LocateFox Official Data Safety Notice
Account & Data Deletion Request Policy
Application: LocateFox (Developer: Ivan Huang / BleWay Team)
We provide clear, transparent, and direct controls for users to delete their entire account or selectively delete specific data without deleting their account.
1. How to Request Deletion of Specific Data (Without Deleting Account)
In-App Self-Service:
- Open the LocateFox app on your device.
- To delete specific item/container records: Navigate to the item or space details page, tap the Edit / Manage menu, and select Delete (删除).
- To unbind physical NFC/QR tags: Go to tag management and select Unbind Tag (解绑标签).
- All selected item photos, custom descriptions, and hardware UUID mappings are immediately and irreversibly purged from our Firestore cloud database.
Email Request: Send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Partial Data Deletion Request" specifying the email linked to your account and the specific categories or records you wish to erase.
2. How to Request Full Account Deletion
In-App Self-Service:
- Open the LocateFox app.
- Tap the Profile / Settings (我的/设置) tab in the bottom navigation bar.
- Navigate to Account & Security (账户安全).
- Tap Delete Account (注销账户) at the bottom.
- Confirm the action. Your authentication credentials, profile, household group links, and all inventory records will be immediately destroyed.
Email Request: If you cannot access the app, email [email protected] with the subject "Account Deletion Request" and your registered email address. Your account and all associated records will be permanently wiped within 7 business days.
3. Types of Data Deleted & Retention Period
- Account Credentials: Email address, Firebase Auth UID, profile settings — Permanently deleted upon account deletion.
- Inventory & User Content: Item names, descriptions, uploaded photos, custom tags, hierarchy structures, and voice notes — Permanently deleted immediately upon user deletion request.
- Hardware Mappings: Registered NFC tag UUIDs and QR codes — Permanently unlinked and deleted.
- Retention Period: No user data is retained after deletion. All records are permanently purged from both production databases and system backups.