Privacy Policy

Cosmic Facts ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our mobile application available on Android and iOS.

By using Cosmic Facts, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the app.

Cosmic Facts is designed with a privacy-first, offline-first approach. Here is what we collect and what we do not:

What we collect:

• App preferences (theme, notification settings) stored locally on your device
• Learning progress and quiz scores stored locally on your device
• Bookmarked articles and saved items stored locally on your device
• Interests you select during onboarding, stored locally
• Anonymous usage data through Firebase Analytics (crash reports, general usage patterns)

What we do NOT collect:

• Your name, email address, or any personal identity information
• Account credentials — no login or sign-up required
• Location data
• Contacts, camera, or microphone access
• Financial or payment information

• To provide and improve the Cosmic Facts app experience
• To remember your preferences and saved content
• To track your learning progress across topics
• To send local push notifications (only if you enable them)
• To fix bugs and improve app stability using crash analytics
• To display relevant space news and content through third-party APIs

Cosmic Facts fetches content from the following free, public APIs. These services have their own privacy policies:

• NASA APIs — Astronomy pictures, EPIC Earth photos, near-Earth asteroids (api.nasa.gov)
• Spaceflight News API — Space news articles (spaceflightnewsapi.net)
• SpaceX API — Rocket launch data (api.spacexdata.com)
• Open Notify API — ISS real-time location (api.open-notify.org)
• Firebase Analytics — Anonymous app analytics (Google)
• NASA EPIC — Earth photos from space (epic.gsfc.nasa.gov)

All your personal data — preferences, progress, bookmarks, quiz scores — is stored exclusively on your device using local storage (Hive database). This data:

• Never leaves your device without your consent
• Is not backed up to our servers
• Can be deleted anytime by uninstalling the app or using "Reset App" in Settings
• Is not linked to any account or identity

Cosmic Facts may send local push notifications for:

• Daily space facts (every morning at 8 AM)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day alerts
• Quiz streak reminders

All notifications are locally scheduled on your device — we do not use remote push notification servers. You can disable notifications anytime in the app Settings or your device's notification settings.

Cosmic Facts is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children under 13. Since we do not require account creation or collect personal data, there is no special risk to younger users.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through our app, please contact us and we will address it promptly.

Since all personal data is stored locally on your device, your data is protected by your device's built-in security (screen lock, encryption). We do not transmit personal data over the internet, which significantly reduces security risks.

Network requests to third-party APIs (NASA, SpaceX, etc.) are made over HTTPS for secure communication.

You have full control over your data:

• Delete all data — Go to Profile → Settings → Reset App
• Clear cache — Go to Profile → Settings → Clear Cache
• Disable notifications — Toggle off in Profile → Settings
• Uninstall — Removes all locally stored data permanently

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed.