Privacy Policy - Half Price Au

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Half Price Au (“we”, “us”, or “our”) handles information when you use the Half Price Au mobile application (“App”).

Half Price Au helps users browse grocery specials, half-price deals, supermarket offers, and related shopping information in Australia.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect limited information directly or through third-party services used in the App, including advertising, analytics, diagnostics, and performance services.

Data that may be collected

Device identifiers: such as advertising identifiers or other device-level identifiers.
Approximate location: such as coarse location inferred from IP address or device settings.
Usage data: such as app launches, taps, clicks, scrolling, viewed screens, and other interactions with the App.
Advertising data: such as information about advertisements shown, ad interactions, and ad performance.
Diagnostics: such as crash logs, performance data, launch time, errors, and technical diagnostics.
Customer support information: information you choose to provide when contacting us for support, such as your email address, message, device model, and app version.

We do not require users to create an account to use the App. We do not intentionally collect names, phone numbers, precise location, contacts, photos, videos, health information, financial information, or sensitive personal information unless you voluntarily provide information in a support request.

3. How We Use Information

We may use collected information for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and improve the App.
To show advertisements and measure advertising performance.
To understand how users interact with the App.
To detect, prevent, and fix technical issues.
To respond to support requests and user feedback.
To comply with legal, security, and operational requirements.

4. Third-Party Services

The App may use third-party services that collect information according to their own privacy policies. These services may include:

Google AdMob for displaying advertisements and measuring ad performance.
Google services or similar tools for analytics, diagnostics, crash reporting, or app performance, if enabled in the App.

These third-party services may collect information such as device identifiers, IP address, approximate location, usage data, advertising data, crash logs, and performance information.

You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can learn more about Google AdMob and advertising controls at:
https://support.google.com/admob/answer/6128543

5. Advertising and Tracking

The App may show advertisements provided by third-party advertising partners such as Google AdMob. Depending on your device settings and consent choices, advertising partners may use device identifiers and related data to provide, measure, and improve ads.

On iOS, you may be asked for permission through Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework before the App or its partners access certain advertising identifiers for tracking purposes. You can change your choice at any time in your device settings.

iOS settings: You can manage tracking permissions from Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.

6. Grocery Deals and Third-Party Content

The App may display grocery specials, product information, supermarket offers, retailer names, prices, or related shopping information obtained from publicly available sources, retailer websites, feeds, or other sources.

Retailer names, brand names, product names, logos, trademarks, and product information belong to their respective owners. Half Price Au is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any supermarket, retailer, or brand unless clearly stated.

We try to keep information accurate and up to date, but prices, availability, promotions, and product details may change. Users should confirm final prices and availability with the relevant retailer before purchasing.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers and third-party partners that help us operate, advertise, analyze, secure, or improve the App.

Third-party partners may process information according to their own privacy policies and legal obligations.

8. Data Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Third-party services may retain data according to their own retention policies.

9. Your Choices

You can limit ad tracking through your device privacy settings.
You can reset or manage your device advertising identifier through your device settings where available.
You can contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of information you have provided to us directly.
You can choose not to provide optional support information, although this may limit our ability to help with your request.

10. Children’s Privacy

The App is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

11. International Users

Information may be processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your region.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the App after changes means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the App, or your privacy choices, please contact us:

Email: support@halfpriceau.com