Privacy Policy — Friendy

Last updated: 7 September 2026

Friendy ("the app", "we", "us") lets you send thoughtful questions to people you know and see their answers. This policy explains what information the app collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. By using Friendy you agree to this policy.

Who we are

Friendy is published by K P Ranjith. For any privacy question or request, contact: ranjithstar256@gmail.com.

Information we collect

Phone number — used to sign you in (via SMS verification) and to identify your account. Friendy has no password login; your phone number is your account.
Display name — the name you enter when you first sign in, shown to people you send or receive questions with.
Contacts (on-device only) — if you use the contact picker to choose who to send questions to, the app reads your device's contacts locally to show you a list. Only the phone number of the specific person you choose is sent to our servers as the recipient of your request; we do not upload, store, or scan your full contact list.
Content you create — the questions and answers you write or receive, and requests you send to other people (including the recipient's phone number).
Device tokens — a push-notification token (Firebase Cloud Messaging) used to notify you about new questions and answers.
Diagnostics & usage — basic app-usage analytics (Firebase Analytics), used to understand feature usage and improve the app. This does not include your questions/answers content.

The app does not access your location or camera, and does not sell your data.

Where your data is stored

Your account and content are stored in Google Firebase (Authentication and Cloud Firestore) with industry-standard encryption in transit and at rest. Access is restricted to your authenticated account and, for questions/requests you send, the specific recipient you chose.

How we use your information

To provide the core features: sending and answering questions, and notifying you when someone sends or answers one.
To identify you to the people you choose to exchange questions with (your display name and the fact that a request came from your phone number).
To diagnose problems and understand feature usage (aggregate analytics only).

Sharing

We share data only with the service providers needed to run the app: Google Firebase (hosting, authentication, database, push notifications, analytics). We do not sell personal data or share it for advertising. A person you send a question to will see your phone number and display name as the sender; a person you send a question to will see their own answer stored against your request.

Advertising ID

The app uses Firebase Analytics, which relies on the device's Advertising ID (or a similar identifier) to measure feature usage in aggregate. This is not used to build cross-app advertising profiles by us, and Friendy shows no ads.

Data retention & deletion

Your content is retained while your account is active. To delete your account and associated data, contact ranjithstar256@gmail.com and we will process the deletion.

Children

Friendy is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions or requests: ranjithstar256@gmail.com.