Buddha in a Verse Privacy Policy

This policy explains how MyangByte Labs ("we") handles information in the Buddha in a Verse app (the "App"). Effective: 2026-11-05

1. Summary

The App works without an account. Your likes, notes, saved passages, reading plans and settings then stay only on your device. Only if you sign in with Apple or Google are they also stored in our cloud so they can follow you to another phone (section 3). The App itself has no ads, no usage analytics and no tracking, and never asks for your location, contacts, photos or microphone. The sign-in and purchase services it uses (Google Sign-In, Firebase, RevenueCat) process some data for their own service, as described in sections 3 and 4.

2. Information stored only on your device

Likes, notes, saved passages, chapters read, reading plans and their journal, kept reflections
Settings (languages, theme, text size, auto-scroll speed, background sound choice), reading position, search history, Discover cards seen today
The verse of the day for the home-screen widget

Deleting the App deletes this data. If device backup (iCloud / Google backup) is on, it may be included under Apple's or Google's policies.

3. Account and sync (optional)

What: your Apple or Google account identifier and email address (a relay address if you use Apple's "Hide My Email"), and the items listed in section 2's first line (likes, notes, saved passages, chapters read, reading plans and journal, kept reflections) with the time each changed. With Google, Firebase Authentication also stores the name and profile picture link of that Google account; the App does not show or use them.
Why: to keep them safe and let you use them on your other phones. Nothing else is done with them and they are not shared with anyone.
How long: until you delete your account. Me → Account → Delete account deletes it at once; if you used Sign in with Apple, the App also revokes that sign-in. We then keep only a record that the account identifier was deleted (its identifier and the time), so the deleted account cannot be re-created by another phone that was still signed in.
Processor: Google LLC. Firebase Authentication (account identifier and email) is processed in the USA; Cloud Firestore (your saved items) stores them in Singapore.
When you choose Sign in with Google, Google's sign-in service (Google Sign-In) may also process your name, email address, phone number, profile details, account and device identifiers, approximate location derived from your IP address and usage data, for signing you in and for Google's own analytics of that service, under Google's privacy policy. The App itself receives and uses only your account identifier and email.
Whether you sign in with Apple or Google, Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore collect diagnostic data about their own operation (for example performance and errors), not linked to you, to run and improve the service.

4. Purchases (Premium subscription)

Subscriptions are processed by the Apple App Store or Google Play; we never receive your card details. To check whether your subscription is active, RevenueCat, Inc. processes an anonymous ID it creates for this App, your purchase history (product, purchase and expiry dates) and basic device and app information (OS and app version). Your name, email and anything you saved are not sent. Premium follows your App Store or Google Play account: on a new phone, use Restore purchase.

Processor	Purpose	Data	Location
Google LLC (Firebase)	Sign-in and sync (only if you sign in); downloading corrected translations	Account identifier, email (with Google also name and profile picture link), saved items; diagnostic data about Firebase's own operation; IP address when downloading updates	Saved items: Singapore. Account identifier, email, updates: USA
RevenueCat, Inc.	Subscription status	Anonymous ID, purchase history, device and app information	USA
Apple Inc. / Google LLC	Payment and sign-in	Per their policies	Various

5. Corrected translations

From time to time the App downloads corrected translations and study notes from our server (Firebase Hosting). Like any web request, this reveals your IP address to the hosting provider; nothing else is sent.

6. Your rights

You can see and change everything you saved in the App, delete it there, and delete your account and its cloud copy yourself (section 3, or this page). If you cannot use the App, email us and we will delete it without delay. Subscriptions are cancelled in your App Store or Google Play account.

7. Children

The App is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

8. Contact

MyangByte Labs · support@myangbytelabs.com

9. Changes

If this policy changes, we update this page and its effective date.