This explains how we collect, store, protect, and share your information, and with whom we share it in order to have access to our services offered directly by Or Kern Software Ltd (hereinafter “the Company”) , including the Company’s websites, its messaging platform and the Company’s application.
We suggest you read this in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions of Use.
Whilst you’re enjoying our services, including the Company’s application (hereinafter referred to as “App”) and the Company’s website(s) (hereinafter referred to as “Websites”), both terms interchangeable referred to as “Services”) we collect some information about you. In addition, you may choose to use the App to share information with other users. We may also need to share your information sometimes.
This Policy explains how we protect and use your personal data so please read very carefully!
The Company is a company registered in Cyprus with registration number HE 440472 whose registered office is at Grigori Afxendiou 7, Office 43A, 6032, Larnaca – Cyprus.
The Company is the controller and the responsible for this App and the owner and/or responsible entity of the website(s) related and linked to this App
In case you have any questions and/or you need any clarifications about this Policy, including any request to exercise your rights (as per the Clause 9 below) please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below:
Email: [email protected]
Address: Grigori Afxentioiu 7, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus
Please, also, note that in case you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Privacy Commissioner of Cyprus , who is the Authority responsible for the protection of personal data.
When you download the App and/or use the Company’s website to create an account, we may collect, store and transfer the following personal data:
If you are under 17 years old, please do not send any user information to us as we do not knowingly collect (nor do we wish to collect) any personally identifiable information or other user information from children under the age of 17. In the event that we learn we have collected any personal information from a child under the age of 17, we will delete that information from our database and terminate the corresponding account, if any.
Once you register you will be able to review and change this information at any time.
It is your responsibility to ensure that your details are kept up to date.
Your personal data , may be visible to other Users who view your profile.
Please be careful about the information you disclose about yourself. When you communicate with other Users, the amount of personal information you share is at your own risk.
You will also need to provide us with special categories of personal data (i.e. sensitive personal data, such as information about your gender preference).
Please see below for further information about the types of personal data the Company collects when you use ourwebsite and App.
Before you can install our App, you may have to enter into a user agreement with an app store operator (e.g. Google or Apple). Our App is available on different app platforms, depending on your particular operating system.
In order to install and use our App via these app stores, you will need to have a valid account with the app store operator as well as a compatible device (e.g. a smartphone). The Company has no control over the collection, processing and use of personal data in this respect. The relevant app store operator will be the sole data controller of this information. If necessary, please contact the operator of the respective app store directly for information about their data processing. The Company is the data controller with respect to your personal data only when you use the App.
If you have given the Company access to your location in your device settings, when you use your mobile phone, we will collect information about WiFi access points as well as other location information about your longitude and latitude and may save your device’s coordinates to offer certain features to you. This information helps us identify your physical location and we use it to personalize the App and make it easier for you to interact with other Users, by enabling the general locality information to be displayed to Users seeing your profile and showing you the profiles of other Users who are near you.
If you have given the Company access to your location, but wish to turn this off, you can do so by the following methods:
When you use our App and/or website(s), we may collect personal data from you automatically by using cookies or similar technologies. We use cookies for a wide range of purposes on our App and/or website(s) and in our email communications to deliver our services and to improve your experience.
Cookies are small bites of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Every time you revisit our website, your web browser sends these cookies back to us so that we can customise your experience to better match your interests and preferences or to simply facilitate your signing in to use our services.
We may use essential cookies in order to enable you to receive the services that you request via our website. Without these cookies, services that you have asked for cannot be provided. In particular, these cookies may be used to:
Category of cookies:
To better understand how visitors to our websites use our services and to help us improve the user experience, we use third-party analytics providers that place cookies on your browser.
Generally, those third party technologies help us customise content and advertising and provide social media features and analyse traffic to the site.
Our websites mainly use Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel tracking. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. Therefore, no personally identifiable information is collected about you unless you explicitly submit that information on our websites.
The anonymous information generated by Google Analytics cookies about your use of our websites is transmitted to Google – not us.
Facebook Pixel tracking is an analytics tools that allows us to measure the effectiveness of our social advertising by understanding the actions people take on our website. We use website data collected by Facebook Pixel to make sure our advertisements are being promoted to the people who showed interest in our websites and in particular in our services and products. The data collected by Facebook Pixel includes IP address, the browser used and other data such as the number of visitors, which visitors are Facebook users. Facebook Pixel tracking cookie about your use of our websites which is then transmitted to Facebook – not us.
Users can control and/or delete cookies as they wish.
Users can delete all cookies that are already on their computer and they can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If they do this, however, they may have to manually adjust some preferences every time they visit a website.
We would like to inform you that our mobile application now integrates the Facebook SDK (Software Development Kit) provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.). This integration enables certain features within our app and allows us to enhance your user experience.
The Facebook SDK may collect certain information from your device, such as device identifiers, IP address, and usage data, to provide functionalities such as social sharing, personalized content, and analytics. This information is collected and processed in accordance with Facebook’s Data Policy, which you can review here.
Please note that your interactions with Facebook through our app are governed by Facebook’s own terms and policies, and we encourage you to review them carefully.
By continuing to use our app, you consent to the integration of the Facebook SDK and the collection and processing of data as described in this privacy policy.
We use your personal data to:
The methods we use to collect data from and about you are the following:
We have developed advanced matching algorithms designed to provide you with information about other users who we believe would be a suitable match for you. In order to connect you with potential matches, our algorithms utilize specific data points, including your photograph, gender, gender preferences, and device coordinates. These coordinates help us determine your proximity to other users, which is essential for facilitating connections.
Our App and website are designed to make it easier for you to connect with other Users and to interact with them. When using our Services , please be aware that any content you post or submit may be visible and accessible to both App users and non-users. We strongly advise our users to exercise caution when sharing information that could potentially become public.
It is crucial to be mindful of posting sensitive personal details on your profile. Additionally, please remember that any photographs you upload on our Services may disclose personal information about you. By voluntarily providing us with sensitive information about yourself and uploading it, you explicitly consent to our processing of this information and its potential public disclosure to other users.
Please note that your App profile and any information you choose to share through the App may be viewed and shared by other users, including individuals who are not necessarily users of the App. For instance, a user may recommend you to third parties by taking a screenshot of your profile picture and sharing it, irrespective of whether the third party uses the App or not.
At any time you have the following rights related to your personal data:
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights and/or if you want further assistance on any of the above rights, please send us an email to [email protected]
We understand how important it is to protect and manage your personal data. This is why we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents and any third parties who it is required for their business to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and the Cyprus National Commissioner of any breach where we are legally required to do so.
Whilst we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data, it is important that you keep your devices and login information protected from unauthorised use.
We will not keep your personal data longer than we need to. How long depends mainly on factors such as:
From time to time, we may update this Privacy Policy. The latest edition of the policy will determine how we handle your information and can always be found at app-roach.com/privacy-policy If we make any significant changes to this policy, which we determine at our sole discretion, we will inform you through means such as posting a notice within AppRoach.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on the 18th of July 2023.