Legal — Privacy
We built ClipDeal to connect buyers and sellers through video — not to harvest your data. Here's exactly what we collect and why.
Effective date: May 8, 2026 · App: ClipDeal (com.clipdeal.appname)
01 — Data Collection
ClipDeal is a video-first marketplace. We collect only what's needed to help you buy and sell. Here's every data type the app touches:
Name & Email Address
Collected at sign-up via email/password or Google Sign-In. Used to identify your account and communicate with you.
Phone Number (optional)
Collected only if you choose phone-based sign-in or OTP verification. Used solely for authentication — not stored for marketing.
Approximate Location (City / Area level only)
You pick your location from a list (e.g., "Kondapur, Hyderabad") or tap "Use current location." When using GPS, we call the device geocoder and resolve your coordinates to the nearest named city or neighbourhood from our offline database — we never store your raw GPS coordinates. Only the resolved city/area name is saved.
Listing Content (sellers only)
When you post a listing, we store: title, category, price, location, and the video/thumbnail you upload. This content is publicly visible to buyers browsing the feed.
In-App Messages
Messages between buyers and sellers are stored in Firebase Firestore and encrypted in transit. See the Messaging section for full details.
Saved Listings & Preferences
Listings you bookmark, your interest categories, budget preferences, and in-app settings (autoplay, video quality, notification preferences) are stored in your account profile.
⚡ Location Precision
ClipDeal resolves your GPS signal to the nearest named neighbourhood or city (e.g. "Gachibowli" or "Hyderabad") using an entirely offline database. Raw latitude/longitude coordinates are never saved to our servers at any point.
02 — Purpose
Every piece of data we collect has a specific, limited purpose:
Name & email— Account creation, authentication, support communication, and transaction-related notifications.
Phone number— Two-factor authentication or phone-based sign-in only. Never used for marketing.
Location (city/area)— To show you listings near you and to tag your own listings with a location so buyers can find them.
Listing content— To display your videos in the buyer feed and store your active marketplace listings.
Messages— To facilitate buyer–seller communication within the app.
Preferences & saved listings— To personalise your feed, remember your filters, and improve your experience over time.
We do not use any of your data for advertising, profiling, resale, or any purpose beyond operating the ClipDeal marketplace.
03 — Storage & Security
ClipDeal uses Google Firebase as its backend infrastructure:
Firebase Authentication— manages all sign-in credentials (email, Google OAuth, phone OTP). Passwords are never stored by us; Firebase handles them with bcrypt hashing.
Firestore (NoSQL database)— stores user profiles, listings metadata, saved listings, and chat threads.
Firebase Cloud Storage— stores video files and thumbnails you upload as a seller.
All data is transmitted using TLS encryption. Firebase enforces strict Firestore security rules — users can only read/write their own profile data. Chat messages are scoped to the two participants of a conversation.
On-device, basic session state is stored securely in Android SharedPreferences. No sensitive personal data is written to device storage beyond authentication tokens managed by Firebase.
04 — Third Parties
We share data only with the following infrastructure providers, and only as needed to operate the app:
Google Firebase (Google LLC)
Authentication, database, and file storage. Google's privacy policy governs their infrastructure use. Data is stored in Google Cloud infrastructure.
Google Sign-In (Google LLC)
Optional. If you sign in with Google, your name and email are received from your Google account and stored in your ClipDeal profile.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, analytics companies, or any other third party beyond the infrastructure providers above.
In the event of a legal obligation, court order, or urgent safety concern, we may disclose the minimum data required by law.
05 — In-App Messaging
ClipDeal includes an in-app chat so buyers and sellers can communicate about listings without exchanging personal contact details.
Each chat thread is linked to a specific listing and is accessible only to the buyer and seller in that conversation.
Messages are stored in Firestore under a unique chat ID (derived from both user IDs + listing ID).
Messages are encrypted in transit using TLS. Additional AES encryption is applied at the application layer before storage.
Chat history is retained while both accounts are active. If you delete your account, your messages are also deleted.
We do not read your private messages except where required by law or to investigate a reported safety violation.
06 — Your Rights
You have full control over your data:
Access— Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
Correction— Update your name, location, or preferences at any time from your Profile screen.
Deletion— Delete your account and all associated data (profile, listings, messages, saved items) by contacting us. We will process deletion within 30 days.
Location opt-out— You can manually type a location instead of using GPS at any time. Disabling device location permission for ClipDeal in system settings stops all GPS access immediately.
Notification opt-out— Toggle notifications off in your Profile settings at any time.
Portability— Request your data in a machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@clipdeal.app.
07 — Children
ClipDeal is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has created an account, please contact us immediately and we will delete the account and associated data.
08 — Changes
If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you via in-app notification or email at least 7 days before the changes take effect. The "Effective date" at the top of this page is always the most recent version.
Continuing to use ClipDeal after the effective date of a revised policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
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© 2026 ClipDeal. All rights reserved. · Effective May 8, 2026