Privacy Policy

Overview

Zodiscope (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and store it, and the choices you have. By using Zodiscope, you agree to the practices described here.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. Ever. All data is stored in the United States via Google Cloud infrastructure.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

Account & Profile Data

• Email address (required to create an account)
• Display name (optional)
• Birth date, birth time, and birth location — used to calculate your natal chart and generate personalized readings

Usage Data

• Pages visited, features used, and interactions within the app
• Device type, browser, operating system, and IP address
• Referring URLs and approximate geographic region (country/city level)

Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session, remember preferences (such as dark mode), and collect aggregate analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may limit some functionality.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Generate your natal chart and personalized horoscope readings
• Create and maintain your account
• Improve the Service through aggregate, anonymized analysis of usage patterns
• Send transactional emails (e.g., password resets, important account notices)
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your birth data or personal readings for advertising profiling.

3. How We Store Your Data

Your data is stored in Google Cloud / Firebase infrastructure located in the United States. Specifically:

• Firebase Authentication — manages your account credentials. Passwords are never stored in plaintext.
• Cloud Firestore — stores your profile, birth data, and reading history.
• Google Cloud Run — processes horoscope generation requests. Requests are not persistently logged beyond standard infrastructure monitoring.

Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest using Google’s default encryption.

4. Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the public marketing site (zodiscope.io). Google Analytics uses cookies and collects anonymized data such as page views, session duration, and traffic sources.

Analytics data is aggregated and not tied to your personal account. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

5. Third-Party Services

We work with a limited set of trusted third-party services to operate Zodiscope. Each has its own privacy policy:

• Firebase Auth & Firestore (Google) — authentication and database storage
• Google Cloud Run — serverless compute for horoscope microservices
• astrology-api.io — third-party astrology calculation API. Only your birth data is sent, no email or identifying information.
• Google Analytics — anonymized usage analytics on the marketing site

We do not share your personal information with any advertising networks, data brokers, or unaffiliated third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account:

• Your profile, birth data, and reading history are deleted from Firestore within 30 days.
• Your authentication record is removed from Firebase Auth.
• Aggregate, anonymized analytics data is not tied to your identity and is retained for service improvement purposes.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — update inaccurate or incomplete information via your account settings
• Deletion — request deletion of your account and associated data
• Export / Portability — request an export of your data in a machine-readable format
• Opt-out of sale — we do not sell personal data, so no opt-out is needed, but you may contact us to confirm

GDPR (EEA/UK users): Our lawful basis for processing is contract performance (to provide the Service) and legitimate interests (security, analytics). You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

CCPA (California residents): You have the right to know what personal information is collected, to delete it, and to opt out of its sale. We do not sell personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@zodiscope.io. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children’s Privacy

Zodiscope is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it promptly. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at hello@zodiscope.io.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top and, where appropriate, notify you via email or an in-app notice. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

Zodiscope
Email: hello@zodiscope.io