Welcome to GlobalFeels. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a safe, authentic experience while connecting with the emotional weather of the world. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to operate our platform and provide a meaningful experience. This includes:
- Account Information: When you register, we collect your email address, username, and password. Your password is securely hashed on our servers; we do not store it in plain text.
- Profile Preferences: Information such as your selected country, language preference, and optionally your age range if provided during onboarding.
- Mood Check-ins: When you vote on your mood, we collect the mood type, timestamp, and country. This data may be linked to your account or recorded anonymously if you are a guest.
- Country Voices & Notes: Any public notes or messages you leave on the globe are collected along with associated metadata (mood, country, timestamp).
- Random Match Activity: During anonymous matching sessions, we process your messages temporarily to facilitate the chat. We also record user actions like "Reveal Identity", "Remember", "Follow", "Report", or "Block".
- Technical Data: Standard connection data including your IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system, which we use for security, rate limiting, and debugging.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the GlobalFeels platform.
- Generate aggregated, anonymous global and regional mood statistics (Global Trends).
- Ensure platform security, prevent spam, enforce rate limits, and mitigate abuse.
- Authenticate your account and process identity reveals during matches.
- Personalize your experience based on your language and region.
3. Sharing and Visibility
GlobalFeels is designed to be a public emotional map. Please be aware of the following:
- Public Notes: Notes you leave in "Country Voices" or as "Ambient Voices" may be visible to all users. Avoid sharing personally identifiable information in these public feeds.
- Aggregated Data: We display collective mood data publicly. This data is aggregated and does not identify individual users.
- Random Match: Chats begin entirely anonymously. Your identity (username and public code) is only revealed to your partner if you explicitly choose to reveal it or "remember" them.
- No Selling of Data: We do not sell your personal data to third-party marketers or data brokers.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if reasonably necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or ensure user safety.
4. Cookies and Local Storage
We use local storage and strictly necessary cookies to keep you logged in, remember your language preferences, and secure our services. For more details, please review our Cookies Policy.
5. Data Retention and Your Rights
We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data. If you wish to delete your account or request your data, please contact us.
6. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no internet-based service can guarantee 100% security. Please protect your password and account access.
7. Children's Privacy
GlobalFeels is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in your region). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without verified parental consent.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored on servers located outside of your home country. By using GlobalFeels, you consent to the transfer of your data to our server locations.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us through the official support channels provided within the app or website.