Privacy Policy

🛡️ Overview & Privacy Commitment

LivingDex (available at https://livingdex.app) is an open-source, client-side Progressive Web Application designed for tracking Living Pokédex progress.

We believe in absolute user privacy: LivingDex does not run external tracking servers, does not host user databases, and does not collect, sell, or monetize personal information.

📁 Google Drive Integration & Limited Scope Usage

LivingDex offers an optional Google Drive cloud backup feature that allows you to store and restore your collection checklists across your devices.

How we access and use Google User Data:

• Strict Sandbox Isolation: LivingDex uses only the drive.appdata scope. This restricts the app exclusively to its own hidden, isolated application folder inside your Google Drive.
• No Access to Personal Drive Files: LivingDex cannot view, read, modify, list, or delete any of your personal files, folders, photos, or documents stored in Google Drive.
• Sole Purpose (Backup & Restore): The scope is used solely to write and read a single checklist backup file (livingdex-cloud-backup.json) when you explicitly click "Backup to Drive" or "Restore from Drive".
• No Automated Overwrites: Backups to Google Drive are performed manually upon user request to prevent accidental data overwrites.
• Direct Client-to-Google Communication: Authentication and file transfers happen directly between your web browser and Google's official APIs (accounts.google.com and googleapis.com). Your data never passes through or touches any intermediate third-party servers.

🔒 Data Sharing & Retention

Google User Data is never shared with third parties or external services.

• We do not share, transfer, or disclose Google user data to any third parties or advertising partners.
• We do not use Google user data for advertising, machine learning, or analytics.
• Your authentication tokens are stored locally in your browser's localStorage and are only transmitted directly to Google's OAuth endpoints.
• You can disconnect and revoke access at any time by clicking "Disconnect" in Settings or managing permissions in your Google Account Security Settings.

💾 Local Storage & Offline Data

By default, all Pokédex caught states, custom box names, and preferences are saved locally on your device using browser localStorage. This data never leaves your device unless you choose to export a file or use Google Drive backup.

📬 Contact Information & Open Source

LivingDex is an open-source project maintained by PimBARF.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or data security, please contact us or inspect our source code:

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/PimBARF/LivingDex
• Issue Tracker: https://github.com/PimBARF/LivingDex/issues
• Developer Contact: pimbarf@gmail.com