🔒 Privacy Policy

Buddha Quotes App

Effective Date: 2025-07-25 | Last Updated: 2025-07-25

🛡️ Our Privacy Guarantee

Buddha Quotes collects ZERO personal information.
Your privacy is 100% protected because we simply don't collect, transmit, or store any personal data.

📋Introduction

Buddha Quotes ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Buddha Quotes application (the "App") on macOS.

🚫Information We DO NOT Collect

We Never Collect:

❌Personal Information: No names, emails, phone numbers, or identifiers
❌Usage Analytics: No tracking of app usage or behavior
❌Location Data: No access to your location
❌Device Information: No device IDs, IP addresses, or system info
❌Third-Party Tracking: No analytics, ads, or tracking services
❌Account Data: No account creation or login required

💾Information We DO Collect

Local Data Only (Never Transmitted):

✅App Preferences: Font size, timer settings (stored locally)
✅Favorite Quotes: Your saved quotes (stored on your device)
✅App State: Current session info (never shared)

🔧How We Use Information

Simple Answer: We don't use your information because we don't collect it.

All app functionality operates entirely offline using pre-installed content and local storage. No internet connection is required for core functionality.

🔐Data Storage and Security

🏠 Local Storage

All data stays on your Mac using standard macOS security practices. No external servers involved.

🗑️ Data Retention

Your data remains until you delete the app. We have no access to your data and cannot recover it.

🛡️ Security

Protected by your device's built-in security features. No network transmission means no network risks.

🔒 Encryption

Local data uses standard macOS encryption and security frameworks.

🌐Third-Party Services

None. Buddha Quotes does not integrate with any third-party services, analytics platforms, or advertising networks. The app operates completely independently.

👶Children's Privacy

Buddha Quotes is suitable for users of all ages. Since we collect no personal information, there are no special considerations for children's data. Parents can be confident that no personal information about their children is collected or transmitted.

🌍International Users

Since Buddha Quotes operates entirely offline and collects no personal data, international data transfer regulations do not apply. All data remains on your local device regardless of your location.

⚖️Your Rights and Choices

🎛️ Complete Control

You have 100% control over all data as it's stored locally on your device.

🗑️ Data Deletion

Delete all app data by simply uninstalling the application.

📋 No Data Requests

Since we collect no personal data, there's no data to request or modify.

🔧 Minimal Permissions

App requests only essential system permissions for basic functionality.

📊 Transparency Report

0 Data Requests

0 Data Breaches

0 Third-Party Sharing

0 Government Requests

We have no data to provide, share, or breach.

📞Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: alwaythebest@sina.cn
Website: alwaythebest.com

⚖️Legal Compliance

This Privacy Policy complies with:

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Other applicable privacy laws

Since we collect no personal data, most privacy regulations do not apply to our data practices.

📝 Summary

Buddha Quotes is a privacy-first application that:

Collects no personal information
Operates entirely offline
Stores all data locally on your device
Uses no tracking or analytics
Requires no internet connection
Protects your privacy completely

Your privacy is completely protected because we simply don't collect, transmit, or store any personal data.