Privacy Policy

Learn Gujarati — ગુજરાતી શીખો

Last updated: 5 November 2026 · Applies from version 1.1 of the App

This policy explains how the Learn Gujarati mobile application (the “App”) handles information. The App is published by Codigic Solutions (“we”, “us”), and is designed for young children learning to write Gujarati.

1. Personal information

We collect none. The App does not ask for, collect or transmit:

• Names, email addresses, phone numbers or postal addresses
• Dates of birth, age, gender or any other profile detail
• Photographs, audio recordings, video or contacts
• Precise location
• The device's advertising ID
• Usage analytics or behavioural profiles

The App has no registration, no sign-in and no user profile. It never asks a child or a parent to type in personal information, because there is nowhere in the App to enter any. We do not run any server of our own that receives information from the App.

2. Information stored on your device

So that a child can continue where they left off, the App saves a small amount of information in its own private storage on the device:

• Which characters have been practised, and the level reached for each (1 to 3)
• Whether a section's completion reward has already been shown
• Whether spoken instructions are turned on or off
• Whether a parent has turned notifications on

This contains nothing personal, it never leaves the device, and we cannot see it. You can erase the progress at any time from the “For parents” area of the App, by uninstalling the App, or by clearing the App's storage in your device settings.

3. When the App uses the internet

All the lessons, artwork, letterforms and pronunciation audio are bundled inside the App, so learning works without an internet connection. When a connection is available, the App uses it for the following, all provided by Google:

Checking for updates (Firebase Remote Config)

When the App opens, it asks Firebase for a few settings we control, such as the oldest version of the App that is still supported (so that a version that no longer works properly can ask for an update) and, on Android, the ad settings. To answer, Firebase receives a Firebase installation ID, a random identifier for this installation of the App that is not linked to a person, an account or the device's advertising ID, together with the App and operating-system versions and the device's country, language and time-zone settings. A new ID is created if the App is reinstalled.

News notifications (Firebase Cloud Messaging) — off unless a parent turns them on

Notifications are off by default. They can only be turned on in the “For parents” area, which a child cannot open without answering an adult's question, and the device's own permission is asked only then. When they are on, Firebase receives a notification token for the device (on iPhone, the push token issued by Apple) along with the App version, device model, language and time zone, so that it can deliver messages. We send only occasional, general news about the App, such as a new version or new games, to everyone who has notifications on; nothing is personalised. Turning notifications off in the “For parents” area stops them and deletes the device's token.

Ads — Android only (Google AdMob)

The Android version of the App shows ads from Google AdMob, which keep the App free. The iPhone version has no ads and contains no advertising software. On Android:

• Every ad request is marked as coming from a child, using Google's child-directed treatment, which is designed for the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and for users under the age of consent in the EU and UK.
• Ads are never personalised, and are limited to content rated suitable for general audiences (G).
• The App removes the permission that would let it read the device's advertising ID, so it is not sent.
• Ads appear as a banner at the bottom of the home screen and of the “For parents” area, and as a full-screen ad between games, after a game is finished. They are never shown in the middle of a game or a writing exercise.

To show and count ads and to prevent fraud, AdMob receives the device's IP address (which Google uses to estimate the general location, such as the country), information about which ads were shown and tapped, technical information about the App's performance, and an identifier that is specific to our apps on the device (the “app set ID”). Tapping an ad can open a web page or the Play Store outside the App.

4. Device permissions

• Audio playback — to speak each character aloud, using sound files that ship with the App. The App does not use the microphone and cannot record audio.
• Vibration — brief haptic feedback when a stroke is completed.
• Internet — for the update check, notifications and, on Android, ads, as described in section 3.
• Notifications — only if a parent turns them on, as described in section 3.

The App does not request access to the camera, microphone, photos, contacts, location, calendar or files.

5. Children's privacy

The App is intended for children, and is designed so that it does not need to collect personal information from them.

• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, or from anyone.
• The only ads are on Android; they are child-directed, non-personalised and G-rated, and come from Google AdMob, which takes part in Google Play's Families Self-Certified Ads SDK Program.
• There are no in-app purchases and no payment mechanism.
• There is no chat, messaging, user-generated content or social feature.
• The App's own links out of the App (to the app store, when an update is needed) and the switch for notifications are behind a question meant for adults.

This approach is intended to be consistent with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Google Play Families Policy, the App Store Review Guidelines for apps made for children, Article 8 of the UK/EU GDPR, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India).

6. Third parties

The only third-party services in the App are from Google: Firebase Remote Config and Firebase Cloud Messaging on both platforms, and Google AdMob on Android. They process the information described in section 3 under Google's own terms:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Privacy and security in Firebase
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services

The App contains no analytics, attribution, social media or tracking libraries, and it does not use the information above to track anyone across other companies' apps or websites. We do not sell any information.

The App is distributed through the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Those stores independently collect information about downloads and purchases under their own privacy policies, which we do not control.

7. Your rights

Data-protection laws give you rights to access, correct, export and delete the personal data an organisation holds about you. We hold no personal data about you or your child. The technical information described in section 3 is held by Google and is not linked to your identity. You can stop notifications at any time in the “For parents” area, and uninstalling the App removes everything it stored on the device and ends the use of its installation ID. If you have a request or a question, contact us as shown below.

8. Data retention

On-device progress remains until you delete the App or clear its storage. Google keeps the technical information described in section 3 only as long as needed for the purposes described, under its own retention policies.

9. Changes to this policy

If the App changes in a way that affects this policy, we will update this page and change the “Last updated” date above before that version is released. Material changes will be described here rather than made silently. Version 1.1 added the update check, optional notifications, and ads in the Android app.

10. Contact

If you have any question about this policy or about privacy in the App, please write to us:

We aim to answer privacy questions within 30 days.

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