Privacy Policy
dTECT Lightning is a lightning detection and alert service for schools and organisations. This policy explains what information the app collects, why, and how it is handled.
Information we collect
- Account details — your name and email address when you create an account or sign in with Google or Apple, and an optional phone number if you add one to your profile.
- Organisation membership — which organisations you have access to, and any access requests you submit (including the optional message).
- Push notification token — a device token issued by Apple and Google so we can send lightning alerts, all-clear notices and, for administrators, system notifications to your device.
- Location — only while you use the live map, and only with your permission, to centre the map on you and show your distance to nearby strikes. Your location is used on the device and is not stored on our servers.
- Activity records — when you manually trigger or clear an alert, the event is recorded with your name and email so that the organisation has an audit trail.
How we use it
- To sign you in and show you the organisations and detection units you have access to.
- To deliver lightning alerts and all-clear notifications to your device.
- To keep an audit trail of manual alert actions for the organisation's safety records.
- To respond to access requests and support enquiries.
We do not sell your information, use it for advertising, or track you across other apps or websites.
Where it is stored
Data is stored in Google Firebase (Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Realtime Database and Cloud Messaging), operated by Google LLC, with servers in Europe. Google processes the data on our behalf under its Firebase privacy terms. Lightning strike data itself is public environmental data and contains no personal information.
Retention and deletion
Your account information is kept while your account is active. You can update your name and phone number in the app, and you can disable notifications at any time, which removes your device token. To delete your account and its data, email us at the address below and we will remove it within 30 days. Audit records of alert actions may be retained for the organisation's safety records without your contact details.
Children
The app is intended for staff and administrators of organisations. It is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes
If this policy changes we will update this page and the date above.
Contact
dTECT Lightning Solution · willem@alasia.co.za