Privacy Policy for GracePad

Last Updated: September 25, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how GospelCentrik ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our GracePad mobile application (the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

a. Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Password (hashed)

b. Usage Data & Analytics

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), device type, operating system version, the time and date of your use, and other diagnostic data.

We use third-party services for analytics and crash reporting, including:

Firebase Analytics
Sentry
Firebase Crashlytics

These services help us understand usage patterns and improve the stability and performance of our app.

c. User-Generated Content

We collect and store the notes, annotations, and other content you create within the app. This data is stored securely using Appwrite, our backend provider.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service
To manage your account and provide you with customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
To monitor the usage of our Service
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Your privacy is important to us. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We use third-party services like Appwrite for backend infrastructure, and the analytics services mentioned above. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to protect and defend our rights or property, to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, or to protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.

4. Your Data Rights

You have the right to access, update, or request deletion of your personal data.

Account Deactivation & Deletion: You can deactivate your account at any time through the app. A deactivated account is flagged for permanent deletion within 30 days, during which you can choose to reactivate it. If you wish to permanently delete your account and all associated data immediately, or if you want to request a copy of your data, please contact us.
Contact Us: To exercise any of your data rights, please contact us via the contact forms in the app or on our website, or by emailing us directly.

5. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

7. Contact Us

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

Via our contact form: https://thegracepad.com/#contact
Organization: GospelCentrik