1. Introduction
GoalPaddy ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered goal achievement platform.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect the following personal information:
- Name and email address for account creation and communication
- Username and securely hashed password for authentication
- Profile information, avatar selection, and user preferences
- Contact information for support and notifications
- Account type (free/premium) and subscription status
Note: We do not currently process payment information directly. If premium features are added in the future, payment processing will be handled by secure third-party processors who do not share payment details with us.
2.2 Goal and Activity Data
- Goals you create and track
- Tasks and to-do items with status, priority, and deadlines
- Progress data and milestone completion status
- Notes and comments you add to goals and tasks
- Areas of interest and personal preferences
- Goal attributes like deadlines, timelines, and time availability
- Conversation history with our AI system for goal clarification
2.3 Device and Technical Data
- Device information (model, OS version, app version) for push notifications
- Push notification tokens for iOS and Android devices
- IP address for security and fraud prevention
- Browser type and user agent information
- Usage patterns and feature interaction data
- Error logs and crash reports for service improvement
2.4 Notification and Communications Data
- Push notification delivery status and read receipts
- Email communication preferences and engagement
- Customer support interactions and contact form submissions
- Feedback and survey responses
- Waitlist and newsletter subscriptions
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide and maintain our goal achievement platform
- Generate AI-powered goal breakdowns, task suggestions, and milestone tracking
- Send push notifications and email reminders for goals, tasks, and milestones
- Improve our Google AI/Gemini-powered recommendation algorithms
- Provide customer support through our contact forms and email
- Manage user accounts, authentication, and access permissions
- Send important service updates and notifications (always)
- Send marketing communications only with your explicit consent
- Analyze usage patterns to improve app performance and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations and protect against fraud
- Ensure platform security and prevent abuse
4. AI and Machine Learning
We use Google AI/Gemini and machine learning to enhance your goal achievement experience:
- Process your goal descriptions to generate structured breakdowns and milestones
- Analyze your goal attributes (timeline, availability) to create realistic task schedules
- Generate follow-up questions to clarify vague or incomplete goals
- Create personalized task recommendations based on your interests and preferences
- Optimize notification timing based on your activity patterns and preferences
- Improve our AI models using anonymized and aggregated usage data
- Detect progress patterns to provide motivational insights and adjustments
Important: Your personal goal data is processed by Google AI to provide these features. While Google AI processes this data to generate responses, Google does not retain your personal information for their own purposes beyond providing the AI service.
5. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
5.1 Service Providers
We share your information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our platform:
- Google AI/Gemini: For AI-powered goal recommendations and content generation
- MongoDB Atlas: For secure cloud database hosting
- Vercel: For application hosting and performance
- Expo Push Service: For delivering push notifications to your mobile devices
- Zoho Mail: For sending transactional and notification emails
- Firebase: For authentication and user management services
These providers are bound by strict data processing agreements and only process your data as necessary to provide their services.
5.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe such action is necessary to comply with legal processes or protect our rights and safety.
5.3 Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Regular security audits and monitoring
- Access controls and authentication
- Secure data centers and infrastructure
- Employee training on data protection
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where retention is required by law.
8. Your Rights and Choices
8.1 General Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal information we hold
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information ("right to be forgotten")
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Restriction: Limit how we process your information
- Objection: Object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time
8.2 Push Notifications
You can control push notifications by:
- Adjusting notification settings in your device settings
- Managing notification preferences within the GoalPaddy app
- Unregistering push tokens through your account settings
8.3 California Residents (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to know what personal information is collected and how it's used
- Right to delete personal information
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@goalpaddy.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
9. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and provide personalized content. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences.
10. Third-Party Links
Our service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
11. Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
12. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information during such transfers.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
GoalPaddy
Email: hello@goalpaddy.com
Website: https://goalpaddy.com
For data protection inquiries, please include "Privacy Policy" in the subject line of your email.