• You can use Curio without creating an account.
• The fact catalog and artwork in the current app are bundled with the app and can be browsed offline.
• Saved facts, dismissed facts, reading history, activity, and preferences are stored locally.
• The current app does not send this local reading information to a Curio-operated server.
• The current app does not display advertising or implement product analytics, a separate crash-reporting service, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.
• Reminders are optional and are scheduled on your device.
• You choose whether to share a fact, visit an external source, or contact support.

Local storage does not mean that every service on your device operates without processing information. Your operating system, app store, backup service, email provider, and any external services you choose to use have their own practices, as explained below.

Curio does not ask for your name, phone number, identity documents, payment details, or an account password to browse facts. The current app does not include an advertising identifier integration. If you voluntarily send personal information to support, the support sections of this policy apply.

Information handled by Curio is used to:

• Display facts and categories and respond to your searches and navigation.
• Maintain saved discoveries and respect dismissed facts.
• Record local reading activity and calculate your curiosity streak.
• Apply preferences and schedule reminders when you enable them.
• Respond to communications and troubleshoot issues you report.
• Respond to privacy requests and meet applicable obligations.

We do not sell your personal information or use your local reading history for targeted advertising. The current app does not provide public profiles, social posting, or cross-device account synchronization.

Curio asks for notification permission when you choose to set up reminders. Reminders contain fact content and are scheduled on the device. The current implementation does not register the user with a Curio remote-push service. Your operating system controls delivery, notification visibility, and permission status.

If lock-screen previews are enabled, fact text can be visible before the phone is unlocked. You control this through Curio's reminder preferences and your phone's notification and lock-screen settings. Disabling notifications does not prevent you from browsing facts.

The Android app uses notification-related system capabilities, vibration for optional haptic feedback, and boot-related support for scheduled reminders. Network-related capabilities support platform components and external actions; their presence is not a claim that local reading history is uploaded to us. Curio does not request access to your contacts, device location, camera, microphone, or photo library for its current features.

When you choose Share, Curio prepares the selected fact and its source link for your device's sharing interface. The app or recipient you select may receive that content. Curio does not publish facts on your behalf without your action. If you use a browser version where system sharing is not available, the app may offer a clipboard-based fallback.

Fact source links open external websites. Those sites may process your IP address, browser information, cookies, or other information under their own privacy policies. This policy does not control those websites or the apps you choose for sharing. Review their policies when using them.

Curio is built with React Native and Expo components for functions such as app navigation, local storage, fonts, and notifications. We do not operate a Curio account backend, cloud content service, or cloud synchronization service for the current release. Local data is not intentionally submitted to an Expo push-notification service by the current reminder implementation.

Google Play, Android, Apple services where applicable, device manufacturers, and your email or sharing providers may independently process technical information, store interactions, backups, or diagnostics according to their settings and policies. For example, Google Play may process installation and app-quality information as part of its platform services. Such platform processing should not be confused with Curio implementing its own analytics or crash-reporting SDK.

Device backups

Android system backup is enabled in the current Curio build. Depending on your Google account, Android version, and device settings, app data may be included in a backup or transferred to another device. We do not operate this backup service. Uninstalling or clearing the app does not necessarily remove previously created system backups, and a backup may restore app data when you reinstall. Manage backup settings and deletion through your device and backup provider. Similar platform-managed backup or transfer behavior may apply on other supported platforms.

Services you choose to use, including support email and device backups, may process information outside your country. This policy does not claim that those providers store all information in India.

Relevant platform policies include:

• Google Privacy Policy
• Apple Privacy Policy

Curio stores preferences and reading-related records in local application storage and relies on the operating system's app-storage protections. The current app does not add a dedicated application-level encrypted vault for those records. Protect your device with an appropriate screen lock and review your device backup settings.

Support communications are handled through email services. Avoid sending passwords, payment-card details, identity documents, or other information unnecessary for a support request. Where supporting material is useful, remove unrelated personal details before sending it.

