ToBeWise Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 29, 2026
ToBeWise is designed to be a private, useful, and respectful app. We do not sell your identity or usage data, and we do not use your app activity for advertising.
Information we collect
When you create an account or sign in, ToBeWise may collect your email address, display name if provided by the sign-in provider, and a user ID used to operate your account.
The Android app uses email and password sign-in through Firebase Authentication, which also processes IP addresses and user-agent information to help operate authentication and prevent abuse.
The app may collect limited usage data to help us understand whether ToBeWise is working well and where it can be improved. This may include app launches and resumes, install completion, sign-in or account creation events, Profile refresh events, notification schedule starts, notification counts, notification clicks, quote views, spoken quotes, share counts by method, ideas discovered, authors discovered, favorites count, deleted quote count, locally added quote count, app version, build number, device model, operating system, and whether the report came from a simulator or a physical device.
Usage reports also include technical status, such as whether local content indexes are ready and when the app last synchronized.
If you choose to report usage anonymously in the app, future usage reports omit your email address and display name and use an app-assigned anonymous ID instead. Anonymous reporting still sends limited usage data, but it is not shown to us with your email address or name.
If you submit feedback, contact us, or share a quote globally, we collect the information you choose to send so we can provide support, review submissions, and improve the app.
Information stored on your device
Some ToBeWise information is stored locally on your device, such as preferences, favorites, deleted quotes, locally added quotes, and local usage counts. Some summary counts may be included in the usage reports described above.
Website information
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies for basic site operation, analytics, spam prevention, and security. The website may use services such as Google Analytics, MonsterInsights, Jetpack, and Google reCAPTCHA. These services may process information such as pages visited, browser type, device information, approximate location inferred from IP address, and interaction with site forms.
How we use information
We use information to operate ToBeWise, authenticate accounts, provide app features, respond to support requests, understand app performance, improve the app, protect against abuse, and comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your app usage data with advertisers or data brokers. We do not use your app activity to track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Third-party services
ToBeWise uses service providers for app hosting, authentication, database storage, website hosting, analytics, and other operational needs. These providers may process information for us only as needed to provide their services.
On Android and iOS, sharing and email features open the app or service you choose. Review the content and recipient before sending. That service handles delivery under its own privacy and security practices. Support and insight submissions we receive are covered by this policy.
Connections to Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore use HTTPS encryption in transit. External email, messaging, and sharing services apply their own security practices.
Your choices, retention, and deletion
We keep account information and identified usage records until successful in-app deletion or a verified deletion request. We retain other usage reports to understand and improve the app, correspondence to provide support, and contributions to maintain the insight library, until reviewed deletion requests are fulfilled.
Profile → Account → Delete Account immediately removes your active account and the usage records stored under its account ID when the operation succeeds. Related emails, attachments, stored exports, contributions, and published attribution under our control are removed through manual cleanup following a verified request. Favorites, Added Insights, settings, and local counts remain on your device.
Request deletion at https://tobewise.co/delete-account/ or email tobewise@dblm.com. Include your account email; never send your password or a sign-in code. Michael McCafferty personally handles requests within 24 hours. If verification or additional review is needed, we will explain the remaining steps.
Anonymous reporting omits your name and email from future reports, but still sends usage and device information under a separate reporting ID. Earlier reports are unchanged. Include the current ID through the app’s deletion-request email when available. We review ownership before removing related reports; shared or lost IDs may prevent reliable identification.
Firebase allows up to 180 days to remove authentication information from its live and backup systems after we initiate deletion, and keeps logged authentication IP addresses for a few weeks. These provider periods are separate from our request-handling commitment. See https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
Children
ToBeWise is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
The Android version distributed through Google Play is intended for adults age 18 and older.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date above and publish the new policy at this page.
Contact us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at: