Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 22 October 2026

Last Updated: 22 October 2026

Welcome to Zwarona (“we,” “our,” or “us”). Zwarona is a location-based social networking application designed to help users connect, chat, and participate in regional community group discussions. 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 (the “App”). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with you (“Personal Data”).

A. Personal Information Provided directly by You

  • Account Registration Data: When you register for Zwarona, we collect your email address, chosen username, password, gender, date of birth (DOB), and optional profile details (such as your profile picture and current mood status).
  • Location Preferences: To assign you to relevant local group chats, we collect the Province and Town/City you select during profile setup.
  • User Content & Messaging: We store messages, text, and media sent via direct 1-on-1 chats and local group chats to facilitate real-time messaging delivery.

B. Information Collected Automatically

  • Device Data: Device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID), and app performance metrics.
  • Active Status & Timestamps: Last active timestamp and registered date to show online status indicators to other community members.
  • Log & Analytics Data: IP address, diagnostic details, and crash logs collected for system security and maintenance.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect for the following core operational purposes:

  1. Account Management: To create, maintain, and manage your user account.
  2. Local Community Features: To display your profile details (age calculated from DOB, gender, race/ethnicity where provided, mood, town, and province) to other users on the App.
  3. Messaging & Social Interactions: To process direct messages, friend requests, active group member status, and group chat communications.
  4. App Monitization & Advertisements: To serve non-personalized and personalized advertisements using Google AdMob.
  5. Account Security: To verify user credentials, facilitate password resets, and process account deletion requests.

3. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES & DATA PROCESSORS

Zwarona integrates trusted third-party Google Cloud services. These services collect and process data governed by their respective privacy policies:

  • Firebase Authentication: Handles secure sign-in and user authentication.
  • Cloud Firestore & Firebase Storage: Securely stores profile metadata, user-generated chat messages, and profile picture assets.
  • Google AdMob: Serves banner and native advertisements inside the app. AdMob may collect and use your Android Advertising ID to provide tailored advertising content.

4. DATA RETENTION & EXPIRE POLICIES

  • Chat Messages: Chat messages and group messages carry automatic expiration policies and are routinely purged from active database servers after expiration.
  • Account Deletion: When you delete your account via the app menu (Profile -> Delete Account), all associated profile data, active friend connections, sent friend requests, direct chat histories, and stored profile images are permanently removed from our database and storage servers.

5. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS & CHOICES

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access & Update: You can access and update your profile username, mood, location, and photo at any time directly in the App.
  • Locked Profile Fields: To prevent fraud and abuse, core demographic fields (such as Date of Birth and Gender) can only be set once during onboarding.
  • Account Deletion: You can delete your profile and purge all stored data directly through the overflow menu in the App.
  • Ad Choices: You can reset or limit your Android Advertising ID through your device settings (Settings -> Google -> Ads).

6. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Zwarona is strictly intended for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from children under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information immediately.

7. SECURITY OF YOUR DATA

We utilize industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures—including Firestore Security Rules, encrypted Firebase data transit (HTTPS/TLS), and Firebase Authentication protocols—to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, destruction, or alteration.

8. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, operational, or technical requirements. We will notify you of any changes by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.

9. CONTACT US

If you have questions, feedback, or data privacy requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Email: support@zwarona.com
  • Application: Zwarona Mobile Application

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