Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how MindLift ("MindLift", "we", "our", or "us") handles information when you use the MindLift mobile application (the "App"). MindLift is designed to be privacy-first and local-first: most of your data never leaves your device.

By using the App, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. The short version

• No account or login required. On first launch, we ask for your first name (so the app can greet you) and your email address (so we can reach you if you submit feedback, or for critical safety updates). Age range and gender are optional. You can skip the whole form if you prefer.
• Your journal entries, mood logs, goals, notes, and preferences are stored only on your device. We cannot read them.
• We use RevenueCat (a third-party billing intermediary) to manage in-app subscriptions. RevenueCat receives an anonymous identifier — not your name or email.
• We use a third-party AI inference provider (based in the United States) to power the in-app Wisdom Hub chatbot. The text of your questions is sent there for processing. Do not share confidential personal information with the Wisdom Hub.
• We use Sentry (a third-party crash-reporting service) to detect crashes. Crash data does not include your journal entries, mood data, or other personal content.
• We do not sell your data. We do not advertise. We do not build behavioural profiles on you.

2. What we collect

2.1 Stored only on your device (we cannot access this)

• Journal entries, intentions, gratitude logs, reflections
• Mood records and history
• Goals and notes
• App preferences (theme, notifications, language)
• Practice history (breathwork sessions, course progress, streaks)
• Bookmarks and favourites

This data lives in your device's local storage (AsyncStorage). It is not sent to MindLift's servers because MindLift does not operate servers for user data. If you uninstall the App, this data is deleted with it.

2.2 Welcome form (first launch only)

When you first open the App, after you accept the disclaimer, we present a one-time welcome form. It collects:

• Name — required, for the personalised greeting
• Email address — required, so we can reach you about feedback you submit or send critical safety notices
• Age range — optional
• Gender — optional

If you submit the form, the values are sent to a Google Form owned by the developer, where they aggregate in a private Google Sheet. We use this to understand who MindLift is reaching. The same values are stored locally on your device so the App can address you by name.

You can tap "Skip for now" to dismiss the form without sending anything. The App works fully without this data — but the personalised greeting will not appear.

We do not use your email for marketing or newsletters. The email is only used if you submit feedback that needs a reply, or for critical safety notices about the App.

2.3 Feedback you send via the in-app feedback button

If you tap "Send Feedback" in Settings, the App opens your device's email client pre-filled with the description you wrote, the screenshot you attached (if any), your name and email (if you provided them in the welcome form), your app version, and your device model. You decide whether to send the email. We only receive what you actually send.

2.4 Sent to third parties (with your consent — see Section 4)

• To RevenueCat (subscription management): an anonymous customer ID, your subscription status, and your purchase receipts. RevenueCat does not receive your name, email, or in-app activity.
• To Google Forms (welcome form, only if you submit it): the values you entered on the welcome form, sent as an HTTP POST to a Google Form owned by the developer.
• To our AI inference provider (Wisdom Hub chatbot, only when you use it): the text of the messages you type into the Wisdom Hub.
• To Sentry (crash reporting, only if a crash occurs): anonymised crash stack traces, device model, OS version, app version. Crash data does not contain your journal text, mood data, or goal content.

2.5 Optional permissions

The App may request:

• Microphone access — only when you tap the voice journal microphone button. Audio is transcribed locally on your device by the operating system's speech recogniser (Google or Apple); MindLift does not record or store the audio.
• Notification permission — to send daily wellness reminders if you enable them. You can revoke this at any time in your device settings.

3. What we do NOT collect

• Your ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other special-category personal data
• Your phone number
• Your contacts, photos, or other apps installed
• Your device's advertising ID
• Your precise GPS location
• Your social media profiles
• Behavioural analytics about your in-app activity (we do not track which screens you visit, how long you stay, or what you tap)

4. Third-party services

These services may process data outside your country of residence, including in the United States.

5. AI Wisdom Hub — important disclosure

The Wisdom Hub is an AI chatbot powered by a third-party AI inference service. When you send a message to the Wisdom Hub:

1. Your message text is transmitted to the AI provider's servers (typically in the United States).
2. The provider processes your message and returns a response.
3. Per the provider's privacy policy, your messages may be retained briefly for abuse prevention but are not used to train AI models in the standard API tier.
4. MindLift does not store the contents of your Wisdom Hub messages on our side (we do not have a backend).

Do not share confidential personal information, financial details, medical records, or information about other people with the Wisdom Hub. Treat it as you would any third-party AI chatbot.

5A. AI-generated wisdom content (verse translations and commentary)

The English translations, transliterations, explanations, and practical applications shown for verses across the App's wisdom library — Bogar 7000, Tirumantiram, Sivavakkiyam, Pambatti, Pattinathar, Bathrakiriaar, Thiruvarutpa of Vallalar, the Tamil Siddhar corpora generally, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Thirukkural, Avvaiyar's aphorisms, Vedic affirmations, and similar source material — are MindLift-original AI-generated content. They were produced by AI models from public-domain Tamil, Sanskrit, Pali, and similar source-language texts, and are not derived from any copyrighted modern translation. AI commentary may be incorrect, incomplete, or culturally simplified; it is intended for personal reflection rather than as authoritative scholarship. See the Terms of Service for the full intellectual-property disclosure.

These AI translations are produced once at build time and bundled with the App. Reading them in the App does not transmit anything to any AI provider. The only feature that sends data to an AI provider on use is the live Wisdom Hub described in Section 5.

6. Children's privacy

MindLift is intended for users 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has used the App, please uninstall it from the child's device.

7. Mental health disclaimer

MindLift is a wellness and reflection app. It is not a medical device, not a substitute for professional mental health care, and not designed for crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services.

The Wisdom Hub includes basic crisis-keyword detection that surfaces helpline information. This is a courtesy feature; it is not a substitute for emergency services.

8. Your rights

Because MindLift stores your data only on your device:

• Access your data: All your data is already accessible to you within the App. The Settings screen includes "Export My Data" to save a copy as JSON.
• Restore your data: The Settings screen includes "Import From Backup" to restore from a previously exported JSON file (useful after reinstalling on a new device).
• Delete your data: The Settings screen includes "Delete All Data" to wipe local data. Uninstalling the App also deletes all local data.
• Cancel a subscription: Subscriptions are managed by Google Play or Apple App Store. Cancel through your device's store account; we cannot cancel on your behalf.

If you are in the EU, UK, or another jurisdiction with data-protection rights (GDPR, UK GDPR, India DPDP Act 2023, California CCPA), the rights to access, rectify, delete, and port your data are exercised through the App's built-in controls described above. Because we hold no personal data on our side, we are not in a position to "delete" anything from our servers — there is nothing to delete.

8.1 Australian users

If you are in Australia, you have rights under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Because the App stores your personal content only on your device and we do not collect identifying personal information, most APPs do not engage routine collection. You may exercise your right of access by using the in-App "Export Data" feature; correction by editing your data within the App; and deletion by using "Delete All Data" or by uninstalling the App. You also retain consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot be excluded — specifically, the App is supplied with guarantees that it will be of acceptable quality and reasonably fit for the purpose for which it is sold.

9. International data transfers

If you use the Wisdom Hub or experience a crash, the data described in Section 4 may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. By using these features, you consent to such transfers.

10. Data retention

• On your device: indefinitely, until you delete it or uninstall the App.
• At the AI inference provider (Wisdom Hub messages): as described in the provider's privacy policy; typically retained briefly for abuse prevention only.
• At RevenueCat (subscription records): as described in RevenueCat's privacy policy and as required by tax/financial law.
• Through Android / iOS device backup (optional): if you have enabled your device manufacturer's automatic backup (e.g. Google Drive Auto Backup on Android, iCloud Backup on iOS), the operating system may include a copy of MindLift's local data in your personal cloud account. This backup is encrypted and tied to your device account; MindLift does not have access to it. You can disable backup for MindLift specifically in your phone's system settings. The backup is restored automatically when you reinstall MindLift on a device signed in to the same account.
• At Sentry (crash reports): typically 90 days, per Sentry's defaults.

10A. App updates and data preservation

Updating MindLift to a newer version through Google Play or the App Store does not erase your local data. The operating system preserves the App's private storage across version updates. Your data is removed only when you (a) tap "Delete All Data" inside the App, (b) uninstall the App, or (c) clear the App's storage from your device's system settings. Before any of those actions, we recommend using Settings → Export My Data to save a backup file.

11. Security

We use standard mobile platform security: AsyncStorage on Android is sandboxed to MindLift; on iOS, app data is protected by the device's encryption when locked. No transmission of data over the internet is ever 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security. The Wisdom Hub messages are transmitted over HTTPS.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The "Last Updated" date at the top will reflect changes. For significant changes, we will surface a notice in the App on your next launch. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

Email: mindliftwellness@gmail.com