Privacy Policy for Empower Me

Last Updated: January 12, 2026

At Empower Me, accessible from our mobile application, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Empower Me and how we use it.

1. Information We Collect

A. Personal Identification Information

We collect personal information that you provide to us when you register on the app. This includes:

• Full Name
• Mobile Number (used for OTP verification and account identification)
• Age (to provide age-appropriate health recommendations)
• State/Location (to help you find relevant health services and clinics near you)

B. Health-Related Information

As a health awareness platform, we may process information related to:

• Cervical cancer screening preferences (e.g., Swab or Urine test interests)
• Interaction with educational modules (Facts vs. Myths, Anatomy, etc.)

C. Technical Data and Permissions

To provide a seamless experience, we request the following permissions:

• Camera: For liveness detection and face registration (ensuring secure user verification).
• Location: To map and navigate you to the nearest screening clinics.
• Storage: To allow you to download or upload health-related reports.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our application.
• Improve, personalize, and expand our educational content.
• Understand and analyze how you use our application.
• Process screening service requests and clinic appointments.
• Communicate with you for OTP verification and critical health updates.
• Detect and prevent fraud through secure liveness verification.

3. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service:

• Firebase Analytics: We use this to track user interactions, such as screen views, coupon usage, and feature engagement, to improve the app experience.
• Google Maps/OpenStreetMap: Used within our Clinic Map feature to provide location-based services.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

You have the right to:

• Access: Request copies of your personal data.
• Rectification: Request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• Erasure: Request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal data.

7. Children's Information

Empower Me does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our app, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best to promptly remove such information from our records.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.