PeerReady — Privacy Policy

PeerReady (“the App”) is an educational mobile application that helps users practice decision-making, communication, drug prevention, and overdose awareness through interactive scenarios.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, shared, and retained when you use PeerReady.

Please review this policy before using the App. The App is intended for users aged 13 and older.

The information processed by PeerReady depends on the features you use and the App's technical implementation.

A. Device Identifier

The App may use a device identifier (deviceId) to associate activity and progress with a particular device.

This identifier may be used to:

• Maintain progress across practice sessions.
• Associate selected responses with practice situations.
• Track which educational skills have been practiced.
• Record which emergency information steps have been reviewed.
• Reset progress for testing or when requested through an available App feature.

A device identifier is not necessarily anonymous. Depending on how it is generated and linked to other information, it may qualify as personal data under applicable privacy laws.

B. Practice Activity and Progress

When you interact with practice scenarios, the backend may process or store information such as:

• Situation identifiers and practice activity.
• Choices selected during branching conversations.
• Conversation steps and associated outcomes.
• Skills marked as practiced.
• Progress counters and completion status.
• Emergency education steps marked as reviewed.

This information supports the App's progress and learning features.

C. Information Sent to AI Services

PeerReady may use Google Gemini to generate new fictional practice scenarios and dialogue.

When an AI-generation request is made, relevant prompts, scenario requirements, and other information included in the request may be sent to the AI provider for processing.

The App is designed for educational practice and does not require users to provide their real names, personal stories, medical histories, or other sensitive personal information to complete fictional scenarios.

The handling of information by an AI provider may also be subject to that provider's terms and privacy policies.

D. Technical and Diagnostic Information

Depending on the App, hosting, and infrastructure configuration, technical information may be processed, including:

• IP addresses and request metadata.
• API access timestamps.
• Error reports and diagnostic logs.
• Device, operating system, or application information.
• Security and abuse-prevention records.

The exact information collected depends on the services and logging settings in use.

E. Information We Do Not Intentionally Require

PeerReady is not designed to require a user account, real name, email address, phone number, or precise location to use its core educational features.

However, third-party infrastructure or optional features may process additional information. We will describe any such collection accurately if those features are introduced.

Information processed through the App may be used to:

• Deliver interactive practice scenarios and educational content.
• Maintain progress and skill-practice status.
• Record emergency-step review activity.
• Generate fictional educational scenarios through AI services.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the App.
• Protect the App against misuse, unauthorized access, and technical failures.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Information may be shared with service providers only as reasonably necessary for operating, securing, and maintaining the App, subject to applicable law and the arrangements in place with those providers.

Potential recipients include:

• AI service providers: To process prompts and generate educational scenarios.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers: To operate the backend and store or process application data.
• Technical service providers: To diagnose errors, maintain security, and support the App.
• Legal or regulatory authorities: Where disclosure is required by law or necessary to respond to valid legal requests.

We do not sell personal information as a business model. Any additional sharing or advertising-related processing, if introduced, should be disclosed in an updated policy before it is implemented.

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, subject to applicable legal, security, and operational requirements.

Progress information may remain associated with a device identifier until it is reset, deleted, or removed under the applicable retention process.

Technical logs, security records, AI-provider records, and backups may have separate retention periods.

The actual retention period depends on the backend configuration, hosting services, AI-provider settings, and operational practices. Where required by law, we will provide further information about applicable retention periods.

PeerReady may provide a reset-progress feature that clears or resets practice progress associated with a device identifier.

To request access to, correction of, or deletion of information associated with your use of the App, contact us at [Your Privacy or Support Email].

Please provide sufficient information for us to locate the relevant records without unnecessarily sharing sensitive personal information.

We will review requests and respond in accordance with applicable law. Some information may need to be retained where legally permitted or required.

PeerReady is intended for users aged 13 and older and may be used by teenagers.

We aim to limit data collection to what is reasonably necessary for the App's educational functionality. We do not intentionally require teenagers to provide personal details to practice fictional scenarios.

Parents and legal guardians who have questions or concerns about information associated with a minor's use of the App may contact us.

If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child in circumstances where applicable law requires parental consent or prohibits the collection, we will take appropriate steps as required by law.

Age-related requirements vary by jurisdiction. Additional safeguards or consent mechanisms may be necessary depending on the App's distribution regions and actual data practices.

We use, or intend to use, reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information processed by the App against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

No internet transmission, application, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should avoid sharing sensitive personal information through the App. We will address security incidents in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

The App's backend, hosting providers, or AI service providers may process information in countries other than the country where the user lives.

Where applicable, we will take steps required by law to protect information transferred internationally.

The specific locations and safeguards depend on the providers and configurations used by the App.

PeerReady may rely on services operated by third parties, including Google Gemini and backend hosting providers.

Those services may process information according to their own policies and contractual arrangements.

Users should review relevant third-party privacy information where appropriate. The App publisher's handling of information remains subject to applicable legal obligations.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

• Request access to personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of personal information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
• Request information about how data is used or shared.
• Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority.

To exercise an applicable right, contact [Your Privacy or Support Email].

We may need to verify a request appropriately before acting on it. We will not deny rights that applicable law grants to you.

The App may display educational overdose-response instructions and a button to call emergency services.

Viewing emergency instructions does not, by itself, mean that an emergency service has been contacted. The availability and behavior of the call feature depend on the device, operating system, and local telecommunications services.

The App does not replace emergency dispatchers or medical professionals. Contact emergency services directly in an actual emergency.

We may update this Privacy Policy when the App's functionality, data practices, service providers, or legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published with a revised “Last Updated” date. Where required by law, we will provide notice or obtain consent before making relevant changes.