Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 14, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Bad Day ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience when using our application. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Service").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

  • Account information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and authentication information.
  • Profile information: You may choose to provide additional information such as a username or profile picture.
  • Content you share: Information you post, submit, or share through our Service, including your mood tracking data, comments, and social posts.
  • Communications: Information you provide when you contact us for support or communicate with other users.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use our Service, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Device information: Information about the device you use to access our Service, including hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
  • Log information: Information that your browser or device sends whenever you visit our Service, such as IP address, browser type and settings, access times, and referring website addresses.
  • Usage information: Information about your activity on our Service, such as the features you use, the pages you visit, and the actions you take.
  • Location information: With your consent, we may collect information about your precise or approximate location as determined through data such as IP address.

2.3 Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to understand how you use our Service and to improve your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow us to recognize your browser and remember certain information.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior data in a way that does not identify anyone as an individual. This data includes:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • How you arrived at the site (search engine, direct link, social media, etc.)
  • Approximate geographic location (country/region level, derived from IP address)
  • Device type, browser, and operating system

The information generated by the Google Analytics cookie about your use of this website is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Google Analytics cookies are only activated if you click Accept in our cookie consent banner. If you click Decline, no analytics cookies are set and no tracking data is collected. You can change your preferences at any time via the “Cookie preferences” link in the footer.

You can also opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
  • Process and complete transactions
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Develop new products and services
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Service
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
  • Personalize your experience by providing content and features that match your profile and interests
  • Aggregate anonymized statistical data regarding your mood patterns and usage of our Service

4. Sharing of Information

We may share information about you in the following circumstances:

  • With other users in accordance with the privacy settings you establish
  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of us or others
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company
  • With your consent or at your direction

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

5. Data Retention

We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it. We may retain certain information for legitimate business purposes or as required by law.

6. Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from our Service may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via email.

7. Your Choices

7.1 Account Information

You may update, correct, or delete your account information at any time by logging into your account settings. If you wish to delete your account, please contact us, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

7.2 Cookies

When you first visit our website, we ask for your consent before placing any analytics cookies. You can accept or decline cookies using the banner that appears at the bottom of the page. You can also change your preferences at any time by clicking “Cookie preferences” in the footer of any page.

Additionally, most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our Service.

7.3 Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.

9. International Data Transfers

We are based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing our Service from outside the United States, please be aware that information collected through the Service will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States. The data protection laws of the United States might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using our Service, you consent to your information being transferred to the United States for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on our Service prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@baddayapp.com