Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Reliefr ("we", "us", "the app") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Anonymous identifiers

Reliefr uses two anonymous identifiers. Neither can be linked to your name, email, or any personal data:

• Firebase Authentication UID: automatically generated via Firebase Anonymous Authentication on first launch. Used for joke ratings, content consent records, and daily active-user pings.
• Per-install device identifier: a random UUID generated locally on first launch and stored on your device. Used as a fallback identifier when Firebase Authentication hasn't completed yet (for example during background notification delivery immediately after install).

Both identifiers are reset if you uninstall and reinstall the app, and can be cleared at any time via Settings > Clear All Data.

What we collect

• Profile data you provide: gender, age range, industry, humor preference, optional nickname. Stored locally on your device.
• Joke ratings: when you like or dislike a joke, the rating is saved with an anonymous user ID so we can personalize future jokes.
• Calendar data (if you enable it): event titles, start/end times, attendee counts. Read locally on your device to detect "intense" meetings. Not uploaded.
• Health data (if you enable it): heart rate, heart rate variability, and sleep session data (duration and sleep stages) from Health Connect. Read locally to detect stress and assess sleep quality. Not uploaded.
• Submitted jokes: if you submit a joke, the text and optional nickname are sent to our review queue in Firebase.

Consent logging

On first launch, an anonymous identifier is automatically generated via Firebase Anonymous Authentication. When you acknowledge the content consent screen, the following is stored against that identifier in Firebase:

• A timestamp of when consent was given
• The app version at the time of consent
• The platform (Android)
• A boolean flag confirming consent was given

No personally identifiable information is collected at this stage. The anonymous identifier cannot be linked to your name, email, phone number, or any other personal data. This log exists solely to evidence that content consent was given and is not used for advertising, analytics, or any other purpose.

Anonymous usage statistics

To understand how many people use Reliefr on any given day, we write a tiny "ping" record to Firebase at most once per day per device. The ping contains:

• Your anonymous identifier (same one used for ratings and consent)
• The date
• The app version
• Whether the ping was triggered by opening the app or by receiving a notification

That's everything. No personal data, no activity within the app, no content you viewed or interacted with, no location. The ping is deduplicated on your device so it fires at most once per day regardless of how many times you open the app or how many notifications you receive. We use this to compute aggregate counts of daily and monthly active users — nothing more.

What we do NOT collect

• Your name, email, phone number, or any real identifier.
• Your location.
• Your contacts.
• Any data from other apps not explicitly mentioned above.

How your data is stored

Profile and preference data is stored only on your device. Joke ratings, submitted jokes, and consent records are stored in Firebase (Google Cloud Firestore) under an anonymous user ID that cannot be linked to you personally.

Third-party services

• Firebase (Google): used for joke storage, anonymous authentication, and consent logging.
• Health Connect (Google): used to read heart rate data for stress detection. Only if you opt in.
• Ko-fi: if you tap the support link, you'll be redirected to their website. Their privacy policy applies there.

Your rights

You can clear all your local data at any time via Settings > Clear All Data. This removes your profile, preferences, joke history, and scheduled notifications from your device. To request deletion of any ratings, submissions, or consent records you may have contributed, contact us at the email below.

Contact

Questions or requests: support@reliefr.app