Alarm Privacy
**Privacy & Data Protection Policy**
Welcome to the **Smart Alarm Clock: Wake Up** mobile application (referred to as the "Service" or the "App"). We are fully committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a secure user experience.
Unlike traditional apps that transmit personal logs online, our App is designed around a **privacy-first, local-processing architecture**. All alarm parameters, puzzles, moods, and settings remain stored on your physical device. We do not maintain any external database containing your private information.
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1. Zero Data Collection & Processing
We do not collect, store, or share any personal information.
- **No Account Needed**: You do not need to register an account or log in to use the App.
- **No Cloud Syncing**: Your alarm schedules, sleep sound preferences, and morning mood history are processed and saved strictly in your device's local database.
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2. Comprehensive Device Permissions & Usage
To deliver precise alarm triggers, wake-up verification missions, and sleep aids, the App requests access to specific device permissions. These are processed entirely locally:
| Android Permission | Purpose & Local Usage |
| :--- | :--- |
| **`CAMERA`** | Required solely to scan QR codes or barcodes for the QR Wake-up Mission. The camera feed is processed in real-time on-device. No images, videos, or camera feeds are ever saved, stored, or sent to any server. |
| **`READ_PHONE_STATE`** | Detects incoming call events (ringing or active) to dynamically silence or pause the active alarm. This prevents the alarm sound from interfering with your phone calls. Call details or phone numbers are never read or stored. |
| **`SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`** | Allows the active alarm screen to draw overlays on top of other running applications so you can instantly see the dismiss/puzzle options when the alarm rings. |
| **`USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`** | Enables the App to show the high-priority incoming alarm interface directly on your lock screen when your device is asleep. |
| **`SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`** & **`USE_EXACT_ALARM`** | Crucial for scheduling exact alarm alerts so the system wakes you up precisely at the minute you specified. |
| **`FOREGROUND_SERVICE`** | Keeps the alarm manager service active in the background to ensure steady audio playback, vibration, and volume ramping when the alarm triggers. |
| **`RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`** | Automatically restores and reschedules your active alarms if your phone restarts or boots up. |
| **`WAKE_LOCK`** | Temporarily keeps the screen active and prevents the CPU from going to sleep while the alarm is actively ringing, ensuring you wake up. |
| **`VIBRATE`** | Triggers physical device vibrations during alarms for an enhanced sensory wake-up. |
| **`POST_NOTIFICATIONS`** | Sends notifications for upcoming alarms, sleep reminders, and running background services. |
| **`INTERNET`** & **`ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`** | Used to load city lists for the World Clock and fetch advertising data via Google AdMob to support free app usage. |
| **`ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`** | Helps identify network changes to ensure smooth loading of external timezone parameters and ad banners. |
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3. Third-Party Services & Advertisements
To keep this utility free, we display advertisements and utilize third-party Software Development Kits (SDKs) and advertising mediation services. These services may collect anonymous device-specific identifiers (such as the Google Advertising ID or IDFA) to serve personalized or non-personalized advertisements, track ad impressions, and optimize performance:
- **Google Play Services**: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- **Google AdMob & AdMob Mediation**: https://policies.google.com/privacy (Google's mediation system may pass request data to other partner networks)
- **Meta Audience Network (Facebook Ads)**: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
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4. Policy Revisions
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published directly on this page with an updated "Effective Date". We encourage you to review this page periodically.
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5. Contact Information
For any inquiries, feedback, or concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us at:
- **Email:** aurelialabs1@gmail.com