Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

PassionMap is the service published under the PassionMap brand, available through the mobile application and the passionmap.app domain.

For any privacy-related question or rights request, contact contact@passionmap.app.

2. Data we collect

Data provided by users

• Account and profile information such as username, display name, photo, passions, description and visible preferences.
• Content you create, including messages, contact requests, groups, events, invitations, responses and shared attachments.

Technical and usage data

• Location data when you allow it, including background location when enabled in the app and on your device.
• Technical identifiers required to operate the service, such as device identifiers, notification tokens and limited diagnostic logs.
• Information about how you interact with the service, for example participation in groups, events and conversations.

3. Why we use data

• Show nearby people, groups, activities and events on the map.
• Enable connections between users who share passions and interests.
• Send useful notifications about messages, invitations, requests and important updates.
• Support moderation, abuse prevention, platform security and technical incident handling.
• Improve product reliability through relevant error and diagnostic analysis.

4. Legal bases

PassionMap processes data to provide the service you use, comply with applicable legal obligations, protect platform security and, for permissions such as location and notifications, based on your device-level choices and granted permissions.

5. Data sharing

Information visible in your profile, groups, events and interactions may be shown to other users as part of the normal service flow and according to your privacy settings.

PassionMap relies on technical service providers necessary for hosting, authentication, storage, notifications and general platform operations. Those providers do not use your data for their own marketing purposes within the PassionMap service.

Data may also be disclosed when legally required, to protect user safety or to enforce the terms of use.

6. Retention

Data is retained for as long as needed to operate the service, manage your account, prevent abuse and comply with legal obligations. Some moderation or technical records may be kept longer when reasonably necessary for security, incident tracking or dispute handling.

7. Your choices and rights

• You can edit some information directly in the app.
• You can disable location or notification permissions in your device settings, knowing that some features may become limited.
• You can request access, correction, deletion or more information by contacting contact@passionmap.app.

8. Security

PassionMap implements reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to reduce unauthorized access, misuse and data loss. No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security.

9. Children

The service is not intended for children who are not legally allowed to use this type of service in their jurisdiction. If you believe an account should not be using PassionMap, contact contact@passionmap.app.

10. Policy updates

This policy may change to reflect service, feature or legal updates. The latest revision date is shown at the top of this page.