What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Privacy Policy
Last Modified Date: January 31, 2024
This privacy policy will explain how BeKind uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our app.
Topics:
Personal identification information
Login information
Location information
Acts of Kindness information
Chat information
Location information
Contact information
How do we store your data?
What are your data protection rights?
Privacy policies of other apps and websites
Changes to our privacy policy
Contact us
Personal identification information (Name, Email, Picture/Image, Bio)
This information includes items specific to each User and can be used to identify BeKind users uniquely.
How do we collect and use your data?
Name, Picture/Image, Bio - Collected on sign up and edit profile. Collected for user account management, Collected for displaying public user information and acts of Kindness with user details.
Email - Collected on sign up. Collected for user authentication and account management.
Login information (Password, Google authentication, Facebook authentication)
BeKind requires users' login information in order to access the application.
How do we collect and use your data?
Password, Google authentication, Facebook authentication - Collected on signup and login. Collected for user authentication.
Location information (State, Country, Geolocation)
How do we collect and use your data?
State, Country - Collected upon sign up and edit of profile. Collected for displaying public user information and acts of Kindness with location details.
Geolocation - Collected on create of act. Collected to display acts of Kindness by location.
Acts of Kindness information (Story, Pictures/Images, Geolocation, Comments, Likes)
How do we collect and use your data?
Story, Pictures/Images, Comments, Likes - Collected upon doing an act in the app. Collected information is used to share story, pictures and interact with other BeKind users using comments and likes.
Geolocation - Collected on create of act. Collected to display acts of Kindness by location.
Chat information (Peer-To-Peer messages, Group messages)
How do we collect and use your data?
Peer-To-Peer messages, Group messages - Collected upon sending and receiving message from another BeKind user and group. Collected in order to communicate between other users and users in a group.
Contact information (Address Book/Contact List, Facebook contacts)
BeKind users can share acts of Kindness and invite other users to install BeKind.
How do we collect and use your data?
Address Book/Contact List - Collected upon invite from contacts. BeKind collects Address Book/Contact List to enable inviting people to your friends' list.
Facebook contacts - Collected on share of acts of Kindness, sharing BeKind. Collected for sharing of acts of Kindness and sharing BeKind.
How do we store your data?
BeKind securely stores your data on your phone and on Firebase from Google LLC. Information on Firebase privacy and security can be found in https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy. BeKind will keep your data on Firebase until contacted to remove, or until data removal is recommended by the system administrator for the efficient functioning of the app.
What are your data protection rights?
BeKind would like to make sure that you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access. You have the right to request BeKind for copies of your personal data. We may charge you with a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification. You have the right to request BeKind to correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request BeKind to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure. You have the right to request BeKind to erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing. You have the right to request BeKind to restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing. You have the right to object to BeKind’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability. You have the right to request BeKind to transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Privacy policies of other apps and websites
The BeKind website and app contain links to other apps and websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website and app, so if you click on a link to another app or website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
BeKind keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this page.
Account Delete Request
You can submit a request to delete your account here.
Contact us
If you have any questions about BeKind’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.