users aged 13 and above and is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information through the app, please contact us at talha.zahid28@gmail.com so we can address it promptly.
2. Account Model
LearnSnap AI supports two account modes:
- Guest account: When you first install the app, you can begin immediately as a guest. The app creates a random installation UUID to identify your session. This UUID is not linked to your name, email, or any personal identifier unless you choose to link a Google account.
- Google-linked account: You may optionally sign in with Google to protect future access and enable account recovery on another supported device.
The app does not access your contacts, SMS messages, call logs, IMEI, hardware serial number, or any unrelated device identifiers.
3. Information We May Collect
3.1 Installation Identifier
A randomly generated installation UUID is created when you install the app. This identifier is used for guest session management, security, and abuse prevention. It is not associated with any personal identity unless you link a Google account.
3.2 Google Account Information (Optional)
If you sign in with Google, our backend may receive:
- Google subject identifier (a stable, opaque identifier assigned by Google)
- Email address and email-verification state
- Display name
- Profile image URL
Your Google password is never received or stored by LearnSnap. Raw Google ID tokens are used only to verify your identity at sign-in and are not stored as profile data. LearnSnap does not use Firebase Authentication as its identity system; authentication is handled by our own backend infrastructure.
The backend uses your Google subject identifier as the stable technical identity key. Your email address is treated as optional profile metadata, not as a primary identity key.
3.3 Authentication Tokens and Session Data
LearnSnap uses access tokens, refresh tokens, backend account records, and installation associations to manage authenticated sessions. These are used for:
- App authentication and session continuity
- Account recovery when you link a Google account
- Security and abuse prevention
- Protection of future purchases, where applicable
3.4 Study Content and Camera / Photos
When you use the scan feature, you may capture or select an image of study material. Study content — including scanned images, saved answers, quizzes, flashcards, and topic notes — may currently be processed and stored locally on your device.
This policy will be updated before any new feature that transmits captured images or study material to remote servers or external AI services is introduced.
3.5 Firebase Analytics
The app uses Firebase Analytics for product analytics. Firebase Analytics may process:
- App launches and session information
- Screen or feature interactions
- App version and operating-system information
- Device type and approximate geographic information
- App-instance or related analytics identifiers
Firebase Analytics is used for product analytics only. It is not the app's authentication or identity system.
4. Local Study Content
Items such as saved topics, answers, quizzes, flashcards, progress records, and daily-practice data may currently be stored locally on your device.
- Clearing the app's data or uninstalling the app may remove locally stored information.
- Cloud synchronisation of local content is not guaranteed unless explicitly introduced in a future update.
5. How We Use Information
We use the information described above for the following purposes:
- Providing core app functionality
- Managing guest and authenticated sessions
- Security and fraud prevention
- Optional Google account linking and account recovery
- Product analytics to improve the app experience
- Reliability and performance monitoring
- Responding to support and account-deletion requests
- Complying with legal obligations
6. Current Service Providers
We currently work with the following service providers:
- Google Identity / Sign in with Google — optional Google account authentication
- Google Play services — required for Android app functionality
- Firebase Analytics (Google) — product analytics
- Hostinger or applicable backend hosting infrastructure — backend services and this website
We do not currently use advertising SDKs, RevenueCat, payment-processing services, or external AI provider integrations in the distributed production build. This policy will be updated before any such integrations are introduced.
7. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information to any third party.
- Service providers listed above may process information on our behalf under their own privacy policies.
- We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or government authority.
- We may share information to protect the rights, property, or safety of LearnSnap, our users, or others.
- This policy will be updated before any materially different data sharing is introduced.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your information. Production data transmissions between the app and our backend are intended to use HTTPS encryption. However, no system can be guaranteed completely secure. Please contact us if you become aware of any security concern.
9. Data Retention
- Account and session information may remain on our servers while your account is active.
- Sessions may expire automatically or be revoked for security reasons.
- Following a verified account-deletion request, eligible information will be deleted or anonymised.
- We may retain limited records where necessary for legal, tax, fraud-prevention, security, or dispute-resolution purposes.
10. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Use the app as a guest without linking a Google account
- Optionally link or unlink your Google account
- Request access to or correction of information we hold about you
- Request deletion of your account and associated data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at talha.zahid28@gmail.com or use our deletion page below.
11. Account Deletion
You may request deletion of your LearnSnap account and associated data at any time — even after uninstalling the app — by visiting:
An in-app Delete Account option is planned and will be available in a future version of the app. If it is not available in your installed version, please use the web deletion page or contact us by email. We aim to process verified deletion requests within 30 days.
12. Children's Privacy
LearnSnap AI is intended for users aged 13 and above and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has used the app and provided personal information, please contact us immediately at talha.zahid28@gmail.com.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the app after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
We will update this policy before introducing material changes to our data practices, including remote image processing, new AI integrations, payment services, or advertising.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Talha Zahid
Lisbon, Portugal
Email: talha.zahid28@gmail.com
Last updated: 20 June 2026. This policy applies to LearnSnap AI: Study Helper as distributed on Google Play.