Privacy Policy - Aether

Last updated: October 28, 2026

1. Who We Are

EasyTech Agency (EASYTECH SASU, 2 rue de la Libération, 74000 Annecy, France; "we," "our," or "us") operates Aether, a mobile application for two people, available on iOS and on Android (the "Service" or "App"). Two people pair with a code and share a private space: taps, notes, drawings, voice messages, photos, daily questions, games, countdowns and a bucket list. We are the controller of the personal data described on this page. This page explains what we collect, why, who can see it, how long we keep it and how to delete it. It applies to Aether version 2 and later and replaces the previous policy.

2. Data We Collect

You do not need an email address, a phone number or a password to use Aether. On first launch the App creates an anonymous account with Firebase Authentication. Everything below is tied to that anonymous identifier.

Account: the anonymous identifier (Firebase user ID). If you choose "Back up your account" in the App, the account is linked to Sign in with Apple (iOS) or to Google (Android), so that you can get your space back after changing phone or reinstalling. In that case Firebase Authentication also stores the sign-in provider and the email address that Apple or Google gives it (with Apple, you can choose to hide your email). We use it only to let you sign in again.
Profile and settings: your display name (up to 24 characters), the colour, rhythm and trait you pick, the name you give to the being that lives in your space (up to 12 characters), the date you have been together (optional), your time zone, your language, your night hours, your notification settings, your platform (iOS or Android) and the app version. We do not ask for your birth date, your location or your contacts.
Your shared space with your partner: what you and your partner send and add, which is taps, notes (up to 280 characters), drawings, voice messages (up to 15 seconds on the Free plan, up to 60 seconds on Pro), photos, souvenirs (with an optional photo on Pro), your answers to daily and custom questions, game rounds, countdowns, bucket list items, and Pro surprise notes scheduled for later. We also store when each item was sent and seen.
Photos: before a photo is stored, its metadata (EXIF, including any GPS position) is removed on your device and again on our server, and the photo is re-encoded and reduced to a maximum of 1600 pixels on its longest side.
Live presence: while both of you have the App open, whether the App is open, the screen you are on and where you touch the screen are shared with your partner in real time. Presence is not kept as history: it is removed when the pairing ends and leftover entries are deleted every day.
Devices and notifications: for each device, a push notification token (Firebase Cloud Messaging), the platform, the app version, the language and the time zone.
Subscription status: whether you or your partner hold an active subscription, the product, whether it is a trial, and its expiry date. Payment is handled by Apple or Google Play. We never see your payment details.
Reports: if you report something, we receive who reported, what was reported, the reason, your optional note (up to 300 characters) and a copy of the reported item.
Technical data: counters used to apply the limits of the Free plan and to stop abuse (for example how many items were sent today), and the standard operating logs of our servers.

The App asks for access to the microphone only when you record a voice message, to your photos or camera only when you pick or take a photo to send, and to notifications. The App saves photos and drawings to your library only when you tap Save. You can change each permission at any time in the settings of your phone. Home screen widgets and Live Activities show information from your shared space and keep a local copy of it on your device.

3. Who Can See Your Data

What you send in your space can be seen by you and by your partner, and by no other user. Aether has no public content, no feed, no search, no discovery and no groups. A space has exactly two people.

We do not scan your notes, drawings, voice messages or photos, and we do not read them as part of normal operation. We may look at specific content only when someone reports it, when you ask us for help with it, when it is needed to fix a technical fault, or when the law requires it.

Notifications do not contain the text of your notes. If you turn on "Show message previews" in Settings, the first 60 characters of a note appear in the notification on your own device.

4. How We Use Your Data and Why

To run the Service: store and sync your shared space, send notifications, and apply the limits of your plan (contract).
To unlock your subscription for you and for your partner (contract).
To keep the Service safe: handle reports, apply blocks and stop abuse (our legitimate interest, and legal obligations).
To answer your requests and support messages (contract and legitimate interest).
To send notifications you have allowed (your consent, given through the notification permission of your phone and the notification settings of the App).

