Last updated: December 2024
Gilbert Mpanga ("we", "our", or "us") operates the Quiz Univers mobile application (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
IMPORTANT: Quiz Univers requires account creation to function because:
Email address and username are mandatory for account creation and app functionality. Without an account, Quiz Univers cannot provide its core educational services.
Guest Mode: You may use Quiz Univers in guest mode for limited functionality, but quiz scores and progress will not be saved or synchronized across devices.
Quiz Univers is designed with privacy-first principles. We do not collect unnecessary personal information and do not sell your data to third parties. Here's what the app does:
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. We follow Apple's App Store guidelines and iOS privacy requirements:
To use our Service, you must provide certain personally identifiable information that is required for account creation and app functionality ("Personal Data"). This includes:
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as:
Quiz Univers allows you to participate in quizzes and track your educational progress. We collect and store your quiz scores and progress data to provide our service. This data is stored locally on your device and synced to your iCloud account to ensure your educational progress is backed up and accessible across devices.
Quiz Univers requests the following iOS permissions to provide core functionality:
These permissions are essential for the app to function properly. We will always ask for your explicit consent before accessing any data on your device, and you can revoke these permissions at any time through your iOS Settings, though this may limit app functionality.
Gilbert Mpanga uses the collected data for various purposes:
IMPORTANT: Quiz Univers includes a global leaderboard feature where your quiz scores may be displayed publicly. We will obtain your explicit consent before uploading your scores to the global leaderboard.
Quiz Univers offers a guest mode for users who wish to try the app without creating an account:
We do not sell personal and sensitive user data. 'Sale' means the exchange or transfer of personal and sensitive user data to a third party for monetary consideration.
Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children under 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
For users between 13-17 years old, we recommend parental supervision and consent before using our Service.
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Specifically:
We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
For iOS users, data may be transferred through Apple's iCloud services if you choose to enable iCloud sync. This transfer is subject to Apple's privacy policies and security measures.
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We handle all personal and sensitive user data securely, including:
You have certain data protection rights under applicable privacy laws. These rights include:
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at gm@gilbertmpanga.com. We will process your request within 30 days, subject to any legal obligations to retain certain data.
For iOS users, you can also manage your data through the app's settings or by deleting the app from your device.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Quiz Univers integrates with third-party services for essential functionalities:
We ensure that any such integrations comply with our privacy policy and applicable data protection laws.
When we need to collect sensitive data, we will present a clear consent dialog that requires your affirmative action (such as tapping to accept). We will not interpret navigation away from this dialog as consent.
For iOS users, we follow Apple's App Store guidelines for permission requests and provide clear explanations of why each permission is needed.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
We will respond to your privacy-related inquiries within 48 hours.