1. The short version
- We collect your sign-in details (your email, plus your name if you use Apple) and a code that lets us send notifications to your phone.
- We use them to run your account and keep you updated about drives and events.
- We never sell your data and we don't share it for advertising.
- You can delete your account, and your data with it, whenever you like.
This policy explains this in more detail for the 4X4 Gulf mobile app ("4X4 Gulf", "we", "us" or "the app").
2. What we collect
What we collect depends on how you sign in.
If you sign in with Google
We only get your Google email address. We use it to create and manage your account. We don't see or store anything else from your Google profile.
If you sign in with Apple
We get your name and email address from Apple. We use them to create and manage your account. If you choose Apple's "Hide My Email" option, Apple gives us a private forwarding address instead of your real email. We don't see or store anything else from your Apple account.
If you sign up with email
We collect your email address and the password you choose. Your password is stored in a protected form, so nobody on our team can see it.
Notification code for your phone
To send you notifications about events, updates and community activity, we save a code that identifies your phone to the notification service (called an FCM token). It's only used to deliver those notifications.
3. How we use your information
- To sign you in (with Google, Apple or email)
- To create and manage your account
- To send you notifications
- To improve the community features in the app
We don't sell your personal data, and we don't share it with anyone for advertising.
4. Where your information is kept, and who else sees it
Your information is stored with Supabase, a trusted service that hosts our database and handles sign-in. It uses encryption and other security measures to protect your data.
Notifications are delivered through Firebase Cloud Messaging, a notification service from Google.
These two providers are the only ones we share data with, and only so the app can work.
5. Your choices
Delete your account
You can delete your account at any time in the app. When you do, your information (your email, your name, your Google or Apple sign-in details and your notification code) is permanently removed from our servers. See how to delete your account.
Update or stop
You can change your profile details or stop using the app whenever you want.
6. Children
4X4 Gulf is not meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If you keep using the app after an update, it means you accept the new version.
8. Contact us
Questions, or want to make a privacy request? Email us at 4x4gulfofficial@gmail.com.