Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 18, 2026

Pet Texts ("the App") is developed and operated by Sandeep Mysore. There are no accounts. This policy explains what happens to your photos, messages and data.

What stays on your device

Your pets, their names, personalities and routines.
Your chats with your pets and The Household group chat.
Your notification settings and free message allowance.

These are saved in the App’s private storage on your phone. We have no copy of them.

Pet photos

When you add a pet, the App sends that photo to the Pet Texts server, hosted on Google Cloud. The server sends it to Google’s Gemini API to recognise the animal and write a personality, returns the result, and does not store the photo. Photos that don’t show a pet (for example, only people) are rejected.

Chats with your pets

When you message a pet, the App sends your message, recent messages in that chat, and your pet’s details (name, species, breed, personality and routine) to the server, which asks Google’s Gemini API for the reply. Nothing is stored after the reply is sent back. Google processes this under the Gemini API Additional Terms and the Google Privacy Policy. Please don’t share personal information in chats.

Personalities and replies are written by AI, just for fun, and aren’t advice. For anything about your pet’s health, ask your vet.

Reporting messages

If you report a message, the reason you chose, any note you add, the reported message and up to six recent messages from that chat are sent to our server logs so we can review it. Reports contain no photos and are kept for up to 30 days.

Camera, photos and notifications

The App asks for camera or photo access only when you add a pet, and uses only the photo you pick. Notifications are used only for the texts from your pets you turn on, and are scheduled on your device.

Anonymous device ID and limits

The App creates a random ID on first launch and sends it with requests so the server can apply fair daily limits. It isn’t linked to your identity and the server forgets it within a day.

Advertising (free version)

Free users can choose to watch a short ad from Google AdMob for more messages. Ads are never shown unless you choose to watch one, and never after you buy Pet Texts Unlimited. To serve and measure ads, Google’s Mobile Ads SDK may collect:

Device identifiers such as the advertising ID (IDFA on iOS, only if you allow tracking; Android Advertising ID on Android).
Your IP address, which may be used to estimate your general location.
Ad interactions and diagnostic information such as app launches and crashes.

This data is collected and processed by Google under Google’s Privacy Policy. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services. Your photos, pets and chats are never shared with advertisers.

Your choices about ads

iPhone: the App asks through Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you choose “Ask App Not to Track”, everything works the same and ads aren’t personalized with your advertising ID. Change it anytime in Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking.
EEA, UK and Switzerland: Google’s consent message lets you accept, reject or manage personalized ads. Revisit it in the App under Settings › Ad privacy choices.
Android: reset or delete your advertising ID in your device’s privacy settings.
No ads at all: Pet Texts Unlimited removes ads and ad requests.

Purchases

Pet Texts Unlimited is sold through the Apple App Store or Google Play. They handle payment; we never see your card or account details.

Children

Pet Texts is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Deleting your data

Delete a pet from their profile, use Settings › Delete all my data, or uninstall the App. See Delete data.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the date above will change. Questions: thesammonroe@gmail.com.