Gicula LLC has built the Gicula application as a Commercial application. This service is provided by Gicula LLC and is intended for use as is.
This page is used to inform visitors about our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decides to use our Services.
If you choose to use our Services, you consent to the collection and use of information in connection with this policy. The Personal Information we collect is used to provide and improve the Services. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible at Gicula unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.
Scope of personal data collection
For a better experience when using the Services, we collect the following information:
- Your full name and mobile phone number: These are two required information when you register for an account. Your phone number is used to identify you as a valid user, to register, log in to your account, and receive authentication OTP messages when registering (or logging in) to your account. Your full name to show to your friends using the Gicula application, helping to improve user experience.
- Avatar, self-introduction: This is optional information, used to show your friends, helping to improve user experience.
- Your device information (device ID, physical device or virtual machine, manufacturer, model, operating system version): This information is automatically collected to optimize user experience. use.
- Last logged-in time, last online time: To show your friends the last time you were online, helping to improve user experience.
- Current location access: The Gicula application retrieves your current location to enable the feature of sending your current location via text message, use it in case you need to send your current location to friends.
- Contacts access (Contact List): Gicula application synchronizes your contacts to enable texting, calling friends, creating groups and creating broadcasts, used in cases where you need to display a list of friends who are using this application.
- Access to your photos, videos and files: The Gicula app accesses your photo, video and file library to enable the ability to send photos, videos and files via messages, change your profile picture, Post photos and videos in the Status screen, use in case you need to upload images, videos, and files.
Microphone access: The Gicula application accesses your microphone to enable voice calls, send voice messages, and use it if you need to make a voice call or record. - Camera access: The Gicula app accesses your camera to enable video calls, send photos and videos via messages, change your profile picture, post photos and videos in your Status screen, use in case you need to take photos and make video calls.
- Permission to display notifications: Gicula application requires permission to display notifications to enable receiving notifications when there are messages, calls and notifications from the system, used in case your friends text you , call you or a Gicula administrator sends you a notification.
We will retain and use the information we request as described in this privacy policy.
The application uses third-party services that may collect information that can be used to identify you.
Links to the privacy policies of third-party service providers used by the application:
Log data
We would like to inform you that whenever you use our Services, in case of errors in the application, we collect data and information (through third-party products ) on your phone is called log data. This log data may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, application configuration when using our Services, the date and time you use the Services, and other statistics.
Cookie
Cookies are files with small amounts of data that are often used as anonymous unique identifiers. They are sent to your browser from websites you visit and stored on your device’s internal memory.
This service does not explicitly use these “cookies”. However, applications may use third-party code and libraries use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You can accept or decline these cookies and know when a cookie is sent to your device. If you choose to decline our cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of this Service.
Service providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals for the following reasons:
- To facilitate our Services;
- To provide Services on our behalf;
- To perform services related to the Service; or to assist us in analyzing how our Services are used.
- We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to carry out the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obliged not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
Protect
We value your trust in providing us with your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means to protect it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to other websites
This service may contain links to other websites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external websites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you review the Privacy Policies of these sites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Children’s Privacy
These Services do not involve anyone under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the event we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete this information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take the necessary action.
Request deletion of account and personal data
If you do not want to use our services and want to delete all personal data on the server, please click on the link below to submit an account deletion request.
Request to delete account on Gicula application
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Therefore, you should periodically review this page for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy takes effect from June 12, 2023
Contact us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at gicula@gmail.com