Welcome to Praxis Reef. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our application.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Application includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and demographic information (like your country), that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Application.
• User-Generated Data: We store all the data you generate within the app, including but not limited to aquarium details, water parameter logs, livestock information, equipment inventory, and maintenance schedules. This data is necessary for the core functionality of the app.
• AI Interaction Data: We may store the questions you ask our AI assistant, "Dory," and the tips it generates for you to improve our services and your user experience. This data is handled by Google's Gemini large language models.
• Firebase Data: Our application is built on Firebase. We use Firebase Authentication for user login, Firestore Database to store your data, and Cloud Functions for backend logic. Firebase may collect its own data as governed by its privacy policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Application to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide the core functionality of the app, such as logging and tracking aquarium data.
• Provide AI-powered suggestions and insights.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Application.
• Send you push notifications for reminders, if you grant permission.
• Respond to your support tickets and comments.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share your personally identifiable information with any third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you give us your express consent to do so.
• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We use Firebase and Google Cloud for our backend infrastructure. Your data is stored on their servers.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

info@praxisreef.com