Privacy Policy - Mama4care

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Overview

Mama4care is an Android pregnancy companion app. It provides local tracking, Health Connect summaries, and Gemini-powered informational assistance. Mama4care does not provide medical diagnosis and does not replace a doctor, midwife, emergency service, or other qualified health professional.

Data Stored on Your Phone

By default, pregnancy profile data, Health Connect summaries, nutrition logs, hydration and caffeine counters, journal entries, weight records, supplements, appointments, birth-plan items, hospital-bag items, postpartum notes, and imported health documents are stored locally on the device in Mama4care's private app storage. Some structured local data and preferences may be protected with encrypted local storage where supported by the device.

Camera, Photos, Files, and Microphone

Mama4care requests camera access so users can take meal photos, scan barcodes, and add photos of documents when they choose to use those features. Mama4care requests microphone access only when users choose to record voice input for transcription or AI assistance. Users may also select images or documents through the Android system picker. Mama4care does not request broad "all files access" and does not scan folders automatically.

Photos, audio recordings, and selected documents are used only for the feature selected by the user. They may be stored locally in the app's private storage. If the user taps an AI analysis feature, the selected photo, audio, document, or related text may be sent securely to Firebase Cloud Functions and Gemini to generate the requested result.

Health Connect

Mama4care requests read access to selected Health Connect data types such as steps, sleep, heart rate, resting heart rate, weight, active calories, distance, blood pressure, blood glucose when available, oxygen saturation, and body temperature. This data is used to show local wellness summaries and pregnancy-related informational insights inside the app. Health Connect data is not uploaded to Firestore or Firebase Storage.

Firebase and Gemini

Mama4care uses Firebase Authentication for Google sign-in and Firebase Cloud Functions to call Gemini securely. The Gemini API key is kept server-side. When you use Gemini features, Mama4care sends the minimum context needed for the requested feature, such as a question, a meal description, a journal entry, or recent local summary values. Gemini responses are informational only.

Subscriptions and Entitlement

Mama4care may use Google Play Billing for premium access and trial status. Purchase tokens and entitlement status may be sent to Firebase Cloud Functions to verify access. Health Connect data, journal text, documents, photos, and weight records are not uploaded for subscription verification.

Notifications

Mama4care may ask for notification permission to send optional local reminders, such as hydration, meals, supplements, appointments, activity, or weight reminders. Notification text is kept neutral and does not include sensitive medical details.

Product Barcode and Food Safety Lookups

When you scan a barcode or request a food safety lookup, Mama4care may query OpenFoodFacts for product nutrition and label data. For recall screening, Mama4care may also send non-personal product search terms, such as product name or brand, to public official recall sources including openFDA and USDA FSIS when available. These lookups are used only to display informational pregnancy food safety signals inside the app.

Sharing and Advertising

Mama4care does not sell user data and does not use user data for advertising. Data is not shared with third parties except service providers required to operate the app features selected by the user, such as Firebase Authentication, Firebase Cloud Functions, Gemini, OpenFoodFacts, openFDA, and USDA FSIS.

Security

Local app data is stored in the app's private storage and protected with encrypted Hive boxes backed by secure key storage where supported by the device. Firebase Cloud Functions use Firebase Authentication and server-side rate limiting for Gemini calls.

Retention and Deletion

Local data remains on the device until the user deletes it, clears app storage, or uninstalls Mama4care. Users may request account or related backend metadata deletion by contacting the privacy contact below.

Children

Mama4care is intended for adults managing pregnancy-related wellness information and is not directed to children.

Contact

Privacy contact: sales@mama4care.com