1. Scope and controller
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, shared, retained and protected when you use the Modi mobile app (the "App") and the website at tidemobileapp.com/modi (the "Site"), and what rights you have.
The Modi mobile app (iOS and Android) and the website at tidemobileapp.com/modi are operated by an individual developer based in Adana, Türkiye, doing business under the TideMobile brand. In this document, "TideMobile", "we", "us" and "our" refer to this developer. TideMobile is the data controller for the processing described here.
Contact: tidemobile.contact@gmail.com
The Turkish versions of our legal texts (including the KVKK disclosure for users in Türkiye) are available on the Turkish privacy page. If the Turkish and English versions differ, the Turkish version prevails for users in Türkiye.
2. Data we process
Your name or nickname, email address, user ID and email verification status. We cannot see your password; it is stored securely by our authentication provider. If you sign in with Google, we receive the name and email address of your Google account.
The name you give your cat, avatar, theme and language preferences; XP, level, fish balance and virtual items; daily streak; journeys and tasks you start or complete; names of tests you complete; articles you like; Suspended Fish (Askıda Balık) donation and claim records; your daily chat count.
The daily mood you select in the mood calendar and its date. Because it relates to your mental state, we treat it as health data (special category data) and process it based on your explicit consent.
Your answers and scores are calculated on your device and are not sent to our servers. We only store which tests you have completed. A result document is created on your device only if you choose to, and if you email it, you send it yourself from your own email app.
Your message and the recent conversation context needed for a coherent reply are sent through our server to Google's Gemini AI service to generate a response. Your name and email address are not sent. Your chat history is not stored on our servers; it is kept encrypted on your device and can be deleted in the App. A short excerpt of messages that trigger our safety rules may be logged in a limited way to prevent abuse and keep the service safe.
Health information you share in the chat is also special category data.The text, tag, avatar, display name and time of posts you share. Other Modi users can see them. When you report a post or block a user, the post text and action record are processed for moderation and sent to our team.
If you allow notifications, a push token for your device so we can send them. Reminders are scheduled on your device.
Subscription status, product, purchase and renewal dates and store transaction IDs. Payment card details are handled by Apple or Google and are never shared with us.
In the free version, rewarded ads that you choose to watch are served by Google AdMob and requested as non-personalized ads. AdMob may process device identifiers (such as the Android advertising ID), IP address and ad interaction data for ad delivery, frequency capping and fraud prevention. We do not request permission to track you across apps on iOS.
IP address, time of request, device and operating system information and error logs, used to secure sign-in, email verification, password reset and the contact form and to prevent abuse.
If you use the contact form on the Site: your name, email address, subject, device type (optional) and message. If you email us: the information in your email.
What we do not collect
We do not access your location, contacts, photos, camera or microphone. We do not ask for ID numbers, postal addresses or payment card details. Please do not share ID numbers, addresses, phone numbers, payment details or other people's personal data in the chat or the community.
3. How we use your data
- To create your account, verify your identity and manage your session;
- To provide App features: AI chat, mood calendar, journeys, tests, meditations, gamification and community;
- To save your progress and let you continue on other devices with the same account;
- To verify subscriptions and purchases and provide Premium access;
- To send notifications and reminders if you allow them;
- To keep the community safe, review reports and remove content that breaks the rules;
- To prevent abuse, fraud and unauthorized access and keep the service secure;
- To answer support, contact and privacy requests;
- To show rewarded ads that you start in the free version;
- To fix bugs and improve the service;
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights in disputes.
We do not sell your personal data and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not build advertising profiles about you. We do not make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects for you.
4. Legal bases
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we rely on: performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)) for your account and App features; legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)); legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) for security, abuse prevention, moderation, answering your messages, improving the service and showing rewarded ads; and your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) and 9(2)(a)) for mood entries and health information you share in the chat.
For users in Türkiye, the corresponding legal bases under Law No. 6698 (KVKK), Articles 5, 6 and 9, apply as described in the Turkish texts.
5. Who we share data with
- Google (Firebase): authentication, database, server functions and hosting;
- Google (Gemini API): generating AI chat replies; Google processes this data under its own terms and privacy policy;
- Google (AdMob): rewarded ads in the free version;
- RevenueCat: subscription and purchase management;
- Expo: delivering push notifications;
- Apple and Google: app stores, payments, subscriptions, refunds and Google Sign-In;
- Email and hosting providers: verification codes, password reset, support and moderation messages, and hosting the Site;
- Other Modi users: only the posts you share in the community with your display name and avatar. Suspended Fish donations are anonymous for both sender and recipient;
- Public authorities and courts: only where required by law.
6. International transfers
Our service providers may store and process data outside your country, including in the European Union and the United States. Where required, transfers rely on appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, and for transfers from Türkiye on the safeguards set out in Article 9 of the KVKK or your explicit consent.
7. How long we keep data
- Account and App data: as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your sign-in account, profile and App data are deleted.
- Chat history: not stored on our servers; kept on your device, limited to your recent messages, until you delete it.
- Community posts: until you or we remove them. After deleting your account you can ask us to remove your posts as described on the Account and Data Deletion page.
- Security, moderation and abuse records: as long as needed for their purpose and for applicable limitation periods.
- Support messages: until your request is resolved and then as long as needed for possible disputes.
- Purchase records: as required by store rules and applicable law.
When a retention period ends, data is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data: data is encrypted in transit, access is restricted through authorization, sensitive information on your device is stored encrypted and the service is monitored for abuse. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. If a personal data breach occurs, we will notify the competent authority and affected users as required by law.
9. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or port your personal data, to restrict or object to processing, to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing) and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Users in Türkiye have the rights listed in Article 11 of the KVKK. California residents have the right to know, delete and correct personal information and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights; we do not sell or share personal information.
In the App
- Change your profile and preferences on the Profile screen.
- Delete your chat history with the clear option on the chat screen.
- Delete your account with the "Hesabı Sil" (Delete Account) option on the Profile screen.
- Turn off notifications in your device settings; rewarded ads are only shown when you start them.
For any other request, email tidemobile.contact@gmail.com. We respond within 30 days, free of charge. We may ask you to verify your identity.
10. Children
Modi is not directed to children under 13 and children under 13 may not use it. Users aged 13 to 18 may use Modi only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. If we learn that we have processed personal data of a child under 13, we will close the account and delete the data. Please contact tidemobile.contact@gmail.com if you believe this has happened.
11. Explicit consent
Your explicit consent is required, separately for each item, for: (a) processing your mood entries and health information you share in the AI chat, and (b) where no other legal transfer mechanism applies, transferring your data to servers abroad. Consent must be specific, informed and freely given; pre-ticked boxes or silence do not count as consent. If you do not give it, you may not be able to use the mood calendar and AI chat, but other features are not affected. You can withdraw consent at any time by emailing tidemobile.contact@gmail.com.
12. Cookies on the Site
The Modi website does not use cookies, analytics, advertising or third-party tracking tools. Fonts and images are served from our own server. When you close the announcement bar, a single non-identifying entry is saved in your browser's local storage so the bar stays closed; it is never sent to us or to third parties. Our hosting provider may process technical data such as IP addresses in its server logs for security and service delivery.
13. Changes
We may update this policy. The current version is always published on this page with its last updated date. We will announce material changes in the App or by email before they take effect.
14. Contact
For any privacy question, request or complaint: tidemobile.contact@gmail.com
Questions about your data?
Write to us at tidemobile.contact@gmail.com and we will reply within 30 days.