Effective Date: July 19, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how AALROOT collects, uses, and discloses your information in connection with your use of the AALROOT Smart Tank mobile application (the "App"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently.
The AALROOT Smart Tank App is designed to monitor your water tank in real-time and allow you to control the tank's on/off functions and settings directly from your mobile device.
1. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide Directly:
- Authentication Information: We collect your phone number for login and verification purposes within the App.
- Account Information (Provided at Device Purchase): When you purchase an AALROOT Smart Tank device, we collect your username and other relevant information to set up your account. This information is linked to your device and enables full functionality within the App.
- Irrigation System Data: This includes motor configurations, schedules, historical usage data, and other settings you configure within the App related to your AALROOT Smart Tank.
b. Automatically Collected Information:
- Device Information: We collect information about your device, such as device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and network status, to ensure compatibility and optimize App performance.
- Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with the App, including features used, duration of use, and crash logs, to analyze and improve the App's functionality and user experience.
- Location Data: We collect approximate location data (derived from IP address or Wi-Fi information) solely for providing relevant weather information within the App. We do not collect precise GPS location data.
- Notification Tokens: We collect notification tokens to enable the delivery of important irrigation alerts and other relevant notifications from the App.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To Provide App Functionality: To enable core App features such as secure login, monitoring of your water tank, and remote control of your AALROOT Smart Tank device settings.
- To Analyze and Improve: To understand how users interact with our App, analyze performance, identify areas for improvement, and develop new features.
- To Notify Users: To send important alerts and notifications related to your water tank's status and irrigation events.
- To Ensure Security: To protect our services, detect and prevent fraud, and maintain the integrity of our systems.
- To Fulfill Legal Compliance Requirements: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our App and services. These include:
- Google Firebase: For authentication, analytics, and crash reporting services.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- comply with a legal obligation,
- protect and defend the rights or property of AALROOT,
- act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the App or the public, or
- protect against legal liability.
4. Data Retention
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to provide you with the services you requested, to operate our business, or to fulfill our legal obligations.
5. Your Choices & Rights
- Notifications: You can manage your notification preferences for the AALROOT Smart Tank App through your mobile device's settings.
- Data Access and Deletion: To request access to your personal data or to request its deletion, please contact us at aalrootapp@gmail.com. If you wish to delete your account information collected at the time of device purchase, please contact our organization directly.
6. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
7. Children's Privacy
The AALROOT Smart Tank App is designed for use by individuals of all ages. If we become aware that we have unintentionally collected personal data from a minor without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers promptly upon request from a parent or guardian.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to check back periodically for any updates. Your continued use of the App after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: aalrootapp@gmail.com