FGS App
Privacy Policy

These privacy policies have been updated by the developer Steagall laboratory in July 2024. Any inquiries or contact can be submitted via the website www.felinegrimacescale.com/contact  

Data collection 

Your personal data are not collected but the app requests access to your camera (take pictures and videos). This app requires to read the contents of your shared storage, modify or delete the contents of your shared storage. It may view your network connections and have full network access. 

Users may share an image with the developers to help improve feline pain management. These images are collected, handled, shared and stored as described below. By sending an image to the researchers, users are granting a non-exclusive, perpetual and free license to use the images. This license is unrestricted in terms of time, territory, and manner of exploitation.  

Data handling, retention and storage 

Images that are sent via app may be used for various purposes, including but not limited to research and educational purposes, publications in any sort of media, distribution, modification, use in subsequent studies, and storage in printed and audiovisual materials. 

Images are received in a private email only accessible by the developers. All images are saved in one of the laboratory’s hard drive. All images are stored by the developers indeterminably. Images are only deleted when not appropriate for use according to the developers’ discretion.  

Data Sharing 

Images shared by users may be used by the developers for research, educational and commercial purposes and may be shared with third parties for any purpose. By agreeing to use the Feline Grimace Scale phone application, users agree with data sharing. These third parties may include academic institutions, research organizations, commercial partners, industry, media outlets and any stakeholders that the developers may work with, without exception. We will ensure that any third parties with whom we share the images are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the data. 

Security practices 

Data are encrypted in transit. The data are transferred over a secure connection.