Effective Date: [13/10/2025]
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how the NETMALA app collects, uses, and protects personal information related to your presence and interactions in places. Your privacy is our highest priority.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Account and Registration Information: Name, email, hashed password, and profile picture/avatar.
- Geolocation Data: We do not collect or store your exact GPS coordinates in our databases. Access to your location is used for instant verification purposes only on your device, to confirm your proximity to the place you wish to perform a “Current Check-in”. Your check-in is automatically cancelled when you move away from the location.
- Usage and Interaction Data: Includes chats, Stories, Anonymous messages and the type of Check-in you chose (Current, Permanent, Scheduled).
- Anonymous Message Data: Sender data is stored on our servers for safety and abuse prevention, but is never disclosed to other users under any circumstances.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your data for the following purposes:
- Service Operation: To enable you to see those present at your location and facilitate communication within place communities.
- Security: To prevent fraud and abuse of anonymous messaging services.
- Customization: To provide features tailored to the location and your type of presence (Current or Permanent).
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the following cases:
- Within the App: Your location is only revealed at the level of the public place where you checked in (not your precise coordinates). Your interactions and stories only appear within the boundaries of the place where you posted them.
- Legal Compliance: The identity of the anonymous message sender or any other data is disclosed only under a formal court order or legal requirement.
- Service Providers: Sharing data with service providers (such as Firebase) to process data on our behalf.
5. Temporal Content Privacy
Your posts (Stories and chats) on a specific date are specific to that day and place only except your status note. These posts do not appear on subsequent dates to ensure that interactions remain relevant to the current moment.
6. Your Rights
You have the right to access, modify, or delete your personal data. You can delete your entire account through the app settings.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email: support@netmala.com