5. Service Providers

Google (Firebase and Google Cloud): Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore (database), Cloud Storage (photos, voice messages and drawings), Cloud Functions (our server code), Firebase Cloud Messaging (notifications) and Firebase App Check (checks that requests come from the genuine App). On Android, Google Sign-In (if you back up your account), Google Play (payments) and Play Integrity. Google acts as our processor.
Apple: Sign in with Apple (if you back up your account on iOS), the Apple Push Notification service (which delivers notifications on iOS) and the App Store (payments).
RevenueCat: manages subscriptions. It receives your purchase status and your anonymous Aether identifier, which is the same as your account identifier. It acts as our processor.

These providers handle data under their own terms and privacy policies in addition to this one.

6. What We Do Not Do

Aether has no advertising and no advertising SDK.
Aether does not track you across other apps or websites.
Aether version 2.0 contains no analytics SDK and no crash reporting SDK.
We do not sell your data.
We do not send your content to artificial intelligence services and we do not use it to train models.

7. Data Hosting and Transfers

Your data is hosted on Google Cloud Platform in Belgium (europe-west1 region): the database, the storage of media files and our server code. Some providers listed in section 5 (Google, Apple and RevenueCat) may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States, and push notifications travel through the Google and Apple notification services. Where that happens, the transfer relies on the safeguards provided by the GDPR, such as an adequacy decision (for example the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework) or standard contractual clauses.

8. Retention and Deletion

Your shared space: kept while you are paired. You can delete any note, drawing, voice message or photo you sent from its menu in the App; this removes it, with its media files, for both of you.
Unpair or block: the space becomes read-only for both of you. It is kept for 30 days and then deleted for both of you, with all its content and media. If the same two people pair again within those 30 days, the space is restored.
Account deletion: in the App, open Settings, then Account, then Delete my account and data. This deletes your profile, everything you sent, your files and your anonymous account. The full list of what is deleted, what happens to your partner and what is kept is on the account deletion page.
Pair codes expire after 48 hours. Uploads that were not completed are deleted after about an hour. Finished or expired games are deleted 7 days after they expire.
Reports: the copy of the reported item is deleted after 90 days. The report record (who reported, what, reason, note) is kept as long as needed to handle abuse and our legal obligations.
Subscription events received from RevenueCat on our servers are deleted after 90 days.
After an account deletion, we keep a record that contains no content (the anonymous identifier and the dates of the request and of completion) for one year, to be able to show that the deletion took place.
Purchase records kept by Apple, Google Play and RevenueCat to show your subscription and for accounting are not erased by deleting your account. Deleting your account does not cancel your subscription: cancel it in your Apple Account or in Google Play.

If you cannot open the App any more, you can ask us to delete your account and data by email. The account deletion page explains how it works and how fast we answer.

9. Your Rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify, delete and receive a copy of your personal data (portability), to object to or restrict some processing, and to withdraw a consent you gave. In the App you can edit your profile, delete the items you sent, unpair and delete your account yourself. The App has no export button in version 2.0: to get a copy of your data, write to us and we send it to you in a common file format. We can only give you your own data. Items that your partner sent belong to your partner. To exercise any right, write to contact@easytech-agency.net. We answer within 30 days at most, and aim for 7 days. You may also lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in France, the CNIL).

10. Reports and Blocking

You can report an item from its menu in the App, or from Settings, Report a problem. You can block your partner from Settings, Block and unpair: this ends the pairing, and the two accounts cannot pair again. We answer reports within 24 hours. We can remove content, close accounts that break our Terms of Use and, where the law requires it, pass information to the authorities.

11. Security

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest by Google Cloud. Access rules allow only the two people of a space to read it, and media files are not available through public links. Firebase App Check helps us refuse requests that do not come from the genuine App. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Children

Aether is intended for people aged 16 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child under 16 uses Aether, contact us and we will delete the account and its data.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows the latest version.

14. Contact

For any question about this policy or your personal data:
contact@easytech-agency.net

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