Privacy Policy for Smart Study QR

 Privacy Policy for Smart Study QR

Effective Date: March 18, 2026

Smart Study QR ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by Smart Study QR.

By downloading and using Smart Study QR, you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide Us Directly

Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, and authentication credentials (via Firebase Authentication).

User Content: Data regarding your study habits, syllabus tracking, saved lessons, badges, and streaks are collected to provide the core functionality of the app. This data is securely stored using Firebase (Cloud Firestore).

B. Information Collected Automatically

Usage Data: We collect information about your interactions with the app, such as the features you use, videos you watch, and time spent on the app to improve your experience.

Device Information: We may collect specific information about your device, including your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system, and app version.

Analytics: We use third-party services like Google Analytics for Firebase to collect, monitor, and analyze app usage to improve our service.

C. Permissions Required

Camera: We require camera access strictly for scanning QR codes relevant to your study materials. Images are not recorded, sent to our servers, or shared with third parties.

Internet: Required to fetch video content, sync your syllabus data with our cloud database, and display advertisements.

2. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. These services have their own privacy policies:

Google Play Services: [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

Firebase / Google Analytics for Firebase: [https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics](https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics)

AdMob: We use Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may use device identifiers and cookies to serve personalized ads based on your interests. You can learn more about how Google uses data for ads here: [https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads](https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads)

YouTube API Services: Our app integrates YouTube links for educational videos. By using our app to watch videos, you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service ([https://www.youtube.com/t/terms](https://www.youtube.com/t/terms)) and Google Privacy Policy ([https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain the Smart Study QR app

To manage your account, study history, and syllabus

To notify you about changes to our app

To provide customer support

To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our services (e.g., Firebase Analytics)

To monitor the usage of the app

To serve advertisements and keep the app free (via AdMob)

4. Data Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. We use Google's Firebase infrastructure, which complies with industry standards for security. However, remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Children’s Privacy

Smart Study QR does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to perform the necessary actions.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: idevpk07@gmail.com.