Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 November 2026

Badim is a platform that helps people meet around shared activities. Your privacy is a core part of the product. This policy applies to users worldwide, including the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Türkiye.

Controller: MUHAMMET EMİN ÜSTÜN ("Badim"), contact: mueminustun@gmail.com

Information we collect

• Account: email address, name, username, date of birth (to enforce the 18+ age limit).
• Profile: photos, bio, city and country, interests and preferences — information you choose to share.
• Location: only if you allow it, and only approximately (~1 km). Your exact location is never shared with other users. Location metadata (EXIF/GPS) is removed from your photos before upload.
• Content: listings, messages, ratings, reports and blocks.
• Technical data: crash logs (Firebase Crashlytics), performance metrics, in-app analytics, device and notification tokens.
• Purchases: store purchase references and Badim Coin transactions. Your card details are never processed by Badim; payments are handled by Google Play / App Store.

How we use information (and legal bases)

• To provide the service, create your account and recommend activities and people that suit you — *performance of a contract*.
• To keep the community safe: detecting spam, fake accounts and inappropriate content (automated filters and human review) — *legitimate interests* and *legal obligations*.
• To send notifications and reminders — *performance of a contract*; you can turn them off in settings.
• To verify purchases and keep accounting records — *contract* and *legal obligation*.
• Marketing messages and personalized ads — only with your *consent*, which you can withdraw at any time.

What we don't do

We do not sell your personal data. Other users only see the information you choose to show on your profile (you control age, distance, online status and what you're looking for in Privacy settings).

Advertising

Free users may see ads from Google AdMob. Where required (e.g. in the EEA/UK), we ask for your consent through Google's consent form, and you can manage personalized ads any time in Settings → Privacy → Ad privacy preferences. On iOS, ads are only personalized if you allow tracking. Badim Plus members see no ads. Sponsored content is always labelled "Sponsored" or "Featured".

Service providers and international transfers

We use Google Firebase / Google Cloud (servers in the United States), Google AdMob, Google Play and Apple App Store to run the service. Transfers outside your country are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. We may disclose data to competent authorities where required by law.

Retention and deletion

We keep your data while your account exists. You can delete your account at any time in the app (Settings → Account & data → Delete my account); your profile, photos and personal data are then deleted. Financial records we are legally required to keep are retained in pseudonymised form for the statutory period.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or Türkiye's KVKK), you have the right to access, correct, delete or export your data, to restrict or object to processing, and to withdraw consent. You can download a copy of your data in Settings → Account & data. For other requests email mueminustun@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Children

Badim is only for users aged 18 and over. You can report accounts you believe belong to someone under 18.

Contact

mueminustun@gmail.com