SDA Connect – Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

SDA Connect ("we", "our", or "us") is a mobile application developed to help Seventh-day Adventist church members and the public find SDA churches worldwide, view nearby churches, watch uploaded sermons, and discover upcoming events. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at smakowa03@gmail.com.

2. Information We Collect

SDA Connect has no user accounts, and we do not collect personal information. There is no sign-up, no login, and no name, email address or phone number is ever requested or stored. You can use every feature of the app without identifying yourself.

The only data involved at all is the following:

• Location data: approximate or precise device location, used only when you ask to find the churches nearest to you. It is used on your device in real time and is never sent to or stored on our servers.
• Anonymous device identifier: a random value generated on your device. It is not derived from your phone number, hardware id or any account, it cannot be traced back to you, and it exists only so that we can prevent spam and group repeat reports about the same church.
• Your settings: theme, notification preferences and any churches you save are stored on your device only. They are never uploaded.
• Feedback you choose to send: the message you type. It is submitted anonymously. If you want a reply you may optionally add a contact detail — that is entirely your choice, and we use it for nothing else.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the limited data described above only to:

• Calculate the churches nearest to you, on your device.
• Display the SDA church register, sermons and upcoming events.
• Send local reminders about the Sabbath and events, if you have granted notification permission. These are generated on your device.
• Read and act on the feedback and church corrections people send us.
• Prevent spam and abuse of our submission forms.

We do not profile you, track you across apps or websites, or serve advertising.

4. Location Data

SDA Connect requests access to your device location only for the "Nearby Churches" and sunset-time features. Location is used in real time and is never stored on our servers. You can deny or revoke location permission at any time through your device settings; the rest of the app continues to work, and you can still search for churches by name or place.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We hold no personal information, so there is nothing personal to share, sell, trade or rent — and we would not do so in any case. Our cloud hosting provider stores the church register and the anonymous submissions described above. We would disclose data only if required by applicable law or a valid legal order.

6. Data Retention

Because we hold no accounts, there is no personal record to retain. Anonymous feedback and church corrections are kept for as long as they are useful for improving the church register, and then deleted. Your settings and saved churches live on your device, and are removed when you uninstall the app.

Earlier versions of SDA Connect did require registration. Those accounts no longer do anything — the app no longer has sign-in, and the registration and login endpoints have been removed, so the records cannot be used to log in or to reach you. If you registered on an earlier version and would like your record erased, you can ask us to delete it using the link at the foot of this page and we will remove it.

7. Your Rights

Since we never collect personal information, there is no personal data for you to access, correct or ask us to delete — and nothing to withdraw consent for. You remain in full control:

• Deny or revoke location permission at any time in your device settings.
• Turn notifications off at any time, in the app or in your device settings.
• Clear everything the app has stored by uninstalling it.
• Contact us at smakowa03@gmail.com with any privacy question.

8. Security

All traffic between the app and our servers is transmitted over HTTPS. The strongest protection we can offer your privacy, however, is structural: we do not ask for personal information, so there is no personal database to breach, leak or misuse.

9. Children's Privacy

SDA Connect is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Developer: Simon Makowa
• Email: smakowa03@gmail.com
• App: SDA Connect – Version 1.0.0
• Country: Zimbabwe