سياسة الخصوصية Privacy Policy

Welcome to Life Cycle (دورة حياة). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and delete your data when you use our application.

Life Cycle is an Arabic-first women's health and pregnancy platform. We treat your health data with the highest level of care and responsibility.

2.1 Account information

• Name and email address
• Password (hashed with a strong algorithm — never stored in plain text)
• Social login info from Google, Apple, or Facebook (if you choose to use them)

2.2 Health journey data

• Pregnancy: Due date, baby info, kick counter, contractions
• Postpartum: Baby info, feeding, sleep, vaccination schedule
• Cycle tracking: Period and ovulation data
• General: Mood, symptoms, weight, blood pressure, medical appointments

2.3 Data that stays on your device only

The following data is never sent to our servers:

• SmartProfile: Analyzes your data locally to provide recommendations
• Ad segments: Computed on-device (e.g. 3rd_trimester) — raw health data is never sent
• Cached content: Saved for offline use
• Encrypted offline queue: Data awaiting sync (encrypted)

• Service delivery: Personalizing health content based on your journey
• Health tracking: Displaying mood, symptoms, weight, blood pressure, and appointments
• Notifications: Reminders for appointments, vaccinations, and personalized tips
• App improvement: Analyzing crashes and errors to improve performance
• Advertising: Showing relevant ads based on anonymous on-device segments

The App integrates with the following services, each with its own privacy policy:

• Google / Apple / Facebook Sign-In: The App receives only your name and email
• Sentry: Crash reports (device type, OS, error stack trace) — no health data
• Expo / EAS: Push notifications and OTA updates — receives your push token
• Ad networks: Receive only anonymous segments (e.g. birth_prep nursing_support) — no raw health data is shared

• Encryption in transit: All data is sent over HTTPS
• Password hashing: Secure hashing before storage
• Secure device storage: Expo SecureStore for authentication tokens
• Encrypted offline queue: Locally cached sync data is encrypted
• Soft then permanent deletion: Deleted data is hidden immediately and permanently erased within 30 days

Under the GDPR and applicable laws, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: Request a copy of your data
• Right to rectification: Update your data from account settings
• Right to erasure: See Delete your account
• Right to data portability: Request a machine-readable export
• Right to object: Object to processing for marketing purposes
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at lifecycleapp.support@gmail.com. We respond within 30 days.

Life Cycle is intended for adults. The minimum age to use the App is 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect data from people under this age. If we learn that a user under 16 has created an account, we will delete their data immediately.

If you are a parent and notice that your child has used the App, please contact us at lifecycleapp.support@gmail.com.

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via an in-app notification and by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.