Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy – Ouliy
Ouliy App

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2025  ·  Belgium · EU/GDPR Compliant

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇺 GDPR 🔒 COPPA 🛡 Data Protected
At Ouliy, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.
1 Data We Collect
CategoryDetails
Account InfoEmail, username, profile picture
Audio DataVoice recordings for reading challenges
User ContentPosts, comments, challenges, dictionary words
Usage DataApp interactions, game scores, challenge attempts
Points & RewardsPoints balance, purchased rewards, purchase history
Game DataMultiplayer rooms, game results, friend list
Dictionary DataWords submitted, pending/approved status
Local SearchRecent & top searches (device only, never sent to servers)
Device InfoDevice type, OS version (crash reporting only)
Ad DataMay be collected in future if AdMob is enabled
2 How We Use Your Data
We use your data to: provide and improve the app, display your profile and content, enable challenges and leaderboards, operate multiplayer game rooms, review dictionary contributions, manage points and rewards, maintain purchase history for dispute resolution, moderate content, send notifications, detect fraud, and comply with legal obligations.
3 Audio Recordings
🎙 Audio recordings are stored securely and reviewed by our moderation team. Approved recordings are visible to all users. Rejected recordings are deleted within 30 days. You may request deletion at any time.
4 Dictionary Contributions
When you submit words, we store: the word and translations, the language, your email as submitter, submission date and review status. Approved words are visible to all users. Your identity as contributor is not publicly displayed.
5 Multiplayer Game Data
We store in Firestore: game rooms you create, players who join, game results and scores, your friends list, and game invitations. Game room data is deleted automatically after the game ends. Friend lists are stored until removed or account deleted.
6 Local Data (On Your Device)
📱 The following is stored ONLY on your device (SharedPreferences) and NEVER sent to our servers:
• Your recent dictionary searches (last 7)
• Top searched words (local count only)

This data is cleared when you uninstall the app.
7 Rewards & Points Data
⭐ We store: your points balance, purchased rewards list, full purchase history (name, cost, date), gift codes and download links. Purchase history is retained for 2 years for dispute resolution.
8 Firebase & Google Services
We use Firebase for: Authentication, Firestore database, and Analytics. Firebase may collect certain device and usage data per Google's Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
9 Google AdMob (Future)
📢 We may integrate AdMob in future versions. EU/EEA users: we will request explicit consent before any personalized advertising is enabled, in compliance with GDPR.
10 Data Sharing
We do NOT sell your personal data. We may share data with Google (Firebase, AdMob) for app functionality, and law enforcement when legally required.
11 Data Retention
Data TypeRetention Period
Account dataUntil account deletion
Posts & commentsUntil you delete them
Audio recordingsApproved: until deleted · Rejected: 30 days
Dictionary wordsApproved: indefinitely · Rejected: 30 days
Game room dataDeleted automatically after game ends
Friend listUntil removed or account deleted
Points balanceUntil account deletion
Purchase history2 years (dispute resolution)
Usage/analyticsUp to 26 months (Firebase default)
Local search dataOn device only — cleared on uninstall
12 Your Rights (GDPR)
🇧🇪 As a Belgium-based service, we are subject to GDPR. You have the right to: Access, Rectification, Erasure, Portability, Restriction, Objection, and Withdraw consent.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD/GBA):
www.dataprotectionauthority.be
13 Children's Privacy (COPPA)
⚠️ Ouliy is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.
14 Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS) and secure Firebase storage with access controls. However, no system is 100% secure.
15 International Data Transfers
Data is primarily processed within the EU/EEA. Google Firebase servers may be located outside the EU. Google maintains Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as required by GDPR.
16 Changes to This Policy
We will notify you of significant changes via in-app notification or email at least 30 days before they take effect.
17 Contact & Data Requests
For privacy concerns or data deletion requests: