Privacy Policy - PTE Practice

Last Updated: October 27, 2026

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1. Introduction

PTE Practice ("we", "our", or "the App") is an offline-first practice tool designed to help students prepare for the PTE Academic and PTE Core exams. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.

2. Data Stored Locally on Your Device

The vast majority of your data never leaves your device. All core learning progress is stored locally in device storage:

• Vocabulary flashcard status (words learned, words in review, SRS intervals)
• Practice drill answers and question history
• App settings and audio playback preferences

3. Anonymous Usage Data Stored in the Cloud

The App is accountless. Each installation is assigned a random, anonymous identifier via Google Firebase Authentication. Linked to that anonymous ID, we collect limited usage data in Google Cloud Firestore:

• App Information: App version, build number, platform (iOS/Android), and OS version.
• Device Information: Device model and brand (e.g., iPhone 15 Pro, Samsung Galaxy).
• Locale & Language: Device language, selected app language, region code, time zone, and local currency code.
• Approximate Location: Country, region, and city estimated from your IP address via lightweight lookup services. The IP address itself is never stored. No GPS or location permissions are requested or used.
• App Activity: First and last app open timestamps, and total number of app sessions.
• Study Goal (from Onboarding): Target exam (PTE Academic / PTE Core), target score, test date, and daily study minutes goal.
• Summary Statistics: High-level numeric counters only (number of learned words, count of completed mini mock tests, last mock score, best mock score, and study streak in days). Detailed word lists are not uploaded.
• Subscription Status: Premium entitlement status and anonymous subscription identifier via RevenueCat.

4. Purpose of Data Processing

We process this anonymous data solely for the following purposes:

• To understand aggregate app usage patterns and improve practice questions and user experience.
• To monitor app stability and fix bugs across different devices and operating system versions.
• To manage and verify in-app subscription entitlements.

We do not display third-party advertisements, do not track you across third-party websites or apps, and never sell or rent your information.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party infrastructure providers to operate the App:

• Google Firebase (Authentication & Cloud Firestore): Manages anonymous authentication tokens and stores anonymous user telemetry records.
• RevenueCat: Manages in-app subscriptions, receipts, and entitlement validation.
• Apple App Store / Google Play Store: Processes all payment transactions securely according to platform standards. We do not receive or process your payment card information.
• IP Geolocation Providers (ipapi.co, freeipapi.com, Cloudflare): Receive standard HTTP connection requests to return coarse country and city estimates. Your IP address is never stored in our database.

6. Your Rights and Data Deletion

You have complete control over your data:

• In-App Immediate Deletion: You can delete your anonymous cloud record at any time directly in the app. Go to Settings → Delete my data. This immediately removes your record from our Firestore database, signs out your anonymous user session, and clears all tracking identifiers from your device.
• Local Reset: You can reset all local study progress and stored history by tapping Reset progress in Settings.
• Uninstalling the App: Uninstalling the App removes all local data from your device.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions, feedback, or data requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Email: safakcvs@gmail.com
Subject: PTE Practice Privacy