HearthHub Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 1, 2026 • Last updated: July 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how BlueStreek (“BlueStreek,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information in connection with the HearthHub mobile application (the “App”). HearthHub is a family scheduling, meal-planning, list-making, and reminder app that is set up and administered by a parent or guardian and used within a single household.
A note for families. HearthHub is designed to be configured and controlled by a parent or guardian (the “Account Administrator”). Children use the App under that adult’s supervision and settings. The Account Administrator decides what family information is entered, who can see it, and when the App’s reminder and screen features are used. Parents can review and delete their family’s data at any time (see
Your Rights & Choices).
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Data
The operator responsible for the App and for personal information collected through it is BlueStreek. You can reach us using the details in the Contact Us section below. Where required by law, BlueStreek acts as the “data controller” for information processed through the App.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide
- Household & profile information — the household name, join code, member display names, and per-user preferences such as a child’s first name, gender, and chosen cartoon character.
- Family content you create — events, reminders, meals, recipes, shopping/to-do lists, reward points and prizes, and the visibility settings you assign to them.
- Meal preferences — allergy and dietary notes you choose to enter for family members so the meal-planning and AI features can respect them.
- A parent PIN you may set to protect parent-only settings and to end an active screen lockout.
- Communications — messages you send us (for example, through our website contact form) and email you forward to your household’s optional import address.
Information collected automatically
- Account identifier — HearthHub uses anonymous authentication, which assigns a random account ID to your device so your household data can sync. We do not require an email address or password to use the core App.
- Device messaging tokens — a push-notification (FCM) token so reminders can reach your device.
- Limited technical & usage data — basic operational data needed to deliver the service and, for AI features, a per-user record of how many AI tokens were used (to enforce fair-use limits).
- Advertising identifier — the free, ad-supported version uses your device’s advertising identifier to serve banner ads. For children, ads are non-personalized and the identifier is not used to build advertising profiles or for cross-app tracking (see Section 5).
- Subscription status — if you purchase an add-on, we receive your subscription/entitlement status from the app store to unlock features across your household’s devices.
3. How We Use Information
- To provide and sync your household’s calendar, meals, lists, rewards, and reminders across your family’s devices.
- To deliver notifications and the kid-mode reminder experience you configure.
- To power optional AI features (meal suggestions, recipe generation, and extracting events or recipes from text or images) and to apply the allergy/dietary context you provide.
- To operate the optional email-import feature you enable, and to send you transactional email (such as a welcome message with your join code).
- To provide customer support, maintain security, prevent abuse, and comply with legal obligations.
4. Permissions & On-Device Screen Features
Because HearthHub gently interrupts and, when you choose, temporarily locks a child’s device, the App asks for certain Android permissions. These features run locally on the device and are controlled by the Account Administrator’s settings. We do not use them to collect the contents of your screen or other apps.
- Notifications & exact alarms — to deliver reminders at the times you schedule.
- Display over other apps (draw-over) — to show a full-screen character reminder or countdown over whatever is on screen when an event fires.
- Post-event screen lockout — an optional, parent-enabled cover screen that appears after an event and can be dismissed by entering the parent PIN or when its timer ends. It is a gentle screen-time aid, not a security or surveillance tool, and is not a substitute for adult supervision.
- Foreground service & run-at-startup — to reliably check for due reminders even when the App is in the background or after a reboot.
- Camera — only when you choose to photograph a recipe or flyer to import it. Images are processed for that import and are not used for any other purpose.
You can review or revoke these permissions at any time in your device’s system settings; some features will stop working if a required permission is removed.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share information only with service providers that help us operate the App, under agreements that limit their use of the data:
- Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore database, Cloud Messaging, and Firebase AI Logic / Gemini) — to authenticate devices, store and sync your household data, deliver notifications, and power AI features.
- Twilio SendGrid — to send and receive the optional import/notification emails you enable.
- RevenueCat and Google Play Billing — to process and validate optional auto-renewing subscriptions (add-ons) and unlock the corresponding features. We receive your subscription/entitlement status, not your full payment details.
- Advertising — the free version of the App may display banner ads through Google AdMob. Where ads are shown, they are configured to be non-personalized/contextual and are not used to build advertising profiles of children. Purchasing any add-on subscription disables them.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect the rights and safety of users or the public, or in connection with a business transfer, in each case consistent with this Policy.
6. Children’s Privacy
We take children’s privacy seriously and design the App to comply with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), the EU/UK GDPR (including protections for children), and other applicable children’s privacy laws.
- HearthHub is intended to be set up by a parent or guardian. By creating a household and entering a child’s information, the Account Administrator provides consent, on the child’s behalf, to the collection and use of that information as described here.
- The information associated with a child (such as a first name and dietary notes) is used only to provide the family features of the App. It is not used for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to the service, and it is not disclosed to third parties except the service providers listed above that help operate the App.
- We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children without the involvement of the Account Administrator. Children are not asked to provide contact information and cannot make purchases within the App.
- Parental rights. A parent or guardian may, at any time, review the personal information in their household, request that we delete it, and refuse to permit further collection or use by discontinuing use of the App. To exercise these rights, use the in-app tools or contact us as described below.
7. Data Retention
We keep household data for as long as your household uses the App or as needed to provide the service. You can delete individual items in the App, export your data (About → Data Backup), or request deletion of your household’s data by contacting us. We may retain limited records where required for legal, security, or fraud-prevention purposes.
8. How We Protect Information
We use industry-standard measures, including encryption in transit, access controls, app-attestation checks, and reputable infrastructure providers, to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we work to safeguard your family’s data.
9. Your Rights & Choices
- Access & export — view your data in the App or export it via About → Data Backup.
- Correction & deletion — edit or delete events, meals, lists, users, and other content directly in the App, or ask us to delete your household’s data.
- Permissions — manage notification, overlay, camera, and other permissions in your device settings.
- Regional rights — depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act), you may have additional rights to access, correct, delete, port, or restrict processing of your personal information, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Contact us to exercise these rights; we will not discriminate against you for doing so.
10. International Users
The App relies on cloud infrastructure that may process and store data in the United States and other countries. By using the App, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries whose data-protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction, subject to appropriate safeguards where required.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice. Material changes affecting information collected from children will not be applied retroactively without any consent required by law.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your family’s data, contact: