The Abair Project at Trinity College, Dublin is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. This privacy policy applies to the Geabaire app and explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use the app. By using the Geabaire app, you agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this policy.

Collection of Information:

We collect information about you when you use the Geabaire app, including:

• Health diagnoses: If you choose to enter health diagnoses in the app, we will collect this information.
• Button usage: We will collect information about which buttons you press and the contents of those buttons in the app.
• Irish synthesizer usage: We will collect information about how you use the Irish synthesizer in the app.

Use of Information:

We use the information we collect about you to:

• Provide the Geabaire app and its features to you.
• Improve the app and develop new features.
• Analyze usage of the app and understand how users interact with it.
• Perform research activities with respect to Irish language use by AAC users.

Sharing of Information:

In order to provide the service, we may share certain information with service providers that assist us in providing the Geabaire app and its features to you. These service providers are:

• Cloudflare: We use Cloudflare to protect the Geabaire app from malicious activity and to improve the app's performance.
• Supabase: We use Supabase to store and manage the data collected through the Geabaire app.
• Sentry: We use Sentry to monitor and troubleshoot issues with the Geabaire app.

We limit data sharing with these service providers to what is necessary to provide the server, under no circumstances do we transmit your personal data for the purposes of tracking, or marketing. We may also share your information as required by law, or in response to a request from law enforcement or other government authorities.

Consent:

By using the Geabaire app, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this privacy policy. If you do not agree to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described in this policy, you should not use the Geabaire app and inform of us your withdrawal of consent as per your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR.)

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details outlined below or by deleting your account in the account portal.

Data Subject Rights:

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• The right to be informed: You have the right to be provided with clear and concise information
about how we use your personal data.
• The right of access: You have the right to request access to your personal data and to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request the correction of any errors in your personal data.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• The right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that your personal data be transferred to another organization.

Where possible, we will aim to make the exercising of these rights possible without the interaction of another human via the account portal, however you may always exercise these rights by contacting us using the details outlined below. You have the right to file a complaint with the data protection authority in your jurisdiction if you believe that we have violated your rights under the GDPR.

Security:

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect about you from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no security measures are perfect, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information. These measures include the use of multi-factor authentication and having policies in place to prevent inappropriate transferals, storage, or manipulation of your personal data.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated policy on this page. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting the information we collect. Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, our research activities, inappropriate usage of the app, or for any other reason you may contact our data protection controller via email: Rían Errity, errityr (at) tcd (dot) ie You may also address mail to: Rían Errity c/o Geabaire Project, Phonetics and Speech Science Laboratory Room 4047A, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, D02 PN40 Republic of Ireland