Car Spot respects Your privacy and is committed to protecting Your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy explains how We collect, use, store, and protect Your information when You use Our iOS Application. It also explains Your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how Our data practices align with Apple's App Privacy requirements.
By using the Application, You agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, capitalized terms have the meanings defined below, whether they appear in singular or plural form.
When You use the Application, We collect information that is necessary to provide, operate, and improve the Service. This information is linked to Your Account and falls into the following categories:
Information used to create, identify, and manage Your Account, such as account identifiers, contact details, sign-in method, and account-related timestamps.
Purpose: To authenticate You, manage Your Account, and associate Your data with Your use of the Service.
Information You choose to provide to personalize Your Account and experience within the Application, including profile details and progress indicators.
Purpose: To personalize the Service, display relevant information within the Application, and track Your progress.
Content You create, upload, or submit while using the Application, including images, associated metadata, and other content generated through Your use of the Service. This includes spotted cars and their associated details, car identification corrections You submit, collections You create, and shareable links You generate.
Purpose: To provide the core functionality of the Service and allow You to view, manage, and retrieve Your content.
Precise location data collected only while the Application is in use and with Your explicit permission.
Purpose: To associate content or activity with a geographic location as part of the Service's functionality. Location data is never collected in the background.
Information about how You interact with the Application, such as actions taken, frequency of use, and engagement over time.
Purpose: To support Application features, monitor usage patterns, and improve functionality and user experience.
Information related to how You organize, group, or manage Your content and preferences within the Application.
Purpose: To enable content organization and customization features.
Information You provide when contacting Us for support or assistance, including messages, support requests, and technical information associated with Your Device.
Purpose: To respond to inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and improve the Service.
Information related to in-app purchases and subscriptions processed through Apple's In-App Purchase system or RevenueCat.
Purpose: To manage access to paid features. We do not collect or store payment or billing information.
Technical and diagnostic data, such as device information, operating system version, application version, and crash reports, collected in an aggregated or anonymous form.
Purpose: To maintain performance, identify errors, and improve reliability and user experience.
We process Your Personal Data under the following legal bases, in accordance with GDPR:
We do not use Your Personal Data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
All user data, including Account information, Location Data, User Content, activity data, and progress-related data is securely stored using Supabase, which acts as a Service Provider on Our behalf. Supabase processes data according to Our instructions and is contractually required to apply appropriate security measures.
Some Service Providers may process data outside the European Union; where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are applied in accordance with GDPR.
We do not sell Your Personal Data and do not share it with third parties except as necessary to operate the Service through Service Providers acting on Our behalf.
We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect Your data, including:
While no system can guarantee absolute security, We continuously work to protect Your information.
If You are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, You have the following rights under GDPR:
You may also contact Us at legal@apptek.dev if You need assistance exercising any of these rights.
We retain Personal Data only for as long as necessary to provide the Application and Service, including user-generated content, activity data, progress indicators, and location data.
We may disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (such as a court or government agency).
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will notify You before Your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
The Service is intended for users of all ages. However, if You are under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required by applicable law to enter into a legally binding agreement), You may only use the Service with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children where such collection would violate applicable child data protection laws. If We become aware that Personal Data has been collected without the required parental or legal guardian consent, We will take reasonable steps to delete such data as soon as practicable.
The Application may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by the Company. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise You to review their privacy policies.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted with a revised effective date.
If You have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Your Personal Data, please contact Us at:
Email: legal@apptek.dev