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Effective August 9, 2026
In short: C.A.R.E. SimBalloon does not collect, store, or transmit any personal or patient information. Every vital sign, rhythm, and waveform in the app is synthetic — generated by the app's own simulation engine — and none of it ever leaves your device or local network.
C.A.R.E. SimBalloon is a training simulator for intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy, built for nursing, perfusion, paramedic, and critical care education. It is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the treatment or monitoring of real patients. All patient data displayed in the app — vitals, ECG, arterial pressure, and balloon-pressure waveforms — is synthetic and generated locally by the app. The app is never connected to a patient or to any real medical equipment.
We collect none. C.A.R.E. SimBalloon has no user accounts, no sign-in, no analytics SDKs, and no advertising identifiers. The table below covers every category of data the app touches:
| Category | Collected? | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Patient / simulation data | No | All vitals and waveforms are synthetic and generated on-device by the simulation engine; nothing is recorded or transmitted. |
| Personal identifiers | No | No name, email, or account is required to use the app. |
| Location | No | The app does not access or request location data. |
| Usage analytics / tracking | No | No analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs are included. |
| Local network pairing | Device-local only | The console and instructor devices discover and connect to each other directly over your local Wi-Fi network. Session data (rhythm, scenario, timing and pump settings) is exchanged only between those two paired devices and never reaches our servers, because we don't have any. |
| Subscription & payment | Handled entirely by your app store | Purchases go through Apple's In-App Purchase system on iOS, or Google Play Billing on Android. We never see your payment details — the store manages billing and simply confirms your subscription status to the app. |
Your device will ask for permission to find devices on your local network the first time you pair two devices — local network permission on iOS, or nearby-devices permission on Android. This permission is used solely to discover and connect the console and instructor devices on the same Wi-Fi network via mDNS/Bonjour and a direct TCP connection. This traffic stays on your local network and is never sent to the internet. The Android app does not request location permission, and does not use Wi-Fi information to derive your location.
C.A.R.E. SimBalloon is intended for clinical education audiences and is not directed at children. Because the app collects no personal information from any user, regardless of age, there is no data to disclose, sell, or remove.
There is nothing to retain. Session logs and settings are held only in the app's memory during use and are not persisted to any server we control.
If this policy changes, we'll update the effective date above and post the revised version at this same address.
Questions about this policy can be sent to CAREAPPSupport@csu-als.org.
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Effective August 9, 2026
⚠ Not a medical device. C.A.R.E. SimBalloon is a training simulator only. It must never be used to guide the treatment, monitoring, or care of a real patient.
These Terms of Use are the End User License Agreement (EULA) for C.A.R.E. SimBalloon (the "App"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
The App is an educational training simulator for intra-aortic balloon pump concepts — inflation and deflation timing against the dicrotic notch, counterpulsation on the arterial waveform, trigger selection, assist-ratio weaning, and fault troubleshooting. It is designed for use by, or under the supervision of, qualified clinical educators in nursing, perfusion, paramedic, and critical care training programs.
The App is not a medical device, is not FDA-cleared or approved, and must not be used for the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, or management of any real patient. All physiological data shown in the App is synthetic.
Full access to the App requires an active subscription (monthly or annual), managed through the store you installed the App from — Apple's In-App Purchase system on iOS, or Google Play Billing on Android. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings, or in the Google Play Store under Payments & subscriptions. Pricing and any free trial terms are shown in the App and in the store listing before purchase.
Pairing the console and instructor devices requires both devices to be on the same local Wi-Fi network and grants the App permission to communicate over that network. You are responsible for using the App only on networks you are authorized to use.
The App is provided "as is" for educational purposes, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the App will be error-free or uninterrupted.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cardiac Advanced Resuscitation Education, LLC is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of the App, including any reliance on the App for actual clinical decision-making — which is expressly against its intended use.
We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the App after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, which will be posted at this same address with an updated effective date.
Questions about these Terms can be sent to CAREAPPSupport@csu-als.org.