RS Digital Development

Beacon

Beacon Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

Beacon ("the App") is developed by RS Digital Development ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal reflections remain secure and private.

1. Data Storage and Control

Beacon is designed with a "privacy-first" architecture.

  • Local Storage: Your mood entries, journal reflections, Free Space notes, and local profile information are stored exclusively on your device using Android’s secure internal app storage.
  • No Central Servers: RS Digital Development does not operate any central servers. We do not collect, transmit, or store your personal reflections on our own infrastructure.
  • Backups: To further protect your privacy, Beacon is configured to exclude its data from standard Android cloud backups, ensuring your private notes do not leave your device via automated system backups.

2. AI Processing (Reflect with Beacon)

When you use the "Reflect with Beacon" conversational feature, the App utilizes Google’s Gemini AI API.

  • What is shared: Only the current message you type, your most recent mood rating for the current session, and the immediate conversation history are sent to Google to generate a supportive response.
  • What is NOT shared: Your historical journal entries, Free Space notes, PINs, and personal profile details are never shared with the AI.
  • AI Data Usage: Under the terms applicable in the United Kingdom, Google states that prompts and responses sent via the API are not used to train or improve their general AI models. Google may retain this data for a limited period (typically up to 55 days) solely for abuse monitoring, safety, and legal compliance.

3. Third-Party Analytics and Advertising

  • No Tracking: Beacon contains no advertising, no analytics SDKs (such as Google Analytics or Firebase Analytics), and no third-party crash-reporting tools.
  • Data Sale: We do not, and will never, sell your data to third parties.

4. Security

  • Local Protection: Your data is protected by the Android app sandbox and your choice of a local PIN or biometric authentication (fingerprint/face unlock).
  • PIN Security: If you use a PIN, it is stored as a secure salted hash on your device and cannot be read in plain text.

5. Your Rights and Data Deletion

  • Manual Deletion: You can delete individual journal entries or notes at any time.
  • Permanent Wipe: You can use the "Delete My Data" feature in the App settings to permanently erase all locally stored Beacon data from your device.
  • Note: Deleting local data removes information from your device but does not affect data that may be retained by Google under its Gemini API safety terms (as described in Section 2).

6. Children's Privacy

Beacon is intended for use by individuals aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

7. Contact Us

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at: