Privacy Policy

Blink Service Privacy Policy

1. General
   1. The company that manages the Service, hereinafter referred to as the "Administration", undertake to respect the confidentiality of data and information provided by individuals (hereinafter, the "User") when using the "Blink - map with friends" mobile application for mobile devices on Android and iOS (hereinafter, the "Service").
   2. This Policy establishes the rules under which the Administration processes the User's personal data and information during the User's use of the Service.
   3. This Policy is available at https://blinkmap.com/privacy and forms an integral part of the User Agreement (the "Agreement") posted at https://blinkmap.com/terms. In the event of a conflict between this Policy and the Agreement regarding the protection of information about the Service's users, this Policy shall apply.
   4. If the User does not agree with the terms of this Policy, the use of the Service must be immediately stopped.
   5. The meaning of certain terms used in this Policy is defined in the Agreement.
2. Data and Other Information Processed by the Administration
   1. The User's login details and other data shall be processed by the Administration for the purpose of the proper performance of the Service Agreement, including to improve and enhance the Service and its functionality, to develop new features and tools of the Service, to inform the User about the development of the Service and its functionality, to conduct marketing and/or promotional activities aimed at informing the User about the Service and making (by the Administration and/or its partners) offers to the User, based on his/her interests.
   2. The Administration may have access to other information relating to the User and left by the latter at his/her discretion during the use of the Service, which is not processed by the Administration, including to achieve the above-mentioned purposes.
   3. The User's login details and other data shall be processed throughout the period from the date of registration in the Service and until the date the User ceases to use it, unless otherwise provided by the applicable laws. The User may