Privacy Policy

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Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at FuelCheckVIC ("App", "we", "us", or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our application, FuelCheckVIC.

1. Information We Collect

Location Information

We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile application, to provide certain location-based services. This includes displaying your current location on the map and finding nearby fuel stations. We only collect this information if you grant us permission to do so.

Usage Data and Analytics

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the App. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our App, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our App, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

2. Third-Party Services

Our application uses third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. Below are the links to the privacy policies of the third-party service providers used by the App:

• Google Play Services
• Google Analytics for Firebase
• Firebase Crashlytics
• Firebase Authentication (Used for anonymous authentication only)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive:

• To facilitate account creation and logon process. We use Firebase Authentication to create anonymous accounts to manage your session securely without requiring any personal credentials.
• To provide location-based services. We use your location to show fuel stations near you on the map.
• To analyze usage and improve our App. We use analytics tools to understand how users interact with our App so we can improve the user experience.
• To identify and fix crashes. We use Crashlytics to monitor application stability and resolve errors.

4. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Children's Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact the developer of this application.