DropBeat Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 26, 2026

Effective Date: March 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how DropBeat ("the App"), developed by William Miller ("we," "us," or "our"), handles your information.

1. Information Collection and Use

DropBeat is designed to help you track water waste. To improve the app and promote water conservation, we collect certain types of data:

  • Anonymous Calculation Data: If you opt in to analytics, the app may send the resulting yearly leak estimate (for example, "1,000 gallons per year") to our analytics service. This data is anonymized and is not linked to your name, email, or phone number.
    • Purpose: We use this aggregated data for research and marketing purposes (for example, "DropBeat users have identified X gallons of wasted water").
  • Usage Analytics: If you opt in to analytics, we use third-party tools (Firebase Analytics) to understand how the app is used and to fix bugs.
    • Event Types: We only collect a limited set of events: app open, calculation complete, share tapped, call tapped, and book tapped.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

  • Personal Information: We do not collect names, emails, phone numbers, or precise GPS location.
  • Share Sheet Data: When you use the native "Share" feature, the data is handled entirely by your device's operating system. We never see who you share with or the contents of those messages.

3. Data Retention

We retain anonymous usage data for as long as necessary to improve the app and maintain our aggregate statistics. Because this data is not linked to any individual identity, it cannot be used to identify you.

4. Your Choices

We request explicit consent before collecting non-essential analytics data. On first launch, and any time afterward, you can open the in-app Privacy controls by pressing the PRIVACY button on the main screen. If you press MAYBE LATER from that privacy prompt, you are opting out of analytics collection and analytics remains disabled until you choose to opt in.

5. Contact

For questions, contact: apps [at] williammiller [dot] info .