Privacy Policy

Abecedica · Last updated 12 November 2026 · Sažetak na hrvatskom

The short version: Abecedica collects no personal data. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking SDKs; the only outside code is the store's own purchase and rating tools from Apple or Google. Nothing you or your child do in the app leaves the device. This policy covers the app on iPhone and iPad (App Store) and on Android (Google Play).

What the app stores on the device

• The child's first name, typed by the parent, so the badger can greet the child. It is used only for the greeting text and speech.
• Learning progress: stars per round, and which letters, syllables, words and sentences were answered correctly or missed, so the app can repeat what the child is still learning.
• Settings: language, voice, speech speed, sizes, sounds, haptics.

All of this lives in the app's own storage on the device. On iPhone and iPad it is also part of the device's own backup if backups are enabled; on Android the app opts out of Google backup and device-to-device transfer, so nothing is copied anywhere. Deleting the app deletes it. “Erase stars and memory” in Settings erases progress.

Your rights: see, copy, erase

Everything Abecedica keeps lives on your device, and we hold nothing on any server. In the app, Settings → My data (behind the parent gate) shows what is stored, saves a copy as a JSON file, and erases all of it, which also takes the app back to its first screen. Deleting the app erases it too. For any question about your data, write to hello@abecedica.com.

The child's name and the voice

The badger says the child's name in his own voice without any connection: the app ships with recordings of the common first names used in Croatia (Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and international). For a name that is not among them, the device's built-in Croatian voice says it, or a parent can record the name once on the device; that recording never leaves it. The name is never sent anywhere.

In the story the child can read a sentence aloud and hear it back. That recording stays on the device and is erased by the next sentence. The microphone is used only for this and for the parent's name recording.

What the app does not do

• It does not collect device identifiers, location, contacts, photos, or usage statistics.
• It does not show ads or offer sign-in of any kind. The first three worlds are free; the one optional purchase, «Full Abecedica», unlocks the rest and goes through the App Store or Google Play.
• It does not open links or mail without a parent gate.

How long data is kept

• On the device: the child's name, boy or girl, stars, learning progress and a parent's name recording are kept only on the device, for as long as the app is installed. Erasing them in Settings → My data, or deleting the app, removes them at once and for good.
• At Apple or Google: the «Full Abecedica» purchase belongs to the parent's Apple Account or Google account and is kept by Apple or Google Play under their terms. We do not receive the buyer's name or account.
• On our side: nothing from the app. An email you send us (a suggestion, a question or a progress summary) is kept in our mailbox and deleted 12 months after the conversation ends, or sooner on request.

Children

Abecedica is made for children learning to read. Because it collects no personal information, it complies with COPPA, the GDPR's rules for children, Apple's Kids Category requirements and Google Play's Families policy by design.

Writing to us

“Write to us” in the app opens your own mail app with a draft addressed to us containing the app version and the system version (iOS or Android). Sending it is up to you; we use what you send only to answer you.

“Send us progress” (Settings → Help us, behind the parent gate) opens your mail app the same way, with a short summary of how far the child has got: the worlds and stars, which letters are known or still mixed up, rounds left unfinished, how often the purchase offer was shown, days played and the main settings. The summary contains no name, and you can read or change it before sending. Nothing is sent unless you send it. We use these summaries only to see where children get stuck and make Abecedica better, and keep them like any other email.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is published at this address with a new date.

Contact

Marija Tarar · hello@abecedica.com

Sažetak na hrvatskom

Abecedica ne prikuplja osobne podatke: nema računa, oglasa, analitike ni SDK-ova za praćenje; jedini vanjski kod su alati trgovine (Apple ili Google) za kupnju i ocjenu. Ime djeteta, napredak i postavke ostaju na uređaju. Jazavac izgovara ime bez interneta: snimke čestih imena (hrvatskih, srpskih, bosanskih i međunarodnih) ugrađene su u aplikaciju, a ostala imena govori glas s uređaja ili roditeljeva snimka. Ime se nikamo ne šalje. U priči dijete može pročitati rečenicu naglas i čuti sebe: ta snimka ostaje na uređaju i briše se već sa sljedećom rečenicom. U aplikaciji, Postavke → Moji podaci (iza roditeljske provjere) pokazuju što je spremljeno, spremaju kopiju i brišu sve. Podaci na uređaju čuvaju se dok je aplikacija instalirana i brišu se odmah, gumbom ili brisanjem aplikacije. Prva tri svijeta su besplatna; ostalo otključava jedna kupnja «Cijela Abecedica» preko App Storea ili Google Playa. Kupnju čuva Apple uz tvoj Apple račun, odnosno Google Play uz tvoj Google račun; mi ne vidimo ni ime ni račun kupca. Na Androidu je sigurnosna kopija isključena, pa podaci ne napuštaju uređaj. Postavke → «Pošalji nam napredak» otvara tvoju e-poštu sa sažetkom napretka bez imena djeteta (svjetovi, zvjezdice, što zna i što miješa, prekinute runde, glavne postavke); šalje se samo ako ga ti pošalješ, a služi nam da vidimo gdje djeca zapnu. E-poštu koju nam pošalješ brišemo 12 mjeseci nakon završetka razgovora, ili ranije na zahtjev. Pitanja: hello@abecedica.com.