Privacy Policy

EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026

Overview

Awe (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a daily wonder discovery app that surfaces one extraordinary phenomenon, tradition, or place from around the world each day, along with curated collections and an interactive atlas. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can control your information.

Data controller & contact

Data controller: Ashish Panjwani, who operates Awe. For questions or data requests: madebyfeelsgood@gmail.com

What we collect

• Account information: When you sign in with Google Sign-In (Firebase Auth) we receive your name, email address, and optional profile photo. We store a simple profile document in Firestore to personalise the app.
• Wonder interactions: likes (saved wonders), total wonders viewed, and countries discovered through wonders. These are stored under your user document in Firestore.
• Notifications: Daily reminders are scheduled locally on your device. We don’t collect or store a push token or any other device identifier for them.
• Daily public content: Daily Wonder entries are stored globally by UTC date and are not linked to your identity.
• Diagnostics and logs: basic error logs and anonymised diagnostics to improve reliability. We do not include third-party analytics SDKs.

How we use data

• Authenticate you and keep you signed in across sessions.
• Display your liked wonders and countries explored.
• Schedule your daily wonder reminder on your device at your chosen time.
• Diagnose and fix bugs; improve reliability with minimal, anonymised logs.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Legal basis (EU/EEA users)

Where applicable, our lawful bases for processing personal data include: performance of contract (account & sync), consent (optional features you turn on), and legitimate interests (service improvement and security), balanced against your rights.

Third-party services & processors

We rely on third-party services to operate the app, including but not limited to:

• Firebase (Auth & Firestore): authentication and cloud data storage.
• Google Sign-In: authentication and basic profile.
• Unsplash: public image URLs for wonder entries.
• Razorpay: our payment partner, processes Premium payments through UPI Autopay. We receive payment and subscription status, not your bank or UPI details.

These processors have their own privacy practices and may store or process data in different countries.

Data storage & transfers

Your data is stored in Firebase (Firestore) and may be hosted in multiple countries. By using the app you consent to transfers to and processing in other jurisdictions. Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and we rely on Firebase for encryption at rest.

Retention

We retain your account profile and user data while your account exists. When you delete your account, associated data will be removed from active databases. Some backups or logs may persist for up to 30 days.

Your choices & rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your data, restrict or object to certain processing, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, use Profile → Send feedback in the app or contact madebyfeelsgood@gmail.com. To delete your account, use Settings → Delete Account in the app, or email us from the address you signed in with.

Notifications

Daily wonder reminders are optional. You can enable or disable them in Settings, or revoke the permission in your device settings. If you turn them off, the scheduled reminders are cancelled on your device. Nothing is sent to us either way.

Children

Awe is suitable for all ages, but signing in creates an account with personal data, so the app is not directed to children under 13. If you are under the age at which you can consent to data processing where you live (for example 16 in some EU countries, or 18 in India), please use Awe with a parent or guardian’s permission. If we learn we have collected personal data from a child without the required consent, we will delete it. Parents can contact us at madebyfeelsgood@gmail.com.

Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal data. However, no system is completely secure. If you suspect a breach, contact madebyfeelsgood@gmail.com immediately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect new features or legal requirements. We will post the updated policy in the app and on this page, and update the effective date at the top.

How to contact us

For questions, data access requests, or concerns: madebyfeelsgood@gmail.com. See also our contact page.