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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 8, 2025

1. Introduction

Your energy and privacy matter equally to us. Higher Tech LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates the Viberise mobile application (the "App"). This Privacy Policy explains how we protect your information and use it to personalize your experience in Viberise.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

Account Information

  • Name: Optional display name you provide
  • Email Address: Optional email address (if provided)
  • Birth Date: Optional birth date for zodiac sign calculation
  • Zodiac Sign: Automatically calculated from your birth date or manually selected

Onboarding Information

When you complete our onboarding process, we collect:

  • Attraction Goals: Your selected manifestation goals (e.g., love, career, health, abundance)
  • Priority Goal: Your primary manifestation focus
  • Gender Identity: Your selected gender identity (optional)
  • Practice Assessment: Your responses to questions about existing spiritual and mindfulness practices, including:
    • Gratitude practice frequency
    • Writing/journaling habits
    • Conscious breathing practice
    • Meditation or prayer practice
    • Spirituality level (1-5 scale)
    • Control vs. surrender mindset
    • Current energy level
    • Manifestation faith level

User-Generated Content

  • Journal Entries: Gratitude reflections, free-form journal entries, and quick notes
  • Ritual Inputs: Text you provide during guided rituals, including:
    • Gratitude reflections
    • Vision statements
    • Desires and intentions
  • Ritual Preferences: Settings such as whether you skip breathing exercises
  • Ratings: Your ratings of ritual experiences (1-5 stars)

Notification Preferences

  • Notification Settings: Whether notifications are enabled
  • Notification Times: Your preferred times for reminder notifications
  • Sound Preferences: Selected notification sounds

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

Usage Information

  • App Activity: Features you use, screens you view, and actions you take
  • Ritual Data:
    • Number of rituals completed
    • Ritual duration
    • Breathing exercise completion
    • Number of affirmations generated
  • Progress Metrics:
    • Current streak count
    • Lotus stage (progress level 0-5)
    • Last ritual completion date
  • Session Data: Frequency and duration of app usage
  • Last Connected: Timestamp of your last app activity

Device Information

  • Device Identifiers: Anonymous device identifiers
  • Operating System: iOS version
  • App Version: Version of the Viberise app you're using
  • Device Type: iPhone model or device type

Analytics Data

We use Amplitude Analytics to collect:

  • Event Tracking: Actions you take within the app (e.g., completed ritual, viewed affirmation, opened journal)
  • Screen Views: Which screens you visit and how long you spend on them
  • Feature Usage: Which features you interact with most frequently
  • User Properties: Aggregated characteristics about our user base
  • Onboarding Progress: Steps completed and abandoned during onboarding

2.3 Authentication Data

We use Firebase Anonymous Authentication, which automatically creates an anonymous account for you when you first open the App. This system assigns you a unique user ID without requiring any personal information.

  • Firebase User ID: A unique identifier for your account
  • Authentication Status: Whether you're currently signed in
  • Account Creation Date: When your anonymous account was created

2.4 Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not collect:

  • Payment card information (handled by Apple)
  • Precise location data (GPS coordinates)
  • Contacts from your device
  • Photos from your device (except if you explicitly select them for profile pictures, if this feature is added)
  • Health data from Apple Health or other health apps
  • Social media account information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes. Our legal bases for processing your data include your consent, the performance of a contract (providing the Services), and our legitimate interests in improving and securing the App.

3.1 To Provide and Maintain the Services

  • Create and manage your account
  • Authenticate your identity
  • Provide core app functionality (rituals, journaling, affirmations)
  • Generate personalized AI-powered affirmations based on your inputs and goals
  • Calculate and display your progress (streak, lotus stage)
  • Store your journal entries and ritual history
  • Sync your data across app sessions

3.2 To Personalize Your Experience

  • Customize content and features based on your preferences and usage
  • Generate affirmations tailored to your specific goals and inputs
  • Display relevant content based on your manifestation focus
  • Remember your settings and preferences

3.3 To Send Notifications

  • Send reminder notifications at your preferred times
  • Notify you of significant milestones (streak achievements, lotus stage progressions)
  • Send occasional updates about new features (if you opt in)

3.4 To Improve Our Services

  • Analyze usage patterns to understand how users interact with the App
  • Identify and fix bugs and technical issues
  • Develop new features and improvements
  • Conduct research and analysis to enhance user experience
  • Test new features and variations (A/B testing)

3.5 To Ensure Security

  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
  • Monitor for suspicious activity
  • Enforce our Terms of Service
  • Protect the rights and safety of our users

3.6 To Communicate With You

  • Respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • Send important notices about the Services
  • Inform you of changes to our Terms of Service or Privacy Policy

3.7 For Legal Compliance

  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations
  • Respond to legal requests and prevent harm
  • Enforce our rights and resolve disputes

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

4.1 With Service Providers

We share information with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:

Firebase (Google LLC)

  • Purpose: Authentication, cloud database (Firestore), cloud functions
  • Data Shared: User ID, all data you provide through the app
  • Data Residency: Firebase stores data on servers located in the United States and other regions as required to provide global infrastructure. All Firebase services comply with GDPR and maintain appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
  • Privacy Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

OpenAI

  • Purpose: AI-powered affirmation generation
  • Data Shared: Your ritual inputs (gratitude reflections, vision statements, manifestation goals) to generate personalized affirmations
  • Data Retention: We do not allow OpenAI to use your data for model training or retention. All requests are processed transiently to generate your affirmations.
  • Privacy Policy: https://openai.com/privacy
  • Note: We send only the necessary context to generate affirmations; we do not share your full user profile or journal history

Amplitude

  • Purpose: Analytics and usage tracking
  • Data Shared: Amplitude collects only pseudonymized usage data. We do not send personally identifiable information such as names or journal content.
  • Data Types: Anonymous usage events, feature interactions, device information
  • Privacy Policy: https://amplitude.com/privacy

Superwall

All service providers are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information and may not use it for any purpose other than providing services to us.

