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Privacy Policy for Plant Hero

Effective Date: 2025-07-15

This Privacy Policy governs the Plant Hero mobile application ("Application"), developed by George King ("Service Provider"), and describes how your information is collected, used, and disclosed. By using the Application, you agree to the practices outlined below.

1. Information Collection

a. User-Provided Data

When using the Application, you may voluntarily provide:

  • Plant photos and text descriptions for identification and health analysis
  • Plant care preferences and garden information
  • User settings: notification preferences, measurement units, theme
  • Plant collection and health tracking data

b. Automatically Collected Data

The Application collects certain information automatically:

  • Device type, OS, and screen resolution
  • App usage statistics (e.g. screen visits, session time)
  • Ad interaction metrics
  • Anonymous advertising ID (IDFA/GAID)

2. Data Stored on Device

  • Cached plant identification results
  • User settings and preferences
  • Plant photos and health data
  • Garden collection and care history

3. Third-Party Data Sharing

We integrate with the following third parties, each of which has its own privacy practices:

a. RevenueCat (Subscription Management)

  • Anonymous device ID
  • Purchase receipts
  • Subscription status

b. Google AdMob and Google Services (including Gemini LLM)

Our application uses Google services for advertising and for providing core features through the Gemini Large Language Model (LLM).

  • Device type, OS, screen size
  • Advertising ID (IDFA/GAID)
  • App usage patterns
  • Ad interactions
  • Note: Google may infer IP or coarse location for ad targeting; this is handled by them and is not accessible to us
  • Plant image and text processing: Images and text submitted for plant identification are sent to Google's Gemini LLM for processing. This data may be visible to Google for the purposes of providing the service, logging, or abuse prevention in accordance with their policies. Google may use this data to improve its services.

c. Apple Services

  • App Store purchase validation
  • Review prompt logic

4. Device Permissions

The Application may request access to:

  • Camera: for plant photography and identification
  • Photo Library: to select existing plant images
  • Notifications: for plant care reminders and health alerts

5. Use of Information

Collected data is used to:

  • Provide plant identification and health analysis
  • Generate personalized care recommendations
  • Track plant health over time
  • Display relevant ads (in free tier)
  • Manage subscriptions and purchases
  • Communicate app updates or promotions (if opted in)

6. Data Retention

We retain:

  • User data while the app is installed and for a reasonable period after deletion
  • Plant identification results for improving our AI models
  • Subscription and transaction logs as required by law or for debugging

To request deletion of your data, contact: georgepking@gmail.com

7. Opt-Out Rights

You can stop data collection at any time by:

  • Disabling permissions in your device settings
  • Uninstalling the Application

8. Children's Privacy

The Application is not intended for use by children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under this age. If you believe a child has provided us with information, contact us for immediate deletion.

9. Data Security

We apply industry-standard measures to safeguard your data:

  • Encrypted network communications
  • Minimal local data storage
  • Secure third-party integrations

However, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.

10. Policy Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated. Continued use of the Application constitutes acceptance of any changes. Check this page periodically for updates.

11. Contact

If you have questions or concerns, contact:

George King
📧 georgepking@gmail.com