Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 2026
Time Telling for Kids ("App", "Application") is developed and published by Bharat Apps Infotech ("we", "our", or "us").
We value the privacy and safety of all users, especially children. This Privacy Policy explains what information the Application collects, how it is used, and the choices available to parents and users.
By using the Application, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
1. About the Application
Time Telling for Kids is an educational mobile application designed to help children learn how to read and set analog and digital clocks through interactive lessons, guided practice, quizzes, games, and visual learning activities.
The Application is designed for children and families and follows the Google Play Families Policy, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and applicable privacy regulations.
2. Information We Collect
We follow a strict data minimization approach.
Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect, request, store, transmit, or share personal information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Home address
- Date of birth
- Contacts
- Photos
- Videos
- Messages
- Files
- Payment information
- Precise location
- Biometric information
The Application does not require users to create an account or sign in.
Educational Progress
The Application stores educational progress locally on your own device, including:
- Quiz scores
- Earned stars
- Completed lessons
- Selected clock skins
- Language preference
- App settings
This information never leaves your device and is never transmitted to our servers.
Information Processed by Google Mobile Ads (AdMob)
The Application displays advertisements using Google Mobile Ads (AdMob).
Although Bharat Apps Infotech does not collect or store advertising data, Google's advertising services may automatically process limited technical information necessary to display advertisements, improve service reliability, detect fraud, and comply with applicable laws.
Depending on your device and Google's services, this information may include:
- Device information
- Operating system version
- App version
- IP address
- Advertising Identifier (where applicable)
- Approximate location derived from IP address
- Diagnostic information
- Crash information
- Ad performance information
This information is processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Bharat Apps Infotech does not access, store, or sell this information.
3. Children's Privacy
This Application is specifically designed for children.
To help protect children, we have implemented the following safeguards:
- No account registration
- No user profiles
- No social networking
- No chat features
- No behavioral advertising
- No personalized advertising
- No user tracking for advertising purposes
- No collection of personal information from children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.
If a parent or guardian believes that personal information has been unintentionally collected, please contact us so we can investigate the matter.
4. Advertising
The Application uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to support continued development.
The advertising system is configured to comply with the Google Play Families Policy by enabling child-directed settings, including:
- Child-directed treatment enabled
- Under-age-of-consent treatment enabled
- General audience ("G") maximum ad content rating
- Non-personalized advertisements
- No behavioral advertising
- No interest-based advertising
- No remarketing
Advertisements displayed inside the Application are intended to be family-friendly.
5. Rewarded Advertisements
The Application may provide optional rewarded advertisements.
Watching a rewarded advertisement is completely optional and may unlock cosmetic features such as additional clock themes or designs.
Educational content is not permanently restricted behind rewarded advertisements.
6. Third-Party Services
The Application uses the following third-party services:
- Google Mobile Ads (AdMob)
- Google Play Services
- Google Play Billing (if premium purchases become available)
These services may process limited technical information according to their own privacy policies.
Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdMob:
https://support.google.com/admob
7. Local Storage
The Application stores certain information locally on your own device using secure operating system storage.
Examples include:
- Quiz progress
- Stars earned
- Lesson completion
- Selected language
- Clock themes
- Settings
This information:
- stays on your device
- is not uploaded to our servers
- is not shared with third parties
- is not used for advertising
8. Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information.
We do not rent user information.
We do not share personal information with advertisers.
We do not create advertising profiles.
The only information processed by third parties is limited technical information required for advertising services provided by Google.
9. Device Permissions
The Application is designed to request only the permissions necessary for its intended functionality.
The Application does not request access to:
- Camera
- Microphone
- Contacts
- SMS
- Phone
- Calendar
- Call Logs
- Precise Location
- Background Location
- Media Library
- Files and Documents
10. External Links and Parental Gate
To help protect children, every action that leaves the Application is protected by a Parental Gate.
Examples include:
- Rating the Application
- Sharing the Application
- Sending developer feedback
- Opening the Privacy Policy
- Visiting external websites
Before these actions occur, an adult verification challenge must be successfully completed.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to help protect user information.
Security measures include:
- Local device storage
- Android application sandboxing
- Secure operating system storage mechanisms
- Limited third-party integrations
- No remote database
- No cloud synchronization
- No user accounts
While no electronic system can guarantee absolute security, we strive to follow industry best practices.
12. Data Retention
Because the Application stores information locally:
- Educational progress remains on the device until deleted by the user.
- Uninstalling the Application generally removes locally stored data (subject to your device's backup and restore settings).
- Users may also reset progress using the in-app Reset Progress feature or by clearing the application's storage from Android Settings.
We do not retain user information on our own servers.
Third-party service providers such as Google may retain technical information according to their own privacy policies.
13. International Data Transfers
Third-party services used by the Application, including Google Mobile Ads, may process information on servers located in multiple countries.
Any such processing is governed by Google's own privacy and security practices.
14. Your Rights
Depending on applicable privacy laws, parents and users may have rights regarding information processed by third-party services.
Because Bharat Apps Infotech does not maintain user accounts or store personal information on its own servers, we cannot access, modify, or delete information that we do not possess.
To remove locally stored data, users may:
- Open Android Settings.
- Tap Apps.
- Select Time Telling for Kids.
- Open Storage.
- Choose Clear Storage or Clear Data.
Alternatively, uninstalling the Application will remove locally stored information, subject to your device's backup settings.
15. Compliance
This Application has been designed with consideration for:
- Google Play Families Policy
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- GDPR and GDPR-K (where applicable)
- Applicable child privacy laws
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, platform policies, or Application functionality.
When changes are made, the Last Updated date at the top of this document will be revised.
Continued use of the Application after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
17. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
Developer: Bharat Apps Infotech
Email: bharatappsinfotech@gmail.com