My Buddy AAC - Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 25, 2026

Summary: My Buddy AAC does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data. Everything stays on your device.

Overview

My Buddy AAC is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app designed for individuals with speech and language difficulties. It is built by BMC Luminary Ventures LLC, Prescott, Arizona.

We take privacy seriously - especially because this app may be used by children and vulnerable individuals.

Data Collection

We collect no data whatsoever.

No personal information is collected
No usage analytics or tracking
No advertising or ad networks
No cookies (web version uses localStorage only)
No third-party SDKs, libraries, or frameworks
No personal data is ever transmitted off your device
After the first load, the app runs fully offline with no internet connection

Network Use

The web version of My Buddy is downloaded from quantumneuroshift.com the first time you open it. Once loaded it stores itself on your device so it keeps working with no signal, which matters because this app is somebody's voice. When you open it while online it may quietly check whether a newer version is available.

These requests carry no information about you. Nothing you type, tap, or speak is ever sent anywhere. There is no account, no server that stores your words, and no analytics. The installed iOS and Android versions carry all their files inside the app and do not make these requests at all.

Data Storage

All app data - including the child's name, address, emergency info, custom words, and preferences - is stored locally on your device only using the browser's localStorage API. This data:

Never leaves your device
Is never transmitted to any server
Is never shared with any third party
Can be cleared at any time by clearing the app's data in your device settings

Camera & Photo Library

The app may request access to your device's camera or photo library so you can use personal photos as picture icons for words. Photos selected are stored locally on the device and are never uploaded or transmitted anywhere.

Speech / Text-to-Speech

My Buddy AAC uses your device's built-in text-to-speech engine (Web Speech API) to speak words and sentences aloud. All speech processing happens on-device. No audio data is recorded, stored, or transmitted.

Children's Privacy (COPPA)

My Buddy AAC is designed to be safe for use by children. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

We do not collect any personal information from children or adults
We do not require account creation or login
We do not use any form of tracking or behavioral profiling
The app contains no in-app purchases and no advertising
The only external links are to this policy, our terms, and the symbol license, all in the Settings screen

Third-Party Services

My Buddy AAC uses zero third-party services. There are no analytics providers, crash reporters, advertising networks, or cloud services integrated into this app.

Open-Source Symbols

The app includes pictographic symbols from the Mulberry Symbols project, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 UK. They are ordinary image files stored with the app. Full attribution is on the Licenses and Attribution page.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change this privacy policy, we will update this page with the new effective date. Given that this app collects no data, we do not anticipate changes.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at:

BMC Luminary Ventures LLC
Prescott, Arizona
Email: brett.coon2@gmail.com