Privacy Policy

Welcome to AnimeDex ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring transparency regarding how our mobile application handles user data.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we safeguard it, and your rights concerning your personal information. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the application.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Account Details: When you register or sign in, we collect your email address and optional display name through Firebase Authentication.
• User Preferences & Watchlist: We store your anime watchlist, custom tracking statuses (Watching, Completed, Plan to Watch, On Hold), episode counters, favorited anime, and unlocked digital collectibles in Cloud Firestore.

B. Device Permissions & Feature Usage

• Camera & Photo Library: Accessed exclusively when you invoke the AI Scene Scanner feature to identify an anime screenshot. Images captured or uploaded are processed strictly in real-time to generate match results and are never permanently stored, sold, or tied to your personal identity.
• Push Notifications: With your permission, we deliver reminders for upcoming episode releases. You can modify notification permissions at any time via your device’s iOS Settings.

C. Automatically Collected Information & Advertising

• Advertising Identifiers (IDFA): Subject to your permission via Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, our advertising partner (Google AdMob) may collect your device's IDFA to serve personalized advertisements. If you choose "Ask App not to Track", non-personalized, contextual advertisements are served instead.
• Diagnostics & Performance: Anonymous performance telemetry is collected to monitor crashes and optimize feed load times.

2. Third-Party APIs & Service Providers

AnimeDex integrates with trusted external APIs to deliver rich metadata, anime search, and AI recognition. None of your personal account information is shared with or sold to these content providers:

• Shikimori API: Used to query publicly available anime titles, release schedules, cover posters, character rosters, and genres. (Shikimori Privacy)
• AniList GraphQL API: Used for public anime catalog metadata, rankings, and synopsis information. (AniList Terms & Privacy)
• Kitsu API: Used as a resilient fallback service for anime metadata lookups. (Kitsu Privacy)
• Trace.moe API: Used solely for the AI Scene Scanner. When a user queries a scene screenshot, the image hash is sent over HTTPS to identify the matching anime frame, and is discarded after processing.
• Google Firebase: Authentication and Cloud Firestore secure database storage. (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google AdMob: Privacy-compliant ad monetization. (Google Ads Privacy)

3. How We Use Information

The information collected is used solely to:

• Synchronize your watchlist and collectible cards across your devices.
• Deliver tailored anime recommendations and upcoming episode schedules.
• Serve advertisements via Google AdMob to keep AnimeDex free to use.
• Maintain system security, detect fraud, and resolve technical issues.

4. Account Deletion & Data Retention

Alternatively, you may request full data deletion by emailing shopifydotstore@gmail.com. All records will be permanently removed within 30 days.

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

AnimeDex is not targeted at or intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

• Developer: Mohamed Amine Oussi
• App: AnimeDex
• Contact Email: shopifydotstore@gmail.com