Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 September 2026

1. Who we are

Curiously ("we", "us", "our") is a mobile learning app operated by Ferbotz. This Privacy Policy applies to the Curiously mobile app and the services provided through it (together, the "Service").

2. Our approach to children's privacy

Curiously is intended for children, so we design the Service to be safe and privacy-protective. We aim to comply with the children's-privacy laws that apply to us, which may include the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the EU/UK GDPR (including its protections for children), and Google Play's Families policies. In particular:

• We collect only the information needed to run the Service.
• A child does not need to create an account or give any personal details to read the daily science content or take its quiz.
• We do not show behavioural advertising and do not use children's data for advertising.
• We do not knowingly collect more personal information from a child than is reasonably necessary.
• Parents and guardians can review or request deletion of their child's information (see "Your choices and parental rights").

3. Information we collect

a. When used without signing in (anonymous)

• A device identifier. When the app is first opened it creates a random ID stored on the device (sent to us as an X-Device-Id). It lets us remember reading progress, the chosen age range, and daily-usage limits without asking for any personal details. It is not a phone number or a government identifier. If you email us through "Contact support" in the app, the email includes this ID, so we can find that device's data when you ask.
• Learning activity. Which concepts have been recommended and read, the selected age range (8-10, 11-12 or 13-15), and the dates on which concepts were finished (used to show a reading streak).
• Quiz answers. Each concept ends with a short multiple-choice quiz. We keep the option chosen for each question, the score, whether the quiz was passed, how many times it has been tried, and when. Only the latest quiz attempt for each concept is kept; each new attempt replaces the one before.
• Question counts. How many questions have been asked on the device each day and when its free trial started, so we can apply the free-trial limits.

b. If you choose to sign in with Google (optional)

• Your Google account's name, email address, Google account ID, and the link to your profile photo, so progress can be saved to an account and restored on another device. Signing in is optional and the app works without it; it is needed only to buy a subscription.
• When you sign in, the reading progress, age range, quiz answers and questions already made on that device are moved to your account.

c. Questions and "ask a doubt" content

• The text of questions asked in the app, and the answers given.
• Optionally, a photo or a short voice recording if the child chooses to attach one to a question. These are used to understand and answer the question (see "How answers are generated") and may be stored so the conversation can be shown again in history.

d. Subscriptions

• If a premium subscription is purchased, our payments partner (RevenueCat, together with the app store) tells us the subscription status and expiry date. The actual payment details (card numbers and similar) are handled by the app store and RevenueCat - we never receive or store them.

e. Basic technical logs

• Our servers keep standard logs of each request - such as which feature was requested, the time, the result, and the network (IP) address and browser or device type it came from - to operate and secure the Service. They are designed not to record the content of what is sent, such as the text of questions.

We do not intentionally collect precise location, contacts, or advertising identifiers.

4. How answers are generated (AI)

When a question is asked, the question text - and any attached photo or voice recording - is sent to Google's Gemini AI service so it can generate an age-appropriate explanation, together with the earlier questions and answers in the same conversation. When the question is about a concept the child is reading, the text of that concept is sent with it so the answer stays on topic. Google processes this content to return an answer. Please avoid including personal information in questions or photos. AI answers are for learning and may occasionally be incomplete or inaccurate (see our Terms & Conditions).

5. How we use information

• Show the daily concept and let children read the library.
• Check quiz answers, mark a concept as read when more than half are right, and show a reading streak.
• Answer questions and "doubts", grounded in the concept being read.
• Remember progress and the chosen age range, and restore them if signed in.
• Apply the free-trial limits and manage subscriptions.
• Keep the Service safe, fix problems, and improve it.

6. Service providers we share with

We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for advertising. We share limited information with trusted providers only so they can perform services for us:

• Google (Gemini AI) - to generate answers from questions, photos, and audio.
• Amazon Web Services - hosts our servers and database, and stores the images used in the science concepts.
• Google Cloud - stores photos and voice recordings attached to questions, where these are kept.
• RevenueCat and the app stores (Google Play / Apple) - to manage subscriptions and process payments.
• Google Sign-In - only if you choose to sign in.

These providers may use the information only to provide their services to us. We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the safety and rights of users.

7. Data retention and deletion

We keep information only while it is needed to provide the Service:

• Learning progress, quiz answers and conversations are kept until you delete them or ask us to. For quizzes, only the latest attempt at each concept is ever kept.
• Account information (if you signed in) is kept until you ask us to delete the account.
• Server logs are kept only as long as needed to operate and secure the Service.

Conversations and their attachments can be deleted from within the app. You can also ask us to delete a child's information, or a whole account, by emailing support@ferbotz.com; we complete verified requests within 30 days, unless the law requires us to keep something. Deleted data may remain in backup copies for up to a further 90 days. Our Account Deletion page lists exactly what is deleted and what is kept.

8. Security

Connections to our servers are encrypted (HTTPS), and access to stored information is limited to the people and systems that need it to run the Service. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to keep your child's data protected.

9. Your choices and parental rights

• Use anonymously. The app works without signing in.
• Attachments are optional. Photos and voice recordings are only sent if the child chooses to add one.
• Delete content. Conversations can be deleted in the app: in History, press and hold a conversation, tap Delete and confirm.
• Access or delete a child's data. Parents and guardians can email us to review, correct or delete their child's information, or to delete an account - see our Account Deletion page.
• Manage subscriptions. Through your app-store account settings.

10. Advertising

Curiously does not display third-party advertisements and does not use children's information for behavioural or targeted advertising.

11. International data transfers

Our servers are hosted in India. Some of our providers - including Google, which generates answers, and RevenueCat - may process information in other countries. Where required, we take steps to protect information transferred across borders.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will change the "Last updated" date above and, for significant changes, provide a notice in the app where appropriate.

13. Contact us

For any privacy question or request - including reviewing or deleting your child's information - contact Ferbotz at support@ferbotz.com.