No storage or communication system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. If you believe information associated with Curio has been exposed, contact us using the address in this policy.

• Saved facts and preferences: retained locally until you change or remove them or clear the app's data.
• Dismissals and reading activity: retained locally to support filtering and streaks until the app's data is cleared.
• Scheduled notifications: managed on the device and replaced or canceled when reminders are updated or disabled.
• Support correspondence: retained for as long as reasonably needed to address your request, handle related follow-up, and meet applicable legal or security obligations. You can request deletion through support.
• System backups: retained according to the platform's backup settings and policies; these are separate from the live app installation.

We do not operate a central database containing your local saved collection, dismissed facts, or reading history. We therefore cannot remotely inspect or erase those local records through a support email.

The current version of Curio does not support creating a user account, so there is no Curio account to close or delete. You can control local data as follows:

Remove a saved fact

Use the bookmark control to remove it from your saved collection.

Disable reminders

Turn off reminders in Curio's settings. You can also revoke notification permission through your device settings. Notifications already visible on the device can be dismissed through the system notification interface.

Clear local data on Android

Open your phone's Settings, select Apps, select Curio, open Storage or Storage & cache, and choose Clear storage or Clear data. Exact labels differ by Android version and device manufacturer. This resets saved facts, dismissed facts, history, streaks, and preferences for that installation.

Uninstall or remove backup copies

Uninstalling removes the local app installation and its local app data. On iOS, where available, deleting an app is different from offloading it: offloading may retain app data. Manage any system backup copies separately through your device or backup provider to avoid later restoration.

Request deletion of support information

Email contact@planebyte.com and identify the support information you want deleted. Use the address associated with your earlier correspondence where possible. We may request limited information needed to verify the request. We will explain if any information must be retained for applicable obligations.

Contacting support is optional. If you contact us, we receive the email address and content you send, including attachments. We use this information to respond and investigate the issue you describe. We may ask for the app version, operating-system version, and device model when relevant to a reported problem; these details are not required for ordinary browsing.

Our email provider processes messages to provide email delivery and storage. We may also disclose information where required by applicable law or where necessary to address security incidents or protect legal rights. We do not use support correspondence for targeted advertising.

Curio's current browsing features do not ask users to register or submit personal information. We do not knowingly solicit children's personal information through support. If you believe a child has supplied personal information to us, contact us so we can investigate and address deletion where appropriate.

This statement does not replace the app's age rating or target-audience disclosures in its store listing. Parents and guardians should review those disclosures and supervise sharing or support communications when appropriate.

Depending on your location and the law that applies, you may have rights relating to personal information, such as access, correction, or deletion. Contact us to make a request concerning information we hold, such as support correspondence. We will consider the request under applicable requirements.

For information stored only on your device, use the controls described in the deletion section. Device backups, app-store records, and information held independently by external services must be managed with the relevant provider. We do not need your reading history or a copy of your saved collection to answer an ordinary privacy inquiry.

This page describes the Curio app. Visiting planebyte.com is a separate website interaction. Website hosting, access logs, cookies, analytics, contact forms, or embedded services, if used by the site, must be described in the website's applicable privacy and cookie disclosures. This policy does not assert that the entire website operates without them.

If you use a browser version of Curio, reading-related information may be stored in your browser's local storage instead of native app storage. Clearing the site's data in browser settings removes that local copy. Website-hosting practices still apply to requests made to load that version.

We will review and update this policy when Curio's information-handling practices change. The date at the top identifies the current policy version. Before introducing features such as user accounts, remote content, advertising, analytics, or purchases, we will review the data involved and update relevant disclosures and choices. Future plans are not a statement that those features exist in the current app.

Where an additional notice or permission is required, updating this page alone will not replace that requirement.

For questions about Curio, this policy, or information you have supplied to support, email contact@planebyte.com. Please include “Curio” in the subject so we can identify the relevant app.