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FalaFala Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for FalaFala

Effective Date: August 10, 2026

The Happy Broadcast, Inc. ("The Happy Broadcast," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you use the FalaFala mobile application (the "App"), website, and related services (collectively, the "Services"). By using the Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Use of the Services is also governed by the FalaFala Terms of Use at `/apps/falafala/terms`.

1. About FalaFala

FalaFala is a language-learning and language-play application designed to help users speak, play, and bring language to life through interactive activities.

The App may include activities involving vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, conversation, audio, speech input, or related language practice.

FalaFala is not directed to children under 13.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

If you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, username, authentication information, profile information, account identifiers, and account timestamps.

Activity and Learning Information

When you use the App, we may collect information related to your activity, including lessons, games, prompts, languages, answers, scores, progress, preferences, feature usage, and completion status.

Audio and Speech Information

If you use a feature that requires microphone or speech input, we process audio recordings, speech input, transcriptions, pronunciation results, and related technical information.

We process this information through OpenAI and other service providers that support speech recognition, transcription, pronunciation analysis, or artificial-intelligence functionality.

We use audio and speech information only as necessary to provide, secure, troubleshoot, analyze, and improve the relevant feature. Raw audio recordings are not retained after the pronunciation evaluation is complete. We may retain the resulting score, transcription, and limited technical metadata as needed to provide the feature, maintain security, and improve the App.

Device and Diagnostic Information

We may automatically collect device type, operating system, App version, device identifiers, network information, crash reports, diagnostic data, and performance information.

Push Notification Information

If you enable push notifications, we may collect and process information necessary to deliver notifications through Apple Push Notification Service or other notification providers we may use.

Information You Provide to Support

If you contact us, we may collect the information you provide, including your email address, message, device details, and information needed to investigate your request.

3. Information We Do Not Collect

Unless a feature expressly requires it, FalaFala does not intentionally collect:

  • precise GPS location data;
  • health information;
  • biometric information;
  • contacts from your device;
  • photos or video from your device; or
  • advertising identifiers for targeted advertising purposes, except as may be processed by Google AdMob in accordance with your device settings, applicable consent requirements, and Google's policies.

If a future feature changes these practices, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any notice or consent required by law.

4. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • create and manage accounts;
  • provide language activities and personalized progress features;
  • process audio, speech, pronunciation, translation, or related inputs when requested;
  • maintain and improve the Services;
  • troubleshoot technical issues;
  • prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access;
  • communicate with users;
  • understand feature usage and performance;
  • comply with legal obligations; and
  • develop future features and functionality.

5. Analytics and Performance Data

We may collect feature usage, session activity, device characteristics, performance metrics, crash reports, and similar technical information to understand how users interact with the Services and improve reliability. We do not currently identify a separate analytics provider in this policy. If a separate analytics SDK is added, we will update this section and provide any notice or consent required by law.

6. Advertising

FalaFala may display advertising through Google AdMob. AdMob may process device information, advertising identifiers, approximate location derived from device settings, and ad interaction information to serve, measure, and limit advertising. Available controls depend on your device settings, applicable consent requirements, and Google's policies. You can manage certain advertising preferences through your iOS settings.

7. Subscriptions and Payments

The App may offer subscriptions, premium features, or in-app purchases. Payments are processed by the Apple App Store or other authorized payment processors. We do not receive or store your full payment card information.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with:

Service Providers

Third parties that help us operate the Services, including PostgreSQL database services, Google AdMob, OpenAI, authentication, customer support, and notification providers.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when required by law or when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, prevent fraud or abuse, or protect users or the public.

Business Transactions

If The Happy Broadcast, Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, user information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, maintain account functionality, process learning activity, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

We may retain anonymized or aggregated information indefinitely.

Raw audio recordings are not retained after pronunciation evaluation. Resulting scores, transcriptions, and related account or technical records may be retained only as long as reasonably necessary to provide the feature, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

10. Account and Data Deletion

You may request deletion of your account and associated personal information at any time. Upon receiving a verified deletion request, we will take reasonable steps to remove or anonymize personal information, except where retention is required by law or legitimate business purposes.

To request deletion, contact:

hello@thehappybroadcast.com

11. Security

We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. International Users

FalaFala may be available worldwide. Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. By using the Services, you consent to such transfers where permitted by law.

13. GDPR Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict processing of, object to processing of, and receive a portable copy of your personal information. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, contact:

hello@thehappybroadcast.com

14. California Privacy Rights

California residents may have rights under applicable California privacy laws, including rights to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, correct inaccurate information, and limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable.

We do not sell personal information and do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

15. Children's Privacy

FalaFala is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When material changes are made, we will update the Effective Date and may provide additional notice through the Services. Your continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:

The Happy Broadcast, Inc. Email: hello@thehappybroadcast.com