Privacy Policy for Rimar

Last updated: January 9, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Rimar. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

This Privacy Policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and other global privacy regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

2.1 Usage Data

With your consent, we collect usage data. This may include:

  • App features interacted with
  • Time spent in the app
  • Frequency of app usage
  • App performance metrics

2.2 Location Data

With your consent, we collect location data to provide better local recommendations. This may include:

  • Your device's GPS location
  • Nearby points of interest

2.3 Personal Information

We may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Usage Data

3. Legal Basis for Processing Data

We process your personal data under the following legal bases as per GDPR:

  • Consent: For collecting location data and sending personalized communications.
  • Legitimate Interest: For analyzing app usage and improving our services.
  • Contractual Necessity: For providing features of the app that you request.

4. Children’s Privacy

Our app is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete it.

5. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of the EU/EEA. We ensure that adequate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), to protect your data in accordance with GDPR.

6. Retention of Data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, or resolve disputes. Specifically:

  • Personal information (email, name): Until account deletion
  • Usage data: 24 months
  • Location data: Not stored, only used in real-time
  • User contributions: Retained indefinitely in anonymized form

When you delete your account, we anonymize your personal information while preserving your contributions to maintain the integrity of the public bench database. This means your username, email, and other identifying information are removed, but the benches you've added remain accessible to the community.

7. Data Processors and Sources

We use the following services to process and store data:

  • Supabase (Database and Authentication)
  • Google AdMob (Advertising)

Our bench data comes from the following sources:

  • User contributions
  • OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors)

8. Your Data Protection Rights

You have the following rights under GDPR and CCPA:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the information we hold about you
  • The right of rectification
  • The right to object to data processing
  • The right of restriction
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us

California Residents (CCPA) Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the following additional rights:

  • Right to know what personal information is collected
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

9. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and the relevant authorities within 72 hours as required by GDPR.

10. Advertising

We use Google Mobile Ads to serve advertisements within our app. Google may use your personal data to serve personalized ads. For more information, visit Google's Privacy & Terms page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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