Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 30, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Barry Good LLC ("we," "us") handles information in the Bible Helper mobile app (the "app"). We built Bible Helper to be private by default: it does not show ads, does not track you for marketing, and does not sell your data. This policy tells you exactly what is collected, why, and how to remove it.

What we collect and why

1. Account information

Bible Helper's basic features work without an account. An account is required to load Bible passage text. If you choose to sign in, so that your data syncs and backs up across your devices, you can either sign in with Google or create an account with your email address and a password. Sign-in is handled through Firebase Authentication (a Google service).

If you sign in with Google, we receive basic account details from Google: your email address, name, and (if available) your profile photo. If you create an account with an email address and a password, we receive your email address only. Your password is stored by Firebase Authentication, and we never see it.

We use this information only to identify your account and associate your synced data with it. We also use your email address to send you account emails, such as confirming your address and resetting your password. We do not send marketing email.

2. Your content

When you are signed in, the content you create in the app is stored in your private, account-scoped space in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) so it can sync across your devices and be restored if you reinstall. This includes: saved passages and their history, memory cards, notes and note folders, labels, series (collections), and your app preferences and settings. This content is associated with your account and is not shared with other users or sold to anyone.

3. Crash and diagnostic data

To find and fix problems, the app uses Firebase Crashlytics (a Google service) to collect crash reports and basic diagnostic information when the app crashes or errors: the crash stack trace, your device model, your operating-system version, and an installation identifier that Firebase assigns to the copy of the app on your device. That identifier is not your account and is not an advertising identifier, and we do not connect it to your account. This data is used only to improve the app's stability. Development ("debug") builds are excluded from crash collection.

What we do NOT collect

• No advertising and no advertising identifiers.
• No marketing, behavioral, or third-party tracking analytics.
• We do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
• No location data.
• No access to your contacts, photos, microphone, or camera.

Third parties

We rely on a small number of service providers to run the app:

• Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Crashlytics, App Check) — provides sign-in, the cloud database that syncs your content, crash reporting, and abuse protection. Your data is processed on Google's infrastructure on our behalf. See Google's privacy policy for how Google handles data as a processor.
• Resend (resend.com) delivers the account emails we send you, such as your address-confirmation email and password-reset links. Resend receives your email address and the contents of that one message so that it can be delivered. It does not receive your saved passages, notes, or any other content, and it does not use your address for its own purposes.
• Bible-text providers — when you load the text of a passage, our secure server requests that passage from the applicable Bible publisher's API (such as Crossway/ESV, YouVersion, and API.Bible). Only the passage reference you are viewing (for example, "John 3:16") is sent to fetch the text. Your identity, account, or other personal information is not sent to these providers.

We do not share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing or other independent purposes.

How your data is protected

Data transmitted between the app and our services is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS), and content stored in our cloud database is encrypted at rest by Google Cloud. Content held on your phone is protected by the device's own file encryption. Access to your synced content is restricted to your authenticated account.

Data retention and deletion

We keep your synced content and account for as long as your account exists. You are in control and can delete everything at any time:

• In the app: open Settings → Account → Manage Account → Delete Account. This permanently removes your synced content from our database and deletes your authentication account.
• On the web: visit our Delete My Account & Data page, or email support@biblehelper.app from your account's email address to request deletion.

Content stored only on your device (while signed out) is removed when you delete the app.

Crash and diagnostic reports are handled separately, because they are not linked to your account. We never attach your name, email address, or account ID to a crash report, and we have no way to link one back to your account, which is why deleting your account does not affect one. These reports are not anonymous: Firebase tags each one with an installation identifier for the copy of the app it came from. Firebase Crashlytics keeps this data for 90 days and then begins removing it from its live and backup systems.

You can also delete individual passages, cards, notes, and series inside the app without deleting your account. See our Delete My Account & Data page for the steps.

Using the app without an account

You can use Bible Helper's on-device features without signing in, and while you are signed out none of your data leaves your device. Some features require an account: fetching new passage text, and syncing or backing up your data across devices.

Children's privacy

Bible Helper is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above and post the updated policy at this URL. Material changes will be reflected here.

Contact

Barry Good LLC (Kansas, USA)
support@biblehelper.app