Privacy Policy

Last updated October 2, 2026

This policy covers the TapCards app for Android and iPhone and this website, made by Mariano and Sons Productions, Inc. ("we", "us"). It explains what information is involved when you use TapCards and what happens to it.

On your phone only

• Screen captures and screenshots. When you capture your screen or open a screenshot, TapCards finds the text with your phone's own text recognition (Google ML Kit on Android, Apple's Vision on iPhone). The image and the text in it are processed on your phone and are never uploaded. Screenshots you share to TapCards on iPhone stay in the app until you delete them.
• Your cards and study history. Your flashcards, tags, review history and settings are stored in the app on your phone. We can't see them.
• Translation and speech. Phrase translation (Google ML Kit on Android, Apple Translation on iPhone) and spoken words run on your phone. Your phone may download a language model or voice from Google or Apple the first time; the text you translate isn't sent to us.
• Reminders. Study reminders are scheduled on your phone.
• Backups and Anki export. These make a file that you save wherever you choose, such as Google Drive or iCloud Drive. We never receive it.

What we receive

• Messages you send us. When you use Contact us or report a problem with a card, we receive your message, the email address you give (only if you give one), the card it's about, if any, and the app's version and platform (for example "Android 0.1.0 (3)"). These are stored in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) so we can read and answer them. We keep them while they're useful for fixing problems and improving TapCards, and delete them on request.
• Subscriptions. If you subscribe to TapCards Premium, the purchase is handled by Google Play or the App Store; we never see your payment details. We use RevenueCat to check whether you have Premium. RevenueCat gives the app an anonymous ID, and receives purchase information from the store (what you bought, when, and whether it's active), your device type and country. See RevenueCat's privacy policy.
• Word pack downloads. The app downloads the list of word packs and the packs themselves from our server, hosted on Google Firebase Hosting. When you download a premium pack, the app sends its anonymous RevenueCat ID so we can confirm your subscription. Like any web server, Firebase sees your IP address and device type with each request and keeps short-lived logs.

What we don't do

• No account, sign-in, or name required.
• No analytics. We don't sell your personal information, and nothing you capture, study or send us is used for ads.
• On iPhone, TapCards doesn't ask to track you, so ads there aren't based on your activity in other apps and websites.
• TapCards doesn't read the content of other apps' windows. It sees your screen only when you start a capture (on Android, only after you allow screen capture) or open a screenshot you choose.

Ads

If you don't subscribe to Premium, TapCards shows ads from Google AdMob: a banner on the home, saved cards and word pack screens, and now and then a full-screen ad after a study session. Premium subscribers see no ads.

• What AdMob collects. To show ads, measure them and prevent fraud, AdMob collects information such as your IP address (and the approximate location it suggests), device type and settings, how you interact with ads, and, on Android, your device's advertising ID. Google uses it as described in how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
• Personalized ads. On Android, ads may be personalized by Google using your advertising ID, unless you've turned that off (on most phones: Settings > Google > Ads, or Settings > Privacy > Ads). On iPhone, TapCards doesn't ask for permission to track, so ads aren't personalized with your activity in other companies' apps and websites.
• Your consent. In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, TapCards shows Google's consent form before any ad is requested, and you can change your choice at any time in Settings > TapCards Premium > Ad privacy choices.
• What ads never see. Your cards, what you capture, and messages you send us are never shared with AdMob.

If you're in California, sharing for ads based on your activity can count as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under state law. You can opt out by turning off personalized ads as above, or by subscribing to Premium.

Services we use

• Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore, Hosting, Cloud Functions), for feedback and word packs. Firebase privacy.
• RevenueCat, for subscriptions. RevenueCat privacy.
• Google AdMob, for ads. Google privacy policy.
• Google Play and the Apple App Store, which handle purchases under their own privacy policies.

These providers may process information in the United States and other countries.

Children

TapCards isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you think a child has sent us their information, email us and we'll delete it.

Your choices and rights

• Your cards are on your phone: deleting the app deletes them (along with the backups you haven't saved elsewhere).
• You can ask us to see or delete any message you've sent us, or anything else we hold about you, by emailing us. If you're in California, the EU, the UK or elsewhere with privacy laws, you have these rights by law, and we won't treat you differently for using them.
• To cancel Premium, use your Google Play or App Store subscriptions.

Security

Everything TapCards sends goes over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Messages you send us can only be read from our Firebase console.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update it here and change the date at the top. For important changes, we'll also tell you in the app.

Contact

Mariano and Sons Productions, Inc., California, USA
josell@tapcards-app.com