Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Aikona App ("we", "us", or "our") is a parental-control and digital-wellbeing app committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why, who it is shared with, and how you can control it, when you use our mobile application and web dashboard.

1. Data We Collect and Why

We collect the following types of data. Data marked "shared" is transferred to the Accountability Partner you designate; all other data is transmitted only to our secure Google Firebase backend.

Email address (and any name or profile details you choose to provide) — to create and manage your account and to link the protected device with your Accountability Partner's device. Collected.
App and website activity, and in-app search history — our app uses the Android Accessibility Service to read the names of foreground apps, website addresses (URLs), and the search terms you type in browsers and search boxes, in order to identify and block restricted content and to keep activity/blocked-attempt logs. Collected and shared with your Accountability Partner for transparent monitoring.
Precise location — if you enable it, we collect GPS location to provide location-based blocking (geofencing) and to show the device's location to your Accountability Partner. This may be accessed in the background, even when the app is closed. Collected and shared with your Accountability Partner.
Device or other identifiers — such as push-notification (FCM) tokens and device/installation identifiers, used to link the protected and partner devices and to deliver protection alerts and notifications. Collected.
Crash logs and diagnostics — collected via Google Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics to keep the app stable and secure. This information is not used to personally identify you. Collected.

2. Accessibility Service

Aikona's core content-blocking features are powered by the Android Accessibility Service. We use it only to: (a) detect when a restricted app is opened, so it can be blocked; (b) read website addresses and search terms so harmful, gambling, or age-restricted content can be blocked; and (c) prevent the app or its protection settings from being disabled, changed, or uninstalled without the parent/guardian's PIN. The anti-tampering function is used only as permitted for parental-control apps and is authorized by the parent or guardian who controls Aikona. We do not use the Accessibility Service to collect data for advertising, to record calls, or for any purpose unrelated to content filtering and device protection. You can turn the Accessibility Service off at any time in your device Settings.

3. On-Device VPN (Content Filter)

Aikona uses Android's VpnService to run an on-device content filter that blocks harmful and age-restricted websites. This is a local filter: it does not route, tunnel, or proxy your internet traffic through any external or remote server, and it does not collect or transmit the contents of your browsing. It works entirely on the device by inspecting DNS (domain-name) lookups and blocking restricted sites, and it runs only while protection is enabled.

4. How Your Data Is Shared

We do not sell or trade your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own purposes or for advertising. Your data is shared only in these ways:

With your designated Accountability Partner — your app/website activity, search history, and (if enabled) location are shared with the partner you link, for monitoring, at your direction.
With our service providers (data processors) — we use Google Firebase (Authentication, Realtime Database, Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging, Crashlytics, and Analytics) to operate the service. Google processes this data on our behalf under its own security and privacy terms.

5. Data Security & Retention

Your data is stored in Google Firebase and all communications are encrypted in transit (SSL/TLS). We retain your account and activity data for as long as your account is active. Crash and diagnostic logs held by Firebase auto-expire within the provider's standard retention window (up to 90 days).

6. Data Deletion & Your Choices

You can request deletion of some or all of your data at any time:

In-App: Open Accountability Settings and use the "Delete Account & Data" option to delete your account and all associated data.
Email Request: Email support@aikona.app from your registered email address with the subject "Data Deletion Request", specifying whether you want to delete all of your data or only specific categories.

We complete email requests within 7 business days. Full details are on our Data Deletion page.

7. Children's Privacy

Aikona is a parental-control tool intended to be set up and controlled by a parent or guardian. Where a protected device is used by a minor, the parent or guardian is responsible for configuring the app and consenting to the collection described here on the minor's behalf.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your data, please contact us at support@aikona.app.