StayClose Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 12, 2025

            Your Privacy Matters: StayClose is designed with privacy at its core. All your personal information stays on your device - we never collect, store, or share your data with anyone.
        

Introduction

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

Information We Collect

Contacts Information

We access your device contacts only when you explicitly choose to import them using our contact import feature
We store selected contact information (names, phone numbers, email addresses) locally on your device
No contact information is transmitted to external servers or third parties

Camera and Photo Access

We request camera permission to allow you to take profile photos for your contacts
We access your photo gallery to let you select existing images for contact profiles
Photos are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded or shared

Important Dates

You can manually add important dates (birthdays, anniversaries) for your contacts
This information is stored locally on your device only

How We Use Your Information

Contact Management: To help you organize and manage your personal relationships
Daily Reminders: To provide daily contact suggestions based on your stored contacts
Important Date Notifications: To remind you of upcoming birthdays and anniversaries
App Functionality: To enable core features like calling, texting, and emailing your contacts

Data Storage and Security

            All your data is stored locally on your device using secure storage methods
We do not collect, transmit, or store any personal information on remote servers
No data is shared with third parties or external services
Your information remains under your complete control

        

Permissions Explained

Contacts: To import contacts from your device when you choose to do so
Camera: To take profile photos for your contacts
Storage/Photos: To access and save profile photos
Notifications: To send you daily reminders and important date alerts

Data Retention and Deletion

Your data remains on your device until you delete the app or manually remove contacts
Uninstalling the app will permanently delete all stored data
You can manually delete individual contacts and their associated data at any time

Third-Party Services

StayClose does not integrate with or share data with any third-party analytics, advertising, or data collection services.

Children's Privacy

StayClose is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy within the app and updating the "Effective Date" above.

Contact Us

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

Email: brett@rcjourney.cloud

GitHub: https://github.com/brett-buskirk/stayclose