Effective date: October 26, 2026
Summary: Your study progress stays on your device — no account needed. The App sends anonymous usage statistics to our own server (no name, email or location), which you can switch off in Settings → Privacy. The free version can show optional rewarded video ads served by Google AdMob, which processes ad-related data as described below (and only with your consent where required). Purchasing Pro removes all ads. Audio for the optional pronunciation practice is processed by Apple's speech recognition.
This policy describes how Essential Dev Team ("we," "us") handles information when you use US Citizen Civic Test 2026 (the "App"). We build our apps to collect the minimum data needed to make them work.
Your quiz progress, scores, bookmarks, and settings are stored locally on your device (and in your personal iCloud device backup if you enable backups). We cannot access this data. The App does not require an account, and the civics questions work fully offline.
The App offers an optional pronunciation practice feature. If you choose to use it and grant microphone permission:
Purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple. We receive anonymized transaction records (for example, that a purchase is active) but never your payment details. See Apple's privacy policy at apple.com/legal/privacy.
Refund requests. When someone asks Apple for a refund, Apple may ask us about the purchase. By subscribing, you agree that we may then tell Apple that the purchase was delivered, that a free version or trial was available beforehand, and that we prefer a refund of the unused part. We share nothing else, and only for purchases made after this consent appeared on the subscription screen. We are also notified when a refund is requested or granted, without learning who you are.
The free version of the App uses Google AdMob to show optional rewarded video ads (for example, watching an ad to unlock an extra free practice test). Pro purchasers see no ads and the advertising SDK is not started for them. When an ad is served, Google may collect and process:
In the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland, the App first shows Google's certified consent form (IAB TCF) and only requests ads according to your choices. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time in the App under Settings → Ad privacy settings.
Learn more: Google Privacy Policy · How Google uses ad data · AdMob data practices.
To learn which features help people and to find crashes, the App sends anonymous usage statistics to our own server (hosted on Supabase). This is our own first-party system — no third-party analytics SDK is involved. The App identifies itself only with a random installation ID that is created on your device and is deleted together with the App.
What is sent:
What is never sent: your name, email, phone number or address; your location; the advertising identifier (IDFA) or vendor identifier (IDFV); prices, receipts or transaction IDs; and anything you type, say or create — your answers, written or spoken practice, or any audio. Your IP address is not stored or used.
Retention: usage statistics are kept for 13 months (crash and performance diagnostics for 6 months), then deleted.
Turn it off: Settings → Privacy → Share Usage Data. When off, nothing is collected or sent, and anything not yet sent is deleted from your device.
Delete it: copy your Installation ID from Settings → Privacy and email it to essentialdevteam@gmail.com; we will delete everything linked to it.
The App may contact Apple's App Store (itunes.apple.com) to check whether a newer version of the App is available. This request contains no personal information.
Your study data lives on your device: delete the App to remove it. Anonymous usage statistics are kept as described in Section 5 and can be deleted on request with your Installation ID. Ad-related data collected by Google is retained under Google's policies linked above.
Depending on where you live (including the EU/UK, California, and other US states), you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information. We hold no name, email or account data about you; our servers only hold the anonymous usage statistics in Section 5, which you can switch off or ask us to delete with your Installation ID. Most other requests can be satisfied on-device or through the ad-consent controls described above; for anything else, email us and we will help within 30 days.
The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date.
Essential Dev Team
essentialdevteam@gmail.com
Disclaimer: the App is a study aid and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, USCIS or any government agency.