Privacy Policy
Gnoki Privacy Policy
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service. This Privacy Policy helps explain our data practices, including the information we process to provide our Services and applies to all of our Services unless specified otherwise.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
What we collect?
For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.
Your Account Information. Information that is necessary for the use of our Services, such as your username. If you register for Gnoki via third parties like Google, Google send us information that is necessary for your use of our Services, such as your name, email address. You also have to provide your mobile phone number if you choose the phone as the registration method. However, you can avoid providing these kind of information by creating an anonymous account.
Chat Messages. We store the chat messages in our servers only for 24 hours. Then, they are scheduled for deletion and it can take up to 6 hours to be deleted.
Location Information. We collect and use precise location information from your device with your permission when you choose to use location-related features, like when you decide to send messages accompanied by your location (messages in a specific area). The location is used only when you grant the permission and enable the location in your phone settings and only when app is in use (foreground).
Device And Connection Information. We collect device and connection-specific information when you install, access, or use our Services. This includes information such as device id, network connection status, IP address, phone number area codes.
Why we collect? How we use your information?
We use information you provided to operate, improve, understand and support our Services. Here's how:
Your Account Information. Phone number and Google account for creating a permanent Gnoki account. The chosen username is used in the chat messages list.
Chat Messages. Store chat messages in order to communicate with other users.
Location Information. The location is attached to your message so that other chat participants in your area can see your message. Thus, only the message has a location and not the user.
Device And Connection Information. Your device id is used to detect app installations on other devices; the IP address is used to prevent creating accounts in an abusive manner; phone number area codes are used to estimate your country when you choose to create an account using your phone number.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
To facilitate our Service
To provide the Service on our behalf
To perform Service-related services
To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
How do we share your Personal Information?
We treat the personal information above as private by default, so it won’t be revealed to other Gnoki users, or rented or sold to anyone, but we may share your Personal Information with third-party service providers, but only where it’s necessary to provide any of the Services to you (i.e our Third-Party Providers send a verification code to your phone number when you register with your phone number). These providers are bound by their Privacy Policies to safeguard that information. You may get acquainted with these policies using the following links:
Updates
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Your continued use of our Services confirms your acceptance of our updated Privacy Policy.
This policy is effective as of April 15, 2023.
Last modified: April 15, 2023.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at gnokiapp@gmail.com.