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Privacy Policy

A plain-language account of the information Secret Chat handles, why it is needed, and the choices available to you.

Effective July 13, 2026Last updated July 13, 2026App Secret Chat

This policy describes how Suyong Park (“we”, “us”, or the “Developer”) handles information when you use the Secret Chat Android application (the “App”).

Package: com.suyong.secretchatkalnalvid@gmail.com
01 / Controller

Who is responsible

Controller and operator: Suyong Park (박수용). Questions about this policy, privacy requests, or account deletion can be sent to kalnalvid@gmail.com.

02 / Information collected

What the App handles

The information processed depends on the features you choose to use. Some data is supplied by you; some is generated when the App operates.

Profile & preferences
Nickname, selected gender, country and language, avatar or profile image, matching preferences, favorites, blocked or reported users, alarm settings, and translation preferences.
Messages & media
Chat messages, chat-room history, photos, videos, voice messages, call-related signaling, and other content you choose to send. Reports may include the related user or content information needed for review.
Account & verification
An app-specific user identifier, device/session identifiers, push-notification token, and—where verification is offered—your phone number and verification result. Phone verification is used for authentication, safety, abuse prevention, and applicable youth-protection requirements, not direct marketing.
Location
With permission, device location coordinates used to show nearby users, approximate distance, or map features. Other users may see an approximate location or distance, not a promise of exact real-time position.
Technical activity
IP address, device and OS information, app version, language, network information, service events, diagnostics, crash data, performance data, and security or abuse signals.
Advertising & purchases
Advertising identifiers and ad interactions where permitted by your consent and device settings; purchase status, product, transaction or purchase token, and subscription entitlement. Google Play processes payment-card details; we do not receive your full card number from Google Play.
No sale of personal information. We do not sell your personal information. Content you intentionally send is disclosed to the recipient as part of the feature you requested.
03 / Device permissions

Permissions stay in your control

  • Location supports nearby-user, distance, and map features.
  • Camera, photos, and videos let you capture, select, and send profile or chat media.
  • Microphone supports voice messages and voice/video calls.
  • Notifications deliver match, message, and service alerts.

You can deny or later withdraw these permissions in Android settings. A feature that depends on a denied permission may not work.

04 / Use

Why information is used

  • Create and maintain your app session, profile, preferences, and account state.
  • Provide matching, nearby discovery, messaging, translation, media sharing, calls, notifications, favorites, and paid features.
  • Deliver and measure advertising after required consent, and administer purchases or subscriptions.
  • Detect spam, fraud, harassment, unsafe behavior, prohibited content, account evasion, and technical attacks.
  • Review reports, enforce the Terms, block or suspend users, and comply with lawful requests.
  • Diagnose crashes, measure feature performance, maintain reliability, and improve the App.
05 / Sharing

When data reaches others

We disclose information only to provide the App, follow your direction, protect the service, or meet legal obligations. Depending on feature availability and configuration, providers may include:

Other users
Your nickname, avatar, selected profile details, approximate nearby information, messages, and media are shown to people you match with or contact as the feature requires.
Google / Firebase
Firebase Cloud Messaging, Analytics, Crashlytics, Authentication, Google Maps or location services, Google Play Billing, and consent or advertising services may process identifiers, diagnostics, usage, location, authentication, purchase, and advertising data as applicable.
Advertising partners
Google advertising services and configured mediation partners such as AppLovin, Pangle, Meta Audience Network, and InMobi may process device, advertising, consent, approximate location, and ad-interaction data. Availability varies by region and consent.
Calling & infrastructure
Twilio may process call connection data and audio/video streams when call features are used. Hosting, storage, translation, security, and customer-support vendors process only the data needed to provide their service.
Legal & safety
We may preserve or disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to valid legal process, investigate abuse, protect users, or report child sexual abuse material to the appropriate authority.

Third-party services operate under their own terms and privacy policies. The exact provider used can vary with country, device, consent, and server configuration.

06 / Retention

We do not keep everything forever

  • Chat records: generally retained for up to 3 months for service operation, safety, dispute handling, and legal compliance, then deleted or de-identified unless a longer period is legally required.
  • Photos, videos, and audio: generally removed from our servers within 2–3 days after upload or sending, unless needed for an active safety review, dispute, or legal obligation.
  • Location: retained only as long as necessary for the enabled location feature and deleted or replaced when no longer needed.
  • Account, purchase, report, and security records: retained for the account life and, where necessary, afterward for fraud prevention, accounting, dispute resolution, enforcement, or legal duties.

Backups and distributed systems may take additional time to fully overwrite. De-identified information that no longer identifies you may be retained for analytics or service integrity.

07 / Your choices

Access, change, or delete

  • Review or update available profile, matching, translation, alarm, privacy, and consent settings in the App.
  • Withdraw Android permissions from your device settings.
  • Use in-app blocking and reporting tools to control unwanted interactions.
  • Delete your account through Settings → Policies & account → Delete account. Deletion removes the account, chat rooms, friend data, and other account-linked information subject to legally required or safety-related retention.
  • Contact us to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or other rights available under the law where you live. We may need to verify your request.
Send a privacy request
08 / Security

How data is protected

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including encrypted network transport, access controls, limited operational access, and abuse monitoring. No transmission, storage system, or recipient can be guaranteed completely secure.

About private chat settings: an optional privacy or encrypted-chat setting does not prevent a recipient from copying, photographing, forwarding, or otherwise retaining content. Do not share information you cannot safely disclose to the other person.
09 / Children

Adults only

The App is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly permit children to use the App or knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child is using the App or has provided information, report it immediately so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

See our Child Protection and CSAE Policy for our zero-tolerance standards and reporting process.

10 / International transfers

Data may cross borders

Because users and service providers operate internationally, information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards and process information in accordance with this policy and applicable law.

11 / Updates

When this policy changes

We may revise this policy when the App, providers, or legal requirements change. We will publish the new version here and update the date above. Material changes may also be announced in the App where appropriate.

12 / Contact

Talk to a person

Suyong Park (박수용)
Privacy and support: kalnalvid@gmail.com

When contacting us, avoid including passwords, full payment-card details, or unnecessary sensitive content.