AussieReady privacy policy
AussieReady works entirely on your device. There is no account, no sign in, and no server of ours for your study data to travel to. Everything you do in the app — every answer, mock test, note, highlight, bookmark and test date — is stored on your phone and nowhere else. We cannot see your progress. We cannot see your test date. We do not know who you are.
01 Who we are
AussieReady is published by NextGen Software Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales, company number 14613977, registered office 167 to 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London W1W 5PF, United Kingdom.
NextGen Software Ltd is the data controller for the limited processing described below, for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Most people using AussieReady are in Australia. We have built the app so that the handling of your information also meets the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Where the two frameworks differ, we apply whichever gives you the stronger protection.
Contact: support@nextgensoftware.co.
02 What stays on your device
All of the following is written to a database inside the app’s own storage on your phone. It never leaves your device and we have no way to read it.
- Your answers to practice questions, reviews, retakes and mock tests
- Your mock test results and score history
- Your readiness figure, your Australian values readiness and your topic accuracy
- Your retake deck and review schedule
- Bookmarks, highlights and notes
- Your test date, if you set one
- Your appearance and reminder preferences
- Your reading progress through the chapters
If you delete the app, all of it is deleted with it. We hold no backup and cannot restore it.
03 What leaves your device
Two things, and only two.
1. Your purchase
AussieReady offers a single one time purchase. Payment is handled entirely by Apple or Google. We never see your card details, your billing address or your name.
To recognise that you have purchased, we use RevenueCat, a purchase management service. RevenueCat receives an anonymous identifier generated on your device, your purchase receipt from the App Store or Google Play, and basic device and country information. It does not receive your name, email address or payment details. Apple and Google each apply their own privacy policies to the transaction itself.
2. Links you tap
The citizenship guide contains links to the Department of Home Affairs at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au and homeaffairs.gov.au. Tapping one opens your own browser and leaves AussieReady. Those sites have their own privacy policies and we have no involvement in your visit.
04 What we never collect
- Your name, email address, phone number or postal address
- Your immigration status, visa subclass, residency history, application details or citizenship application status
- Your country of birth, nationality or ethnicity
- Your location
- Your contacts, photos, calendar or any other app’s data
- Advertising identifiers. There are no adverts in AussieReady and no advertising or tracking network is present
- Analytics of how you use the app
The app requests no permissions beyond notifications, and that only if you turn reminders on.
05 Notifications
If you enable reminders, they are scheduled and delivered locally by your own device. AussieReady does not use push notifications, holds no push notification entitlement, and never sends a notification from a server. Nothing about your reminders reaches us. You can turn reminders off at any time in the app, or in your device settings.
06 Working offline
AussieReady is designed to work with no internet connection. Every question, chapter and glossary term is stored in the app itself. The only actions that need a connection are buying and restoring your purchase.
07 Our lawful basis
| Processing | Lawful basis |
|---|---|
| Managing your purchase and entitlement | Performance of a contract, UK GDPR Article 6(1)(b) |
We do not rely on consent, because managing your purchase is not optional to the operation of the app. We process no special category data and no sensitive information as defined by the Privacy Act 1988.
08 How long anything is kept
Data on your device is kept until you delete it in the app or uninstall the app.
Purchase records are retained by RevenueCat, Apple and Google for as long as needed to honour your purchase and to meet their own legal and accounting obligations.
09 Your rights
You have the right to access, correct, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal information, and the right to data portability. These rights sit under UK data protection law, and the rights of access and correction also sit under Australian Privacy Principles 12 and 13.
Because almost everything is held only on your device, most of these rights are exercised directly: delete the app, or use Reset progress inside it. For anything relating to your purchase, write to support@nextgensoftware.co and we will respond within 30 days.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to us first at the address above. If you are not satisfied with our response you can then complain to:
- In Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au, or on 1300 363 992
- In the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk, or on 0303 123 1113
10 Children
AussieReady is intended for adults preparing for the Australian citizenship test. Applicants aged 17 and under do not sit the test. The app is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect any information from children.
11 Third parties we use
| Service | Purpose | Their policy |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Payment, delivery, receipts | apple.com/legal/privacy |
| Payment, delivery, receipts | policies.google.com/privacy | |
| RevenueCat | Purchase and entitlement management | revenuecat.com/privacy |
We sell your information to nobody, share it with nobody beyond the services above, and use it for no purpose other than those described here.
12 Overseas disclosure and international transfers
The services above process information outside Australia and outside the United Kingdom, including in the United States. This is a cross border disclosure for the purposes of Australian Privacy Principle 8.
Where information leaves the United Kingdom, transfers are covered by the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or an adequacy decision. Each provider’s own policy sets out its arrangements.
The only information disclosed in this way is the anonymous purchase identifier and receipt described above. Your study data never leaves your device.
13 Changes
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top and publish the new version at this address. Material changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.
14 Not affiliated with the government
AussieReady is an independent study tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Australian Government, the Department of Home Affairs, or any other government body.
Study content is derived from Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, published by the Commonwealth of Australia and made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is excluded from that licence and does not appear in this app.
Your citizenship application fee is paid to the Department of Home Affairs, never to us. We charge only for access to the app.
15 Contact
NextGen Software Ltd
167 to 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor
London W1W 5PF
United Kingdom