At Communitaz, your privacy and security are paramount. We connect real people for real-world events and communities, and we handle your personal data with transparency, integrity, and care in full compliance with Apple App Store Guidelines and global privacy standards.

1. Information We Collect

When you use the Communitaz application or website, we collect only the information necessary to provide our core social, event, and community services:

• Account Profile & Contact Details: Your name, email address, profile picture, and location (City, State/Province, Country) to identify you and connect you with local communities.
• Date of Birth (Mandatory Age Verification): We collect your date of birth during registration solely to verify that you meet minimum age requirements (13+ for general use, 18+ for community creation and event hosting) in accordance with COPPA and GDPR minor protection laws. Your date of birth is kept strictly confidential and is never displayed on your public profile.
• Optional Demographics: You may optionally provide your gender (with a "None / Prefer not to say" choice), bio, and icebreaker responses to personalize your community presence.
• User-Generated Content: Photos and media you choose to upload to your profile, communities, or event feeds; posts, discussions, and direct messages sent within community conversations.
• Identifiers & Subscription Receipts: Unique user account identifiers generated by our secure authentication service (Supabase) to maintain your session. When subscribing to Communitaz Pro, transaction tokens are handled securely via Apple In-App Purchases; we never collect or store your credit card numbers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information strictly for App Functionality and Safety:

• To authenticate you securely via email One-Time Passwords (OTP), magic links, and Apple Sign In.
• To verify age eligibility (ensuring members are 13+ and hosts are 18+) to safeguard minors.
• To display your public profile (name, photo, city, interests) to fellow community members and event organizers.
• To enable creating, discovering, and joining local communities, activities, and events.
• To send essential transactional notifications (such as login codes, event registration confirmations, and direct group notifications).
• To enforce our safety guidelines and our 30-day unverified account purge policy to keep the community genuine and spam-free.

3. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

• No Third-Party Advertising: Communitaz does not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
• No Tracking Across Other Apps: We do not track you across apps and websites owned by other companies.
• Trusted Infrastructure: Your data is stored on encrypted cloud infrastructure provided by Supabase and hosted within secure enterprise data centers.

4. Your Rights & Data Deletion

You have full ownership and control over your personal data at all times:

• In-App Account Deletion: You can permanently delete your Communitaz account and all associated personal data directly within the app at any time (Profile → Account & Safety → Delete Account). All your data is purged immediately.
• Data Access & Export: You may request a copy of all personal data associated with your account by contacting us at our privacy desk.