Prep Simulator for USMLE® Step 1Privacy Policy
In short: the app keeps your scores and study progress in your account so you can see your progress board and continue on any phone. You can try one practice set as a guest. The app shows ads through Google AdMob. We never sell personal information, and you can delete your account and all study data at any time.
1. Who we are
The app is made by HomiLabs ("we", "us"). Contact: homilabs.smc@gmail.com.
2. What we collect
| What | Why | Where it is stored |
|---|---|---|
| Your account: email address and, if you sign in with Google, your name and Google account identifier | To sign you in and keep your progress on any phone | Firebase Authentication (Google) |
| Guest use: an anonymous account identifier | So you can try a practice set before creating an account | Firebase Authentication (Google) |
| Your study data: the first name, exam date and daily goal you enter; your answers, flags, scores, practice results and lessons read | To show your scores, progress board, reviews and what to practice next | Cloud Firestore (Google), United States multi-region, linked to your account |
| Advertising data: the device advertising ID, approximate location from your IP address, device information and ad interactions | To show, measure and limit ads and to prevent fraud | Google AdMob |
We do not collect your contacts, photos, files, precise location, microphone or camera, or data from other apps. The app does not collect any health information about you. Passwords are handled by Firebase Authentication; HomiLabs never sees or stores them. Only you, signed in as yourself, can read or change your study data, enforced by security rules on the database. Data travels encrypted (HTTPS/TLS) and Google encrypts it at rest. The app has no analytics.
3. Advertising
The app is free and shows banner and interstitial ads through Google AdMob. Ads never appear while you answer questions, sit a mock exam or review answers. We ask Google to limit ads to content rated for teens and older (PG). In the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland, and where else required, you are asked for consent first. See how Google uses data from apps that use its services. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's Settings.
4. Who else handles data
Google acts as our service provider for Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore and AdMob. We do not sell personal information and share it with no one else, unless the law requires it. Google may process data in other countries under its own safeguards.
5. How long we keep it
Your account and study data are kept while your account exists. When you delete your account, your study data and sign-in account are deleted permanently, within 30 days including backups.
6. Your choices and rights
- Delete your account and all study data in Account and settings → Delete account and data. Without the app, follow these steps.
- You may ask us for a copy of your data or ask us to correct or delete it and, where the law gives you these rights, to restrict or object to its use or to complain to your data protection authority. Write to homilabs.smc@gmail.com; we reply within 30 days.
7. Children
The app is intended for medical students and graduates. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Changes
If this policy changes, we update this page and its date.