Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines how Plant Finder ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and safeguards information when you use our mobile application (Package ID: com.plantfinder) and our website (https://plantfinder.store). We are committed to transparency regarding agricultural data, image diagnostics, and third-party advertising SDK integrations.

2. Camera & Image Data Collection

To provide botanical classification, foliar pathology diagnosis, and dual-canopy soil pH estimation, Plant Finder requests access to your device camera and photo library:

• Foliar & Soil Photos: Images captured within the app are processed via multimodal neural networks (Google Gemini AI) to identify species and foliar stress symptoms.
• Anonymous Diagnostic Sync: Compressed diagnostic images may be synced with our secure server (plantfinder.store) under an unlisted status to power growth diary tracking, PDF dossier export, and community diagnostics.
• Non-Plant Filtration: Our automated guardrails reject non-botanical images (e.g., people, pets, non-plant objects). We do not store biometric facial identifiers or private personal media.

3. Third-Party Services & Advertising SDKs

Plant Finder integrates trusted third-party SDKs to facilitate monetization, diagnostic compute, and transactional billing:

• Google Mobile Ads (AdMob): Used to deliver rewarded video advertisements that grant in-app tokens (Leaves). AdMob may collect pseudonymous advertising identifiers (AAID) and diagnostic device telemetry in accordance with Google Play developer policies. Published verification is available at our public app-ads.txt file.
• RevenueCat: Manages in-app subscriptions (such as Vendor Monthly Tier) and token pack entitlements. RevenueCat processes anonymous app user IDs and Google Play purchase tokens without accessing raw credit card credentials.
• Google AI (Gemini 2.5 Flash): Processes image vectors strictly for botanical classification and agronomic diagnostic modeling.

4. Local Device Storage & Notifications

The application stores your token balance, offline identification cache, and scan history locally on your device via encrypted SharedPreferences. Notification permissions are utilized exclusively to schedule local alarms for watering schedules, fertilizer application intervals, and diagnostic follow-ups.

5. Data Retention & User Deletion Rights

You retain complete control over your botanical records. You can clear your local scan history and growth diary directly within the application settings at any time. If you wish to request the deletion of any submitted forum threads or marketplace vendor accounts, please contact our administrative team.

6. Contact Us

If you have inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy or data processing practices, you may reach our engineering team at:
Website: https://plantfinder.store
Application: Plant Finder on Google Play