Privacy Policy

1. General Information

This Privacy Policy is to inform individuals ("you", “User”) who visit and use the website and application of Azar available at azar.chat (“Company”, “Service”, “we”, “us”, “our”) about our privacy procedures.

The Service reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any updates will be posted on the website. Continued use of the Service after these changes implies that the User accepts the updated Policy.

The Service is committed to safeguarding the privacy of children under the age of 18. The Service does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18 through its site or services. If you are under 18, please refrain from sharing any personal information with the Service. If you believe that a child under 18 has provided personal information to the Service, please contact our support team, and we will promptly take steps to delete or remove such information.

2. Data Collected

2.1. The Service collects the following types of personal information from specific sources:

- Identifiers

This category includes real names, aliases, postal addresses, telephone or mobile contact numbers, unique personal identifiers, online identifiers, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, email addresses, account names, etc.

- Personal Information

This includes names, gender, date of birth, contact information, education particulars, employment history, financial information, etc.

- Commercial Information

This category consists of transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information (if any).

- Employment Information

Information associated with a professional or employment context, such as business contact details for the provision of services at a business level, job titles, work history, and professional qualifications for job applicants.

- Network Activity

This comprises details related to browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with the Service's websites, applications, systems, and advertisements, as well as interactions with other websites.

- Geolocation Data

Information concerning the location of a device.

- Sensory Data

This involves information from various sensory sources, including images, audio recordings, video recordings, and call recordings, generated in connection with the Service's business activities.

2.2. The Service represents a video chat service which connects the Service Users by means of audio and video communication and text messaging. To facilitate this connection, your IP address is shared with the other User's computer. It's important to note that while this information is shared, it remains hidden from the other user within the Service's interface. This mechanism is an essential component of any peer-to-peer (P2P) video chat system.

3. Cookies

The Service, as well as its third-party service providers, may apply various technologies, including cookies, tokens, widgets, and tools (collectively "Cookies") in order to enable specific functionalities within the Service.

The following types of Cookies (if available) may be collected:

- ID Cookies

These are identifiers assigned to the device's browser to enhance service safety and security.

- Language Cookies

These Cookies enable matching and connection with users who share the same language preference. The Service does not store data from Language Cookies and only uses this information to match users based on language preferences.

- Google Translate

The Service may use Google Translate to provide language translation features.

- Google Analytics

Google Analytics is employed by the Service to track anonymous statistical information regarding the usage of the Service services for the purposes of safety, security, and functionality of the services.

The Users have the option to control the information collected through cookies using their browser settings. However, if they do not accept cookies, it may impact their ability to access certain features on the Service.

4. Use of Personal Data

The Service may use the collected personal information for the following purposes:

- to deliver services, including provision of video chat services as well as meeting the specific reasons for which you provided the information;

- to enhance services based on the collected information and to generate statistical insights;

- to ensure safety and security, including maintenance of integrity of the Service;

- to execute business operations, such as mergers, divestitures, reorganizations, dissolutions, or asset sales or transfers under which personal information gathered and held by the Service may be transferred as part of the assets;

- to ensure and monitor compliance with legal requirements in response to law enforcement requests or in accordance with applicable laws or government regulations.

- to monitor and enforce user adherence to the Service's guidelines and policies.

The Service will not collect additional categories of personal information or utilize the information collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing its Users with prior notice.

5. Sharing of Personal Data

The Service may share your personal information with third parties for business purposes. When such information is disclosed, the Service enters into a contract that outlines the purpose and mandates the recipient to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of this personal information, using it solely for the contract's performance.

The Service does not trade your personal information for monetary gain.

6. Data Retention

The Service retains personal information for a duration of 120 days. Nevertheless, there may be instances where personal information must be retained for an extended period to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required or permitted by applicable laws.

7. User Rights

7.1. The Users of the Service have the following rights regarding their personal information:

- Right to Access and Data Portability

You have the right to request specific information from the Service regarding the collection and use of your personal data over the past 12 months. Once the Service receives and verifies your request, we will provide you with:

a. The categories of personal data we collected about you.

b. The sources from which we collected your personal data.

c. Our business or commercial reasons for gathering your personal data.

d. The categories of third parties with whom we shared your personal data.

e. The exact pieces of personal data we collected about you.

- Right to Rectification

You have the right to rectify any of your personal data which is inaccurate, incomplete or outdated at any time.

- Right to Delete Personal Data

You have the right to request the deletion of any personal information collected and retained by the Service, subject to certain exceptions. After the Service verifies your request, it will delete your personal information from the system and instruct our service providers to do the same, unless any exceptions apply.

Please note that we do not delete personal information in response to requests that have been, or are likely to be, shared with law enforcement or used to protect user safety and security.

7.2. Exercising Rights

To exercise any of the mentioned rights, please submit a verifiable request to our support team. Please note that the Service can only respond and provide personal information upon verifying your identity and confirming your eligibility to make the request.

A verifiable request must contain sufficient information to allow us to reasonably verify your identity and eligibility, as well as to ensure that we understand, evaluate, and address this request properly. Any personal information provided by you within this request will be used solely for the purpose of fulfilling the request.

8. Security

The Service applies reasonable measures to safeguard the personal information you provide through the Service from any kind of unauthorized use, including but not limited to potential loss, theft, disclosure, or alteration.

While the Service takes every effort to enhance security, absolute security cannot be guaranteed, as transferring data on the Internet can never be entirely error-free or completely secure. Therefore, we advise you to exercise caution when submitting information online and deciding what information to share with the Service or other users.

9. Third Party

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy specifically applies to the Service. It does not cover the privacy practices and procedures of any third-party websites or services that may be linked or accessible through the Service as they are not owned or operated by the Service.

If you decide to follow a link that leads to another site, we advise you to carefully read about the privacy practices of the third party.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].