Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Mental Wellbeing Communications collects, uses, and protects personal information when you use the How You Doing (HYD) mobile application.

Some features of the App involve recording personal well-being information, such as mood check-ins and journal entries.

These features operate with the user's voluntary participation.

2. Information we collect

Account information

When users create an account, the App may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number

Well-being information

Users may voluntarily provide personal well-being information, including:

  • Mood check-in selections
  • Journal entries
  • Messages sent to trusted contacts

This information may reflect emotional well-being and is treated as sensitive personal data.

Device and usage information

The App may collect limited technical information to support functionality and performance, including:

  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Application version
  • Usage events
  • Error or crash information

Using and protecting it

How we look after your data

3. How we use your information

Information collected through the App may be used to:

  • Provide app functionality
  • Store mood check-ins and journal entries
  • Enable communication with trusted contacts
  • Send notifications related to the service
  • Maintain and improve the performance and reliability of the App

4. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect user data and to safeguard personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

These measures include secure systems designed to protect the integrity and confidentiality of user information.

Where applicable, data transmitted between the application and our systems is protected by industry-standard encryption.

As the service operates within the European Union, personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

While we take reasonable precautions to protect user information, no system can guarantee absolute security.

5. Data retention

Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to operate the App. When a user deletes their account:

  • All associated personal data is deleted immediately
  • The deletion process is permanent and irreversible

Your rights and ours

Rights, updates and contact

6. User rights

Users may:

  • Access their personal information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of their account

7. Notifications

The App may send notifications related to:

  • Messages from trusted contacts

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Users will be notified within the App if significant changes are made.

9. Contact

For privacy or data protection inquiries:

Mental Wellbeing Communications

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Email: support@howyoudoing.ie