Location Share Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 14, 2026
Thank you for choosing "Location Share" (hereinafter referred to as "this app"). We highly value your personal data privacy and security, especially sensitive data related to real-time location information. This Privacy Policy details how this application collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects your personal information, as well as the legal rights you have over this data.
The core function of this application is to achieve mutual location tracking and safety assurance through the friends you actively select and bind. We promise that without your and/or the tracked user's explicit consent, we will never proactively share your real-time location with any unbound or unauthorized third parties.
Before registering or using this application, please carefully read and understand this policy. By accessing, registering for, or using this application, you indicate that you have read, understood, and accepted all the terms and practices described herein.
We are committed to complying with data protection standards globally, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), etc., to ensure that your personal information is processed legally, properly, and securely.
1. Information and Contact Details of the Data Controller
This application is operated and controlled by the following entities:
| Category | Detailed Information |
| Company Name | Qaumica Global PVT LTD |
| Registered Address | 1652 HOLLAND LAKE DR APT 3204, WEATHERFORD, TX 76086-6446, UNITED STATES |
| Data Protection Contact Email | qaumicadeveloper@gmail.com |
If you have any questions, exercise rights, or file a complaint regarding personal information processing, please contact us via the above email address.
2. Information We Collect
To provide the core "Friend Location and Tracking" feature of this app, maintain service stability, and enhance User Experience, we only collect the information necessary to achieve these purposes and have clearly defined the legal basis for collection and processing.
1. Information required for core functions (location services)
| Data Category | Specific Information | Collection Purpose | Legal Basis (GDPR) |
| Real-time location data | Precise geographical location information provided by GPS, Wi-Fi, or cellular networks (including latitude, longitude, timestamp, and moving speed). | Allows you to track each other with your bound friends, enabling the core safety location service. Your location is only shared with users you have explicitly consented to bind with. | Process sensitive geolocation data based on the "explicit consent" (GDPR Article 9(2)(a)) of you and your friends to fulfill the contract regarding the use of location services between you and your friends (GDPR Article 6(1)(b)). |
| Device Identifier | Device ID (e.g., Android ID, IDFA), device model, operating system version. | Is used to technically identify your and your friends' devices, ensuring that your location data can be accurately matched and only transmitted to the friends you have authorized to bind, and enabling relevant status notifications and reminders. | It is necessary for the performance of the service contract with you (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR). Without this information, we cannot create a secure account for you or accurately transmit location data to the friends you have specified. |
| Mobile Number/Contact Information | Contact information you voluntarily choose to fill in (used for registration, account recovery, and inviting friends). | It facilitates your selection and invitation of friends for binding, establishing a positioning relationship. | Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR (Contractual necessity) or Article 6(1)(a) (Consent). |
2. Application Usage Information
| Data Category | Specific Information | Collection Purpose | Legal Basis (GDPR) |
| App Usage Data | Function usage frequency (e.g., viewing maps), in-app setting change records. | Understand the usage patterns of features, and continuously improve the User Interface and User Experience. | Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), maintaining and improving service security and stability. |
| Diagnostic and Crash Data | Anonymous crash logs (not containing personal information), performance data. | Timely detect and fix software errors to improve application performance and stability. | Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). |
3. Optional Information
We will collect this information voluntarily provided by you only after obtaining your explicit consent:
- Feedback or problem descriptions submitted through the "Feedback" feature;
- Responses to optional surveys (e.g., satisfaction ratings, feature suggestions).
4. Juvenile Protection and Age Threshold
This application is not intended for juveniles under 16 years old.
- We will not intentionally collect any personal information from individuals under 16 years of age.
- When registering, you need to undergo age verification. If you are under 16 years old, you will not be able to use any features of this service. If we inadvertently collect data from individuals under 16 years old, we will immediately terminate the service and delete all relevant information within seven (7) working days.
- If you are a parent or guardian and learn that your child has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us immediately through qaumicadeveloper@gmail.com. We will promptly fulfill the above deletion obligation after verifying your identity.
3. How We Use Your Information
We strictly adhere to the principles of purpose limitation and data minimization, and process your information based on legitimate legal grounds.
- Provide core positioning services: Transmit real-time location to bound friends.
- The use of sensitive data (precise geographic location) is strictly restricted: it is used exclusively to provide core location services between you and your bound friends. Without your explicit secondary consent, it will never be used for marketing, commercial promotion, or non-essential analytical purposes.
- Improve and optimize services: Performance improvement and function optimization based on anonymized/aggregated data.
- Customer Support: Diagnosing issues when you contact us via email.
- Fulfilling legal obligations and protecting legitimate rights and interests.
4. Data Sharing and Transmission Rules
We strictly adhere to the principles of data minimization, purpose limitation, and confidentiality obligations. We will never sell or rent your personal information for marketing purposes.
- Location Data Sharing (Core Service): Shared only with users you have actively bound with.
- With third-party service providers: Managed service providers and analytics service providers under strict NDAs and DPAs.
- International Data Transmission: Relying on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission/ICO for EEA/UK data transfers.
- Regarding "Sale"/"Sharing" under CCPA: California consumers have the right to opt out of data "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Business Transfer & Mandatory Disclosure: Complying with applicable legal obligations or law enforcement requests.
5. Your Legal Rights
1. Basic rights (applicable to all users)
- Manage location sharing (pause or unbind at any time).
- Delete historical location data in "Settings".
- Account Cancellation.
- Contact us via qaumicadeveloper@gmail.com.
2. Rights Based on CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)
Right to be informed, access, erasure, rectification, opt-out of "sale/sharing", and restricting sensitive data usage.
3. Rights Based on GDPR (EU/UK Residents)
Right of access, rectification, erasure (right to be forgotten), restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent.
4. How to exercise your rights
- Contact Email: qaumicadeveloper@gmail.com
- Email Subject: Rights Request + [Specific Request]
- Response Time Limit: Within 30–45 days after receiving a verifiable request.
6. Data Retention
| Data Category | Retention Period Standard | Description |
| Real-time location data (sensitive) | Real-time: Temporary cache, retained ≤ 7 days. |
History: Retained 30 days by default, then auto-deleted. | Minimal storage for core functionality. | | Device and Usage Data | Retained during active use. | Deleted 30 days after account cancellation. | | Feedback and survey data | Deleted within 6 months after resolution. | For reference and quality improvement. | | Data required by law | Retained until the expiration of legal limits. | Compliance and legal holds. |
7. Information Security Measures
- Technical Measures: TLS/SSL transmission encryption, storage encryption for sensitive data, regular vulnerability scanning.
- Management Measures: Strict access control and regular employee security training.
8. Third-Party Services
- Analytics Services: Google Analytics (https://policies.google.com/privacy)
- Advertising Services: AdMob (https://policies.google.com/privacy)
9. Update of this Policy & Contact Information
We may update this policy to reflect changes in laws or features. Substantive changes will be notified via in-app pop-ups or direct communications.
- Contact Email: qaumicadeveloper@gmail.com