Honesty Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Honesty ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you install and interact with the Honesty mobile application and our website. This policy reflects the actual implementation of our application and services.

If you have questions or wish to exercise any of your data rights, please contact us directly at support@honestybiblealarm.com.

2. Information We Collect and Process

We collect only the minimal data necessary to deliver intelligent alarms, Bible reading, reminders, voice assistance, and optional account synchronization.

A. Account & Sign-In Information

You may choose to use Honesty without creating an account (guest/local mode) or sign in using your account credentials (such as Google Sign-In). When you choose to sign in, we receive:

• Your name and preferred display name (e.g., used to greet you in "Talk to Honesty")
• Your verified email address
• Your profile picture (used as your local avatar)
• A unique user identifier to securely synchronize your subscription and preferences across devices

B. Alarm & Reminder Data

Information about your alarm times, repeat schedules, selected alarm tones, associated Scripture verses (e.g., Philippians 4:13 KJV), snooze preferences, and hydration goals are stored locally on your device. This ensures your alarms ring reliably even without an internet connection. If account sync is enabled, encrypted preference backups are synced to our secure backend database.

C. Bible & Devotional Preferences

Your chosen daily verse theme (such as Auto, Jerusalem, or Nature), favorite Bible verses, reading bookmarks, and personal reflection settings are stored locally on your device and associated with your account profile if signed in.

D. Subscription & Billing Data

When you subscribe to Honesty Plus ($5.99/mo) or Honesty Premium ($9.99/mo), transactions are processed securely through the platform app marketplace purchase flow. We receive confirmation tokens indicating your active subscription status, plan tier, renewal date, and order ID. Honesty does not collect, receive, process, or store your credit or debit card numbers, billing addresses, or banking details.

3. Microphone Permissions & Voice Processing

Honesty features spoken voice assistance ("Talk to Honesty") and hands-free alarm and reminder controls. Because your acoustic privacy is critical, our voice engine is architected as follows:

• Permission Request: Microphone permission is requested only when you choose to use voice features or enable hands-free wake detection.
• On-Device Wake Word Detection: When the app is open and hands-free mode is enabled, quiet wake detection ("Honesty" or "Hey Honesty") is performed entirely on-device using a bundled Vosk speech model. Room audio is processed locally in temporary memory buffers and is never uploaded, streamed, or recorded to remote servers while waiting for the wake phrase.
• Voice Commands: Once activated (by tapping the microphone or saying the wake phrase), your spoken command (e.g., "Set alarm for 7 AM with Philippians 4") is processed through standard device speech recognition capabilities to transcribe the words into an actionable intent.
• No Voice Selling: Spoken audio recordings are never sold, licensed, or used for third-party advertising or commercial profiling.

4. Speech Delivery & Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Honesty uses text-to-speech to provide Daily Voice Blessings, spoken Scripture, and alarm wake-up sequences:

• Local Engine Fallback: Core alarms and spoken verses utilize the system's installed offline Text-to-Speech engines to guarantee speech delivery without internet access.
• Natural Voice Blessings: When connected to the internet, Honesty may deliver high-fidelity spoken devotional blessings and Christian encouragement through secure cloud speech synthesis. These requests contain the text of the blessing or devotional and do not contain personal voice recordings of the user.

5. No Advertising & Third-Party Services

Honesty is completely ad-free. We do not include third-party advertising SDKs, banner ad services, tracking pixels, or data broker integrations.

We utilize only reputable infrastructure providers strictly necessary to deliver the core service:

• Platform Marketplace Services & Billing: For secure app distribution, subscription validation, and crash diagnostics.
• Backend Cloud Database (Supabase/PostgreSQL with Row Level Security): For optional user account authentication, profile sync, and cryptographic receipt verification. Data is isolated per user.

6. Data Retention & Security

We implement industry-standard encryption protocols (HTTPS/TLS) for all data in transit. Your locally stored alarms and settings remain on your device until you clear the app data or uninstall the application. Cloud-synced profile data is retained as long as your account remains active.

7. Account & Data Deletion

You have the right to delete your account and associated personal data at any time. We provide two easy methods:

1. In-App Deletion: Open Honesty on your device > Go to Settings > Profile > Delete Account.
2. Direct Support Request: You can submit a deletion request by emailing support@honestybiblealarm.com with the subject line "Account Deletion Request". For complete details, visit our dedicated Delete Account Page.

Please note: Deleting your Honesty account does not automatically cancel an active marketplace subscription. Please cancel your subscription in your device's subscription settings prior to requesting account deletion.

8. Children's Privacy

Honesty is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will promptly delete that information.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect improvements in our app features or applicable legal standards. When changes are made, the "Last Updated" date at the top will be updated. Significant changes will be communicated via in-app notices or on this webpage.

10. Contact Information