Who we are
Birthdays (the “App”) and this website, birthdays.mlabs.ng, are made by MLabs Technologies Ltd (“MayR Labs”, “we”, “us”), a company registered in Nigeria (RC9939212), with its head office at 10 Harrison Cmonyei Street, ULO, Ibusa Road, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. We process personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and, where it applies, the GDPR.
The summary
- No account and no Birthdays server. The people, dates, notes, photos and settings you add are stored only on your device.
- Encrypted on the device. The App’s database is encrypted with a key held in your phone’s secure keystore.
- We never receive your content. We cannot read, sell or share what you write in Birthdays, because it never reaches us.
- Optional features (importing contacts, Google Drive backup, ads and crash reports) are explained below, with what each involves.
Data stored on your device
Everything you create in the App stays on your phone. It is deleted when you use Erase all data in the App or uninstall it. Exported backup files are saved where you choose and are not encrypted, so keep them somewhere safe.
Importing from your contacts (optional)
If you tap Import from contacts, the App asks for permission to read your address book. This happens on your phone. Only the name, birthday, phone number, email and photo of the contacts you pick are saved, on your device. Your contacts are never uploaded, and you can use the App without granting this permission.
Google Drive backup (optional)
If you turn on Google Drive backup, you sign in with your Google account and the App asks for permission to use Google Drive’s hidden app data folder (drive.appdata). Before anything leaves your phone, your backup is encrypted with AES-256 using a passphrase that only you know. The encrypted file goes directly from your phone to your own Google Drive. We never receive it, your passphrase or your Google sign-in details, and we cannot decrypt your backup. If you forget your passphrase, nobody can recover the backup.
You can stop backups and disconnect Google at any time in the App, and remove Birthdays’s access from your Google account settings. Google’s handling of your account is covered by the Google Privacy Policy. Birthdays’ use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Ads (free version)
The free version shows a few small banner ads on lists, provided by Google AdMob. There are never ads on greetings or cards. To show and measure ads, Google may collect device identifiers (such as the advertising ID), approximate location from your IP address and information about ad interactions. Where required, we ask for your consent first, and on iPhone you choose whether apps may track you. You can reset or limit your advertising ID in your phone’s settings. Ads never receive your Birthdays content. Birthdays Plus removes ads completely. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
Crash reports
To fix bugs, the App sends crash and error reports to Sentry, our error-monitoring provider. A report contains technical details such as the error, your device model, operating-system and app version. We configure it not to send personal information, and reports never include your people, dates, notes or other content.
Purchases
Birthdays Plus is bought through Google Play (and, when it launches, the App Store). The store processes your payment; we only receive confirmation that a purchase was made so the App can unlock Plus. We never see your card details.
Notifications, photos, calendar and biometrics
Reminders are scheduled locally on your phone. Photos you add to people and cards stay on your device. If you choose “Add to my phone’s calendar”, the App writes that one event to your calendar and reads nothing from it. Face ID and fingerprint checks are handled by your phone’s operating system; the App only learns whether the check succeeded.
This website
This website doesn’t use cookies or analytics. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs (IP address, page requested, time and browser) for security, for a short period.
Children
Birthdays is suitable for everyone, but it is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.
Your rights
Because your content is on your device, you are always in control: you can view, export, correct and delete it in the App at any time. For anything else, including your rights to access, object or complain, email us at birthdays@mlabs.ng. You can also complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission or your local data protection authority. See how to delete your data.
Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the date above and, for significant changes, tell you in the App.
Contact
MLabs Technologies Ltd, 10 Harrison Cmonyei Street, ULO, Ibusa Road, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Email birthdays@mlabs.ng.