Privacy Policy for Daily Manna

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Daily Manna ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our Bible study mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service"). Daily Manna is a comprehensive Bible study app that provides verse commentary, AI-powered Bible question responses, personal study tools, and social connection features that allow you to connect with friends and other users.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: Email address, first name, last name, and encrypted password
• Profile Settings: Text size preferences, notification settings, and other app customizations
• Study Content: Personal notes on Bible verses, bookmarked verses and passages, saved Bible questions and answers
• Search and Query Data: Bible verse references you search, theological questions you ask, search history and patterns
• Communications: Messages you send to our support team or feedback you provide
• Social and Friend Features: When you use the friend system, we collect information such as your friend requests, connections, and your chosen display name. You can search for other users by first name, last name, or email address. We do not make your full email address publicly visible—only limited identifying information (such as name or display name) is shown to others for search and connection purposes.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

• Usage Analytics: Study streaks, daily app usage, features accessed, time spent in different sections, tab usage patterns
• Device Information: Device type, operating system version, unique device identifiers, app version
• Technical Data: IP address, access times, error logs, crash reports, API usage patterns
• Token Usage: Token purchase history, token consumption patterns, search type preferences
• Performance Data: App loading times, feature response times, error rates

2.3 AI Processing Data

• Question Analysis: We analyze your Bible questions to determine theological complexity and provide appropriate responses
• Search Enhancement: Your search queries are processed to expand biblical context and improve results
• Response Generation: Your questions are sent to AI services to generate biblical commentary and answers
• Query Patterns: We track search patterns to improve our AI response quality

3. How We Use Your Information

3.1 Core Service Provision

• Provide Bible verse commentary, early church writings, and book overviews
• Generate AI-powered responses to your theological questions
• Maintain and sync your personal study materials across devices
• Track your study progress, streaks, and usage statistics
• Provide personalized Bible study recommendations

3.2 Social and Friend Features

• Allow you to search for and add friends by first name, last name, or email address
• Display limited profile information (e.g., name or display name) to other users to enable connections
• Enable you to manage your friend list and remove connections at any time
• Allow you to accept or decline friend requests
• Help prevent spam, abuse, and unauthorized access to friend data

3.3 Token System Management

• Process token purchases and manage your token balance
• Track token usage for different search types (Simple, Enhanced)
• Provide Pro users with bonus tokens on purchases
• Restore previous token purchases when requested

3.4 AI and Search Enhancement

• Analyze the theological complexity of your questions to provide appropriate detail levels
• Expand your search queries with related biblical terms for better results
• Generate comprehensive biblical responses using AI technology
• Improve our AI models based on aggregated usage patterns

3.5 Service Improvement and Support

• Monitor app performance and fix technical issues
• Analyze usage trends to improve features and user experience
• Provide customer support and respond to your inquiries
• Detect and prevent fraudulent activity

7A. Friend Data Visibility and Sharing

Your first name, last name, or display name may be visible to other users when they search for friends or view existing connections. We do not publicly display your email address or any study-related content. You can manage or delete your friend connections at any time in the app settings.

Friend-related data (connections, requests, etc.) is stored securely in Firebase and is not shared with third-party advertisers. This data is used solely to provide the friend system functionality within the app.