Data Safety

Last updated: 22 October 2026

This page summarises, in plain language, what the Hiccup app collects and shares, using the categories of Google Play's Data Safety section so it is easy to cross-check. Companion to our Privacy Policy.

Pre-release. Hiccup has not been released yet. This page describes how the app is designed to handle data and will be checked against the released app before it goes live. If anything changes, for example a new third-party service, this page is updated first.

Summary

Question	Answer
Does the app collect or share any user data?	Yes - account details, in-app content, and limited usage and advertising data, shared with Google and Meta
Is data encrypted in transit?	Yes
Can you request data deletion?	Yes - see below
Does the app require an account?	Yes - Google sign-in or an email sign-in link
Does the app show ads?	Yes - via Google AdMob

Data collected

Category	Data type	Purpose	Shared with
Personal info	Email address, display name	Account management, app functionality	Google Firebase
Messages / in-app content	Hiccups: a feeling, an optional emoji, optional short words	App functionality (delivery to the person you paired with)	Google Firebase, and your paired person
Device or other identifiers	Advertising ID	Advertising, ad measurement, install attribution	Google AdMob, Meta
App activity	App installs and app opens	Advertising install attribution	Meta
App info and performance	Device and OS information, app version	Advertising install attribution	Meta
App activity	App interactions (which features are used)	Analytics	Google Analytics for Firebase
App info and performance	Crash logs, diagnostics	Analytics, app improvement	Google Analytics for Firebase

Data not collected

Phone number, physical address, financial or payment info, precise or approximate location, contacts, photos or videos, files and documents, calendar, health and fitness data, SMS, call log, audio, and browsing or search history are not collected by the App.

Data processed only on the device

Your hiccup history, the names you give your people, character choices, streaks, tree and garden progress, widgets and settings are stored on your phone. Typed words are checked for unsafe content on the phone.

Optional data

Where the law requires consent (EU/EEA, United Kingdom, Switzerland), the App asks first and anonymous usage statistics can be switched off in Settings. Ad personalisation can be limited in Android Settings.

Security practices

Data in transit between the App and Google's and Meta's services is encrypted (HTTPS/TLS).
A hiccup is kept on our server only as long as needed to deliver it.

Requesting deletion

Delete your history on your phone from within the App, or uninstall the App or clear its storage in Android Settings to remove all on-device data.
To delete your account and the data we hold about it, email infotech.trishunya+hiccup@gmail.com from the address of your account.
Reset your Advertising ID in Android Settings → Google → Ads to disassociate past advertising data from your device.

This page is provided for transparency to users and app-store reviewers. The authoritative legal document is our Privacy Policy; if the two ever differ, the Privacy Policy governs.