Privacy Policy for Khmer Hero App

Last Updated: January 2025

Introduction

Khmer Hero ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our mobile application.

Information We Collect

Data You Provide

• Language Preference: We store your language preference (Khmer or English) locally on your device using SharedPreferences.
• Candle Count: We store your local candle lighting count on your device.

Data Automatically Collected

• Global Candle Count: When you light a candle, we send an increment request to our backend server to update the global candle count. This is an anonymous count and does not include any personal information.
• Hero Images: The app loads hero images from our website (https://khmerhero.netlify.app). These images are cached locally on your device for performance.

News Articles

The app fetches news articles from the Ministry of Defense website (mod.gov.kh) related to border defense. This data is cached locally for offline access.

How We Use Your Information

• Language Preference: To remember your language choice and display the app in your preferred language.
• Candle Count: To maintain your local tribute count and contribute to the global tribute counter.
• Cached Data: To improve app performance and enable offline functionality.

Data Storage

• Local Storage: All personal preferences (language, local candle count) are stored locally on your device using SharedPreferences.
• Backend Storage: Only anonymous global candle count is stored on our Firebase Firestore database. No personal information is collected or stored.

Third-Party Services

Firebase Firestore

We use Firebase Firestore to store the global candle count.

Firebase's privacy policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

Render.com

Our backend API is hosted on Render.com.

Render.com's privacy policy: https://render.com/legal/privacy

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties. The only data shared is:

• Anonymous global candle count increments (no personal information included)

Children's Privacy

Our app does not specifically target children under 13. However, if you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Clear local app data at any time through your device settings
• Uninstall the app, which will remove all locally stored data

Data Security

• All data is stored locally on your device
• Network communications use HTTPS encryption
• No personal information is transmitted to our servers

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Website: https://khmerhero.netlify.app

Consent

By using our app, you consent to this Privacy Policy.