Privacy Policy for LottoIQ

Last updated: September 4, 2025

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how LottoIQ ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our lottery ticket scanning mobile application.

Information We Collect

LottoIQ is designed with privacy in mind. We collect minimal information necessary for the app to function:

• Camera Access: Used solely to scan lottery tickets for number recognition
• Local Storage: Scanned ticket data is stored locally on your device
• Anonymous Usage Data: Basic app usage statistics to improve performance

How We Use Camera Permission

The camera permission is used exclusively for:

• Capturing images of lottery tickets to extract numbers
• Real-time text recognition (OCR) processing
• Providing instant winning number comparison

Important: Images captured by the camera are processed locally on your device using Google ML Kit and are not transmitted, stored on our servers, or shared with third parties.

Data Storage and Security

• All scanned ticket data remains on your device
• No personal lottery ticket information is transmitted to external servers
• Winning number data is fetched from public lottery APIs
• We use industry-standard security measures to protect any data we do collect

Third-Party Services

LottoIQ uses the following third-party services:

• Google ML Kit: For text recognition (processes data locally on device)
• Google AdMob: For displaying advertisements (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
• Firebase: For app analytics and crash reporting

Advertising

We display advertisements through Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and use data for ad personalization. You can opt out of personalized ads in your device's ad settings.

Children's Privacy

Our app is not intended for children under 18 years of age, as lottery participation requires legal age compliance in your jurisdiction.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access data we have about you
• Request deletion of your data
• Revoke camera permissions at any time through your device settings

This privacy policy complies with Google Play Store requirements and applicable privacy laws.