App permissions & data safety
For Google Play and App Store questionnaires · 8 September 2026
| Permission / data | Required? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Internet | Yes | Load your account from petpatrolhq.com (bookings, pets, push register). |
| Location (precise / approximate) | Optional | Injured-pet reports, nearby vets/NGOs, QR scan map, lost-pet last seen. Not sold, not used for ads. |
| Camera | Optional | Photograph a pet or injury; scan a QR collar tag. |
| Photos / media | Optional | Pick an existing photo for a profile or report. |
| Notifications | Optional | QR scan, rescue, booking, vaccine and follow-up alerts (FCM). You can deny and still use the app. |
| Name, email, phone | For accounts | Login, provider contact, password reset, Google Sign-In. |
| Pet & health notes | If you add pets | Records and reminders. This is pet data, not human medical records. |
| Push token (FCM) | If you allow alerts | Identify this phone so we can send the banner. Cleared on logout of that device. |
| Photos you upload | Optional | Hosted so rescuers and owners can recognise the animal. |
| Google account | If you tap Continue with Google | Email and name to create or sign in to your account. We do not get your Google password. |
| Vibration / wake lock / boot | Android, for alerts | Make a rescue or QR-scan banner actually appear after the phone sleeps. Not used to track you. |
Data is processed in India on our Hostinger servers and by Google Firebase for messaging. Full narrative: Privacy Policy.