Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 2025
Our Commitment to Privacy
At Chores & Rewards, we are committed to protecting your family's privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our family chore management service.
🛡️ Privacy-First Design
- • We collect minimal data about children
- • No data is sold to third parties
- • Full GDPR compliance with easy account deletion
- • Secure data storage and transmission
Information We Collect
Parent Information
- • Email address (for login and communication)
- • Name and family name
- • Password (securely hashed)
- • Account creation date
- • Subscription information
Child Information (Minimal)
- • First name only
- • Username for login
- • Age (optional, for theme customization)
- • Secure PIN (hashed)
- • Points balance and chore progress
- • Theme preference
Activity Information
- • Chore assignments and completions
- • Reward claims and approvals
- • Login times and activity logs
- • Family settings and preferences
How We Use Your Information
- • Providing the chore management service
- • Tracking family progress and points
- • Sending important account notifications
- • Improving our service (aggregated, anonymous data only)
- • Customer support
Data Protection
🔒 Security Measures
- • All passwords and PINs are securely hashed
- • Data transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections
- • Regular security updates and monitoring
- • Limited access to your data by our team
- • Secure database storage with backups
Your Rights (GDPR Compliance)
- • Access: Request a copy of your family's data
- • Rectification: Correct any inaccurate information
- • Erasure: Delete your account and all associated data
- • Portability: Export your data in a common format
- • Objection: Object to certain types of data processing
- • Restriction: Limit how we process your data
Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share information only in these limited circumstances:
- • With your explicit consent
- • To comply with legal obligations
- • To protect the safety of our users
- • With service providers who help us operate the service (under strict confidentiality agreements)
Children's Privacy
👶 Special Protection for Children
- • We only collect essential information for children
- • Parent consent is required for all child accounts
- • Children cannot be contacted directly by us
- • No behavioral tracking or profiling of children
- • Child data is automatically deleted when they turn 18
Data Retention
- • Account data is kept while your account is active
- • Activity logs are retained for 2 years for service improvement
- • Deleted accounts are permanently removed within 30 days
- • Backup data is securely deleted within 90 days
Cookies and Tracking
We use minimal cookies to provide our service:
- • Essential cookies: For login sessions and security
- • Preference cookies: To remember your theme settings
- • No tracking cookies: We don't track you across other websites
Account Deletion
You can delete your family account at any time from your settings page. This will:
- • Permanently delete all family data
- • Remove all chores, rewards, and progress
- • Delete all child accounts in your family
- • Cannot be undone - please export data first if needed
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your rights, please contact us:
Email: privacy@choresandrewards.com
Response Time: Within 72 hours
Data Protection Officer: Available upon request
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by email and by posting a notice in the app. Your continued use of the service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.
Questions?
We're committed to transparency about your data. If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your family's information, please don't hesitate to reach out.