Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

The Acoustic Binaural Meditation App and its support website (acousticbinaural.com) are operated by Shaun Oster Consulting, 3720 Manderina Ct, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our app or website. By using our services, you agree to this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following information:

• Push Notification Token: If you enable push notifications, we collect a device-specific token to send notifications. This is handled by Expo (iOS) and Firebase (Android).
• Email Address and Name: If you submit the optional form on our website’s news pages, we may collect your email address and name for newsletters or support.
• Website Usage Data: Our website may collect non-identifiable data, such as IP addresses, browser types, and page views, via Google Analytics or similar tools.

 

1.5 In-App Purchase and Subscription Data

• Purchase History: We may receive confirmation of completed purchases and subscription status from Apple App Store or Google Play Store to verify premium access.
• Device ID: We generate and store a unique device identifier to track trial usage and prevent abuse of trial periods.
• Subscription Status: We track your subscription state (active, expired, cancelled) to provide appropriate app features.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Send push notifications about app updates or features (push token).
• Provide news updates or respond to support requests (email and name).
• Analyze website usage to improve our services (usage data).
• Verify subscription status and provide premium features
• Track trial usage to prevent abuse of free trial periods
• Process in-app purchases and manage subscription access

3. Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect data:

• Expo (iOS): Handles push notifications for iOS and may collect device information.
• Firebase (Android): Manages push notifications for Android and may collect device information or app instance IDs.
• Email Form Provider: Our Elementor form may integrate with a service (e.g., Mailchimp) to manage subscriptions, which may collect data like IP addresses.
• Google Analytics: Collects website usage data to understand visitor behavior.
• Apple App Store / Google Play Store: Processes payments and provides purchase verification data
• In-App Purchase Services: We use react-native-iap to manage subscriptions, which may collect purchase-related data

These providers have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or share your personal information, except:

• With service providers (e.g., Expo, Firebase, Mailchimp) to operate our app and website.
• As required by law or to protect our rights.

5. Data Retention

We retain push tokens until you disable notifications, email addresses and names until you unsubscribe, and usage data for analytics purposes. You can request deletion by contacting us. Device IDs and subscription data are retained for the duration of your subscription plus 1 year for customer support purposes

6. Children’s Privacy

Our app is suitable for all ages, but we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent, per COPPA. If you are under 13, please obtain parental permission before providing data. Contact us if we’ve collected a child’s data without consent, and we’ll delete it.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR for EU, CCPA for California), you may have rights to:

• Access, correct, or delete your data.
• Opt out of data collection (e.g., unsubscribe from emails or disable notifications).
• Request information about data practices.

Contact us to exercise these rights.

8. Security

We use reasonable measures to protect your data, but no system is fully secure. Notify us of any security concerns.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. Changes will be posted here, with significant updates communicated via the app or website.

10. Contact Us

For questions or to manage your data, contact Shaun Oster Consulting at support@acousticbinaural.com or 3720 Manderina Ct, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.