This Privacy Policy and associated agreements are written to comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 ("General Data Protection Regulation").
Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in our General Terms and Conditions and Subscriber Terms and Conditions (collectively, "T&Cs").
Dabba Phone ("Dabba Phone," "Company," "we" or "us" or "our") has developed, owns and operates the mobile application "Dabba Phone" and such other related applications as Dabba Phone may create and partner with (collectively, the "Application") to provide digital wellness and screen-time management tools including app blocking and focus capabilities (the "Services").
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you use the Application and Services (each person who uses the Services being a "Subscriber"), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
This Privacy Policy applies to those who view the Application without subscribing as well as to Subscribers (collectively, "Users" or, individually, "you" or "your").
Dabba Phone respects your privacy and we are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect:
Dabba Phone is not intended for children under 13 to use independently. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided personal data without appropriate consent, contact us so we can review and remove it.
Dabba Phone uses Android's Accessibility Service and overlay behavior on your device to detect foreground app changes and apply blocking behavior. This permission is used exclusively to run core app-blocking and screen-time management features. We do not use this permission to read your screen content, passwords, messages, or any personal communications.
Camera permission is used only to scan QR codes for device login/sign-in. We do not record, store, or upload any camera photos or videos.
We collect different types of information from and about Users of our Application, including information:
The information we collect on or through our Application or agreements for our Services may include:
Subscription entitlement may be verified via backend services using Google Play Developer API.
As you navigate through and interact with our Application, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
The information we collect automatically may include Personal Information which we may maintain or associate with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Application and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
Our customer service personnel have limited access to Personal Information, as you may amend it from time to time. Our employees may access Personal Information only for the purpose of assisting you to edit or delete that information, as well as for assisting you in the use of our Application.
The Dabba Phone Application uses Accessibility Service and overlay permissions on Android to detect foreground app changes and enforce app-blocking behavior on your device. This information is processed locally on your device to:
We do NOT save or store on-device app usage data on our servers except as necessary to enable the core features of the Application and to provide them to your account.
We use information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any Personal Information:
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, notify us at accountservices@ParentGeenee.com. For more information, see the section titled Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information.
We will not sell or lease your Personal Information to anyone.
We may disclose aggregated information about our Users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction.
We may convey or transfer your Personal Information to the following:
We also may disclose your Personal Information:
We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
You are the only person who can edit, delete or authorize the editing or deletion of your Personal Information.
You can review and change your personal information by notifying us at info@ParentGeenee.com. You may also request account or data deletion by contacting us at any time.
We employ measures designed to secure your Personal Information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Application, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
No data transmissions over the Internet, cell-phone connections or Wi-Fi can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted to our Application. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Application. Once we receive your information, we will take reasonable measures to secure it on our systems.
If we learn of a security breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Application or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of the Application. We may post a notice on the Application if a security breach occurs. We may, in such circumstances, also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us.
Personal Information that we collect from you may be stored, processed and transferred among any countries in which we operate. The European Union has not found the United States and some other countries to have an adequate level of protection of Personal Information under Article 45 of the GDPR. Our company relies on derogations for specific situations as defined in Article 49 of the GDPR. If you are a European Union customer or User, you hereby consent to your Personal Information being transferred to the United States or other countries outside the European Union. When you purchase a Subscription or buy other goods or services from us, we will use your Personal Information for the performance of a contract or to take steps to enter into a contract. Wherever we transfer, process or store your Personal Information, we will take reasonable steps to protect it. We will use the information we collect from you in accordance with our privacy policy. By using our Application, Services or products you agree to the transfers of your Personal Information described within this section.
We will keep Personal Information for as long as we need it to make the Application available to you; and we may store, use and/or transmit Personal Information in locations around the world, including those outside your country. We keep data while your account is active, and for a limited period as needed for security, legal compliance, and service operations. Even if you delete your account, we will keep this information and any data collected regarding all activities in which you have already engaged pursuant to your use of the Application for a period of time as we deem appropriate but no longer than as allowed by applicable law. When you request deletion, we delete or anonymize data unless retention is legally required.
When you request account deletion, we remove or anonymize account data and linked device records unless retention is legally required or needed for fraud/security prevention.
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our Users' Personal Information, we will notify you through a notice on the Application home page, an email or other such means as we determine reasonable to bring the changes to your attention. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you and for periodically visiting our Application and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. By continuing to use or access the Application after the revisions come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.
To ask questions, comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, or file a complaint, contact our Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@ParentGeenee.com or via regular postal mail.
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, and disputes shall be resolved pursuant to, the T&Cs.
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"), California residents have certain rights regarding our collection, use and sharing of Personal Information. We do not sell your Personal Information and will not do so in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such sale, as required by law. We do not offer financial incentives associated with our collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information.
We collect various categories of Personal Information when you use the Application that may include but not be limited to identifiers, commercial information and internet or other electronic network or device activity information. A more detailed description of the information we collect and how we use it is provided above. The disclosure section describes the categories of third parties, if any, with whom we share Personal Information and what information may be shared under different circumstances.
If you are a resident of California, you have the right to know what Personal Information has been collected about you and to access that information. You also have the right to request deletion of your Personal Information, though exceptions under the CCPA may allow us to retain and use certain Personal Information notwithstanding your deletion request. You may also send your request by email to dataprotection@ParentGeenee.com or through regular postal mail. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. An agent may submit a request on your behalf, but you must verify that your agent is authorized to do so.
Separate from the CCPA, California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits Users of our Application that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to dataprotection@ParentGeenee.com.
When using our Application and submitting Personal Information to us, you may have certain rights under the GDPR if you reside or are in any of the countries of the European Union. Depending on the legal basis for processing your Personal Information you may have some or all of the following rights: