Data Safety

Last updated: 25 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.

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 (account deletion is in the App, Settings)
Does the app show ads?	Yes - via Google AdMob

Data collected

Category	Data type	Purpose	Shared with
Personal info	Email address, display name, user ID	Account management, app functionality	Google Firebase; the display name is also shown to the person you pair with
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
App activity	In-app progress: XP, level, sending and opening days, milestones (worked out on the server)	App functionality (rewards that follow your account)	Google Firebase; a pairing's XP is shared with the person you paired with
Personal info	Email addresses of the two people in a pairing (kept privately on the server)	App functionality, account management	Google Firebase only; never shown to the other person
Device or other identifiers	Push notification token (Firebase Cloud Messaging)	App functionality (delivering hiccups to your phone quickly)	Google Firebase
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

Membership links: opening a Gold membership link, or installing from one, makes the App read the code inside the link (through Google Play's install referrer when installing). It is used once on the phone to add the membership and is not stored on our server.

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.

Motion and proximity sensor readings (used only to notice a shake or a covered phone for hidden surprises, while the App is open) stay on the phone and are never stored or sent. A notification's name and picture are made 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).
Each pairing is protected by security rules: only the two people in it can read its hiccups.
A hiccup is kept on our server for up to 30 days, or until the pairing or the account is removed.

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.
When your account is deleted, your profile, pairings, push token, XP and progress, and the private pairing e-mail addresses are removed from our server.
Delete your account inside the App: Settings → Delete my account and data. Or see how to request deletion without the App, or 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.