Privacy Policy

1. Data controller and contact

Reground is operated by Uslugi Informatyczne Jakub Mateusiak, a sole proprietorship established in Poland, referred to in this policy as “we,” “us,” or “the developer.” We are responsible for the personal data described in this policy.

For privacy questions or requests, contact jakubmateusiakapps@gmail.com.

2. Information handled by Reground

Thought records stored on your device. Depending on how you use Reground, a thought record may include:

• a situation or moment you describe;
• emotions and intensity ratings;
• an automatic thought or positive reflection;
• selected cognitive distortions;
• a reframe or vent entry; and
• the record date and an internal record identifier.

Reground uses this information on your device to show your History and calculate private, on-device insights. Reground does not require an account and does not send these thought-record fields to a Reground-operated server.

Local preferences. Reground stores app settings and a local counter used to decide when Android or iOS may be asked to display a native review prompt. The counter does not contain the content or selected values from a thought record.

Usage information. Production versions use Google Analytics for Firebase. The service may automatically process app-instance or device identifiers, app launches, sessions, engagement, app and operating-system information, device model, general geographic area derived from network information, and advertising or attribution identifiers that are available under the device's settings. Reground does not request precise device location for this purpose. It also sends fixed screen names and fixed interaction-event names without custom values. These custom events do not include journal text, emotions, intensities, cognitive distortions, reframes, or thought-record identifiers.

Crash and diagnostic information. Production versions use Firebase Crashlytics and supporting Firebase services. They may process crash stack traces, app state at the time of a crash, installation and session identifiers, app version, device and operating-system information, and related diagnostic details. Reground does not set a Firebase user ID or deliberately add thought-record content to crash reports.

Feedback email. If you select “Send feedback,” Reground asks an email app on your device to prepare a message. Nothing is sent until you choose to send it. If you do, your email provider and our email provider process your sender address, subject, message, attachments, and mail metadata. Avoid including sensitive thought-record content unless you intend to share it in the email.

Store ratings and reviews. Reground may ask Android or iOS to display the platform's native review prompt. If it appears and you submit a rating or review, Google Play or Apple's App Store processes that submission under its own privacy terms.

3. How information is used

• to save and display thought records and calculate insights on your device;
• to remember app preferences and schedule native review-prompt requests;
• to understand general feature usage and app reliability;
• to diagnose crashes and maintain technical performance; and
• to respond when you voluntarily send feedback.

4. Third-party services

The following services may receive information as described above:

• Google Firebase: Google Analytics for Firebase, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Installations, Firebase Sessions, and supporting transport services. See Privacy and Security in Firebase and the Google Privacy Policy.
• Email providers: your selected email service and our email provider, only when you choose to send an email.
• App stores: Google Play or Apple's App Store when the platform handles a rating, review, or store action.

We have accepted the applicable Google and Firebase data-processing terms for these services. For Firebase services covered by the Firebase Data Processing and Security Terms, Google generally acts as a processor when processing customer personal data on our behalf. Google Analytics is governed by separate terms. See the Firebase Data Processing and Security Terms.

5. Storage, retention, and deletion

Thought records and local preferences remain in Reground's private app storage on your device. You can delete individual thought records in History. You can also use operating-system controls to clear the app's storage or remove the app. Operating systems and device manufacturers may apply their own backup or transfer behavior. Reground is configured to exclude its app data from the supported Android and iOS backup paths, but we cannot guarantee how every device or operating-system version handles backup or transfer.

Google retains Analytics data according to the applicable Google Analytics service settings and its documentation. Retention can vary by data category, and aggregated reports may be retained differently. Firebase states that Crashlytics keeps crash stack traces, extracted minidump data, and associated identifiers for 90 days before beginning removal from live and backup systems. See Google Analytics data retention and Firebase privacy and retention information.

A feedback email may remain in our inbox until we remove it during periodic manual cleanup. We do not guarantee that a feedback email will remain available after 30 days. We do not operate an automated deletion system. Email providers may retain their own copies according to their policies and backup processes.

6. Your choices, consent, and privacy rights

• You choose what to enter in a thought record and whether to save it.
• You can delete individual thought records in the app.
• You can edit or abandon a feedback email before sending it.
• The current version does not provide an in-app switch for Firebase Analytics or Crashlytics.
• Removing Reground stops future collection by the app, subject to operating-system behavior.

Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics start automatically in the current production version. Reground does not ask for in-app consent before starting these services and does not provide an in-app method to withdraw consent or disable their collection.

Rights under the GDPR. Where the GDPR applies to our processing, you may have rights to be informed, access personal data, ask for correction or erasure, restrict processing, object to certain processing, receive portable data in applicable cases, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. These rights are subject to the conditions and exceptions in applicable law.

California privacy rights. If the California Consumer Privacy Act applies to our processing, California residents may have rights to know, access, correct, or delete personal information; opt out of qualifying sale or sharing; limit qualifying uses of sensitive personal information; and not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable rights. This paragraph does not state that the Act applies to every user or every processing activity.

Reground has no account, central user database, or automated privacy-request portal. Thought records stay on your device, so we cannot retrieve, correct, or delete them for you; use the app's individual-deletion control or your operating system's app-data controls. Firebase data uses pseudonymous identifiers that we generally cannot associate with an email address, so we may be unable to locate or delete a particular Firebase record in response to an email. Contact jakubmateusiakapps@gmail.com and we will assess the request using the information and provider tools reasonably available to us.

7. Security

Thought records are stored in app-private storage protected by the Android or iOS application sandbox. The current version does not add separate application-level encryption to the local thought-record database. Firebase states that its services encrypt data in transit using HTTPS and that Crashlytics data is encrypted at rest. No storage or transmission method can guarantee absolute security, so protect access to your device and email account.

8. International processing

Google and email providers may process information in countries other than the country where you live. Their processing locations and safeguards are described in their applicable privacy notices and service terms.

9. Adults

Reground is intended for adults and is not designed or directed to children. App stores determine where the app is available and apply their own age-rating systems. If you believe a child has sent personal information to us in a feedback email, contact us so we can assess and handle the request.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when Reground's features, service providers, or data practices change. The updated policy will be posted at jakubmateusiak.com/cbt/privacy with a revised effective date.

11. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, email jakubmateusiakapps@gmail.com.