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Privacy Policy for BARK

1. Introduction

At BARK, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our app (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect About You

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
  • Contact Data includes email address and telephone numbers.
  • Transaction Data includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
  • Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this app.
  • Usage Data includes information about how you use our app and services.
  • Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
  • Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

4. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We may have to share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in paragraph 3 above.

  • External Third Parties such as service providers acting as processors who provide IT and system administration services.
  • Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
  • Regulators and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.

5. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data including the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, transfer, to object to processing, to portability of data, and (where the lawful ground of processing is consent) to withdraw consent.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy and Your Duty to Inform Us of Changes

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on [date]. It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

Google Play Store policies:

  1. Background Location Data Use:

    • Clearly explain if your app uses location data in the background.
    • State the purpose of using such data and how it benefits the user.
    • Ensure transparency about when and how the location data is collected and used.

  2. Permissions Declaration:

    • Include a section explaining the permissions your app requests and the rationale behind each.
    • For location data or any sensitive or personal user data, explain why this data is necessary for the functionality of your app.

  3. Compliance with Google Play Policies:

    • Explicitly state your compliance with Google Play's Personal and Sensitive User Data policy.
    • Confirm that your app adheres to all applicable Google Play policies, particularly in terms of data collection and user privacy.

  4. User Consent and Opt-Out Options:

    • Inform users how they can consent to data collection and processing.
    • Provide clear instructions on how users can withdraw their consent or opt out of data collection if they choose to.

  5. Data Security and Sharing:

    • Reiterate your commitment to data security and specify any measures taken to protect user data.
    • Clearly state if any user data is shared with third parties and under what circumstances.

  6. Updates to the Privacy Policy:

    • Include a clause stating that the policy may be updated to remain compliant with Google Play Store policies and that users will be notified of these changes.. 

  7. Clarify Data Collection Practices in the Privacy Policy:

    • Even if your app does not actively collect personal data, it's important to clearly state this in your privacy policy.
    • Include a section stating, "This app does not collect any personal data from its users." This makes it clear to both users and the Google Play review team.

  8. Mention Data Sharing Policies:

    • If your app does not share data with third parties, explicitly state this in the privacy policy.
    • Add a statement such as, "This app does not share any user data with third parties."

  9. Review App Permissions and Functionality:

    • Ensure your app is not requesting permissions that could imply data collection, such as access to contacts, location, or storage, unless absolutely necessary.
    • If your app requests any permissions, provide a clear explanation within the app and the privacy policy about why these permissions are needed and how the data is used (if any data is indeed used).

  10. Update the Google Play Store Listing:

    • Update the privacy policy section on your Google Play Store listing with the revised policy.
    • Make sure that the information in your store listing accurately reflects your app's data practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us in the following ways:

  • Email address:info@bakr.nl
  • Postal address: Kleveringweg 37A 2616 LZ Delft

This privacy policy version was last updated on 12/05/2023.