In short
- What you write in the app (journals, X-ray, exercises, Question Box, book notes) stays only on your phone. We do not receive it.
- The app has no account: we do not ask for an email, phone number, ID number or password.
- We do not use advertising, do not sell data, do not track you across apps and do not use artificial intelligence on what you write.
- Some technical data passes through service providers so the app can work: video delivery, app updates and the subscription.
- You can delete everything in the app, under You › Privacy and my data › Delete everything.
1. Who we are
The Before Me app (also Antes de Mim and Antes de Mí) is provided by GRUPO YURI BUSIN S/S LTDA, Brazilian company registration (CNPJ) 61.889.643/0001-22, Rua Voluntários da Pátria, 2468, suite 214, Santana, São Paulo/SP, 02402-000, Brazil, the controller of personal data under Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD, Law 13,709/2018) and, where applicable, the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Privacy and data protection officer contact: WhatsApp +55 11 99964-6940.
2. What stays only on your phone
The name or nickname you choose, how you prefer to be addressed, your X-ray answers, the daily check-in (urge, questions, checking, time ruminating), program exercises, the Question Box, the Campfire, the Trump Card, journals, agreements, saved quotes, progress in lessons and in the book, book notes, reminders and preferences.
This data is stored on the device itself and is not sent to us or to third parties. Because it concerns your emotional health, it is sensitive personal data; it is processed with your consent, given when you start using the app, and you can withdraw it at any time by deleting the data.
The data is protected by your phone's operating system and, if you turn it on, by the Face ID, fingerprint or passcode lock. We have no access to biometric data: verification is done by the operating system.
Reminders are notifications scheduled on the device, with no server, and their text never mentions jealousy, exes or the past.
3. Technical data handled by service providers
For the app to work, some technical data passes through companies that provide services to us. They may only use it to provide that service.
- Lesson videos, audio and images (Cloudflare, Inc., USA). To deliver the file, the service receives connection data such as IP address, device type and time of access.
- App updates (Expo, 650 Industries, Inc., USA). When opened, the app checks for updates, sending the platform (Android or iOS), the app version and a random installation identifier that does not identify you.
- Subscription (Google, Apple and RevenueCat, Inc., USA). Payment is processed by Google Play or the App Store; we never receive card details. To validate and manage the subscription, RevenueCat receives an anonymous identifier generated by the app, the purchase receipt and history (plan, dates, country, currency and status), the platform, the OS version and the IP address. We never send RevenueCat anything you write.
4. What we do not collect
We do not collect full name, email, phone number, ID numbers, address, location, contacts, photos, microphone audio, advertising identifiers, browsing history, or data for usage analytics or advertising. We do not sell or share data for advertising.
5. Purposes and legal bases
- Data stored on your phone: to make the app work and adapt to you. Basis: consent (LGPD art. 11, I; GDPR art. 9(2)(a)).
- Subscription data: to charge, unlock access, restore purchases and handle requests. Basis: performance of a contract and legal obligations (LGPD art. 7, II and V; GDPR art. 6(1)(b) and (c)).
- Technical delivery and update data: to deliver content and keep the app secure and up to date. Basis: legitimate interests and performance of a contract (LGPD art. 7, V and IX; GDPR art. 6(1)(b) and (f)).
6. Who we share data with
Only with the providers in section 3 and, when legally required, with authorities. The WhatsApp and Instagram buttons open third-party apps; on WhatsApp, only the message you confirm is sent.
7. International transfers
Cloudflare, Expo, RevenueCat, Google and Apple may process data outside Brazil and the EU, especially in the United States. These transfers rely on the safeguards required by the LGPD (art. 33) and the GDPR, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by these providers.
8. How long we keep data
Data on your phone stays until you delete it or uninstall the app. Subscription records are kept while the subscription exists and afterwards for as long as needed to meet legal and tax obligations and resolve disputes. Providers' technical logs are kept for the short periods they define.
9. Your rights
Under the LGPD you may confirm processing, access, correct, request anonymisation, blocking or deletion, portability, information about sharing, and withdraw consent. If you are in the EU or UK, you also have the rights to object and to restrict processing. If you are in California, you have the right to know, delete and correct, and not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights; we do not sell or share personal information for advertising.
You access, correct and delete the data on your phone directly in the app. For subscription data, message us on WhatsApp +55 11 99964-6940; we reply within 15 days. You may also complain to Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) or to the data protection authority in your country.
10. How to delete your data
In the app, under You › Privacy and my data › Delete everything. Uninstalling the app also deletes the data on the device. Step-by-step instructions, including subscription data, are on the Delete your data page.
11. Children
The app is intended for adults aged 18 and over and is not directed at children or teenagers. If we learn that a minor has sent us data, it will be deleted.
12. Changes
This policy may be updated, for example if the app starts using a new provider. The current version is always on this page, with the date at the top, and important changes will be announced in the app.
13. Contact
WhatsApp +55 11 99964-6940. We answer in English, Spanish and Portuguese.