Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Phonics and Spelling (in.rjappstudio.phonicsandspelling) is published by RJ App Studio.

What the app does

This app is an educational game for learning letter sounds, phonics, and simple word spelling, designed for children ages 3–7. It works fully offline, and does not require account creation, sign-in, or any personal information to play. One child profile (a name and an avatar chosen from a fixed set) can be set up per device; this profile stays on the device and is never transmitted anywhere.

Advertising

The app uses the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob) to show rewarded video and interstitial ads only — never banner ads. All ad requests are made under Google's child-directed treatment and under-age-of-consent settings, so ads are served on a contextual basis only, with no behavioral or interest-based targeting. Google and its partners may process device and network information that is needed to deliver ads, prevent fraud, measure ad performance, and maintain the ads service.

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services

Rewarded video is always optional and initiated by the child or parent tapping a clear "Watch to unlock" button — it is never required to progress through the core lessons, and is never auto-played.

In-app purchases

This app does not offer any in-app purchases or subscriptions. There is no ad-removal purchase or any other paid feature.

On-device preferences

The app stores a small amount of data locally on the device, including the child's profile (name and chosen avatar), lesson progress and stars, streak count, unlocked stickers, and sound/music settings. This data stays on the device, is never transmitted anywhere, and is used only to remember the player's preferences and progress. Uninstalling the app or using the "Reset Progress" option in Parent Zone permanently clears this data.

Analytics

The app uses Firebase Analytics in child-directed mode to record aggregate, non-identifying events (such as a lesson being completed or a streak day being reached) so we can understand which lessons are used. No advertising identifiers, names, or other personal information are collected as part of this.

External links & Parent Zone

Settings such as sound/music toggles, resetting progress, and this privacy policy link are only reachable from the Parent Zone screen, which is protected by a simple parental gate (a math problem) so a young child cannot access or leave the app to an external page unsupervised.

What the app does not do

• No account registration or sign-in
• No user-generated content, chat, or social features
• No collection of email addresses, photos, location, or other personal information
• No banner ads or native ads
• No biometric data collection
• No in-app purchases of any kind

Children's privacy

This app is designed and directed at children and is operated in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Google Play's Families Policy. It does not knowingly collect personal information from children. Advertising is limited to contextual, non-personalized ads served under Google's child-directed API settings, and any setting that could affect a child's experience is protected by a Parent Gate. Parents or guardians should review this policy and supervise device use.

Contact

For privacy questions about this app, contact RJ App Studio at officialrjappstudio@gmail.com.