Privacy policy

What we collect

Nothing that identifies you. Science by Ears has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics or advertising software, and no tracking of any kind.

Purchases

Archives are bought through your phone's app store. The store handles payment and keeps the record of what you own; we never see your payment details. Purchases can be restored on any device signed in to the same store account.

Archive downloads

When you buy an archive, the app sends the store's signed purchase receipt and the archive's name to our download server, which checks the receipt and returns a temporary download link. The receipt is checked and discarded; it is not stored. The server keeps a short operational log (outcome and duration) that contains no identifiers. Our hosting provider, Microsoft Azure, records request metadata such as a masked network address for up to 30 days for security and reliability. We do not use it to identify anyone.

Catalogue check

The app periodically fetches a small public file describing the available archives, so new releases can appear without an app update. This is an ordinary web request that carries no identifiers.

Notifications

Release alerts are optional and are created on your device. No notification tokens are sent anywhere.

Voice answers

Speaking an answer is optional. When you tap the mic, the app listens until you finish and turns your words into text on your iPhone, using the phone's own speech recognition. Your voice is never saved and never leaves the phone; only the text is checked against the answer. The mic is off at all other times.

On your phone

Your progress, settings and downloaded archives stay on the phone. Deleting the app deletes them; your purchases remain restorable through the store.

Children

Science by Ears is not directed at children under 13 and collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version ships with the app and on our website. We hold no personal data about you, so there is nothing of yours to delete on our side. For questions or any privacy request: strange.quark23@gmail.com