Privacy Policy for BarberQ: Book Nearby Salon

Last Updated: June 6, 2026

Welcome to BarberQ: Book Nearby Salon. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application available on the Google Play Store.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the application depends on the services you use and includes the following:

Personal Data

Demographic and other personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when choosing to participate in various activities related to the Application, such as:

• Account Information: Name, email address, phone number, password, and profile picture.

• Professional Details (For Salons): Business name, service offerings, pricing, availability, and business address.

Geo-Location Information

• Precise Location Data: We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile device, either continuously or while you are using the application, to provide location-based services (such as helping customers find nearby salons and calculating distances).

• If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.

Device and Usage Data

• Information our servers automatically collect when you access the application, such as your native actions that are integral to the application, including booking history, in-app interactions, and device ID or unique identifier.

How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customised experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the application to:

• Create and manage your user or salon account.

• Facilitate appointment bookings, schedules, and processing.

• Send you administrative information, such as appointment reminders and updates.

• Enable user-to-salon communication regarding appointments.

• Match customers with local salons based on precise geolocation.

• Increase the efficiency and operation of the application.

• Respond to product support and customer service requests.

Data Storage and Security

We use industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information.

• Your data is stored and secured using Firebase (a Google service) cloud database management and authentication.

• While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Disclosure and Sharing of Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• Between Users: We share relevant details between customers and salons (e.g., customer name and phone number are shared with the salon; salon location and shop name are shared with the customer) to fulfil and confirm bookings.

• Third-Party Service Providers: We share data with third-party service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service (such as Firebase for data management).

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.

Children's Privacy

The application is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of and will be subject to the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted, and you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.