4.2 For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to:

  • Valid legal requests (subpoenas, court orders, government investigations)
  • Enforcement of our Terms of Service or other policies
  • Protection of our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public
  • Detection, prevention, or addressing fraud, security, or technical issues

4.3 Business Transfers

If Viberise is involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale, bankruptcy, or other business transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or prominent notice in the App of any such change in ownership or control of your information.

4.4 With Your Consent

We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4.5 Aggregated or De-Identified Data

We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. For example, we may share statistics about app usage trends or user demographics with partners or the public.

5. Data Retention

5.1 Active Accounts

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Services. This includes:

  • Account information
  • Journal entries and ritual history
  • Progress data (streak, lotus stage)
  • Preferences and settings

5.2 Soft Deletion

Some data (such as journal entries and ritual records) may be "soft deleted," meaning they are marked as deleted but retained in our systems for a period of time to allow for recovery if you change your mind.

5.3 Account Deletion

If you request account deletion:

  • Your account and all associated personal data will be permanently deleted within 30 days
  • Some information may be retained in backups for up to 90 days for disaster recovery purposes
  • Aggregated or de-identified data may be retained indefinitely for analytics purposes

5.4 Legal Requirements

We may retain certain information for longer periods if required by law or to resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and comply with legal obligations.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

6.1 Security Measures

  • Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted between your device and our servers is encrypted using industry-standard SSL/TLS protocols
  • Encryption at Rest: Data stored in our Firebase Firestore database is encrypted at rest
  • Access Controls: Strict access controls limit who can access user data
  • Authentication: Firebase Authentication provides secure user authentication
  • Regular Audits: We regularly review our security practices and update them as needed

6.2 Your Role in Security

You also play a role in keeping your information secure:

  • Keep your device secure with a passcode or biometric lock
  • Do not share your device with unauthorized users
  • Log out or exit the app when using a shared device
  • Keep your device's operating system and the Viberise app up to date

6.3 Limitations

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

7. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

7.1 Access and Portability

  • Right to Access: You can request a copy of your personal information by contacting us at support@viberise.app
  • Data Portability: You can request your data in a portable format

7.2 Correction and Update

  • You can update most of your information directly in the App through the Profile section
  • For information you cannot change yourself, contact us at support@viberise.app

7.3 Deletion

  • Account Deletion: You can request deletion of your account and all associated data by contacting support@viberise.app
  • Selective Deletion: You can delete individual journal entries and ritual records within the App

7.4 Opt-Out of Communications

  • Notifications: You can disable notifications in the App settings or your device settings
  • Marketing Communications: If we send marketing emails (currently we do not), you can opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions

7.5 Analytics Opt-Out

  • iOS Tracking: You can limit ad tracking through your iOS device settings
  • Amplitude: Analytics data is collected automatically; to opt out completely, you must delete your account

7.6 California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  • Right to Know: You can request information about the personal information we collect, use, and disclose
  • Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal information
  • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@viberise.app.

7.7 European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right to Access: Request access to your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we use your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your data
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority

Our legal basis for processing your data includes:

  • Consent: You have given explicit consent
  • Contract: Processing is necessary to provide the Services
  • Legitimate Interests: We have a legitimate interest that doesn't override your rights
  • Legal Obligation: We must comply with the law

8. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not use the Services or provide any information through the Services.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at support@viberise.app.

For users between 13 and 18 years of age, we recommend obtaining parental consent before using the Services.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to use our Services, please note that we transfer your information to the United States and process it there.

By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.

We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

The App may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services that are not owned or controlled by us. This Privacy Policy applies only to our Services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit or use.

Third-party services integrated with our App include:

  • Apple App Store
  • Firebase/Google Cloud
  • OpenAI
  • Amplitude
  • Superwall

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

11.1 Notification of Changes

We will notify you of any material changes by:

  • Posting the new Privacy Policy in the App
  • Updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy
  • Sending you an email notification (if we have your email address)
  • Displaying an in-app notification

11.2 Your Continued Use

Your continued use of Viberise after the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy. If you do not agree to the updated policy, you may delete your account at any time.

11.3 Review Regularly

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

12. AI and Automated Processing

12.1 AI-Generated Affirmations

We use OpenAI's GPT models to generate personalized affirmations for you. This involves:

  • Sending your ritual inputs (gratitude, vision, goals) to OpenAI's servers
  • Processing this information through AI models
  • Returning customized affirmations to you

The AI generation is used solely to enhance your experience and provide personalized content. You can choose not to use AI-generated affirmations by skipping the affirmation portion of rituals.

12.2 No Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning you.

13. Data Protection Officer

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you can contact:

Data Protection Contact:
Email: support@viberise.app
Location: California, United States

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Higher Tech LLC
Email: support@viberise.app
Privacy Email: support@viberise.app
Website: https://viberise.app

We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.

15. Summary of Key Points

For your convenience, here's a quick summary of our privacy practices:

  • ✅ We do NOT sell your personal information
  • ✅ We use anonymous authentication (no password required)
  • ✅ You can delete your account and data at any time
  • ✅ All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
  • ✅ You control your notification settings
  • ✅ We only share data with trusted service providers necessary to operate the app

Last Updated: November 8, 2025

By using Viberise, you're acknowledging that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. Thank you for trusting us with your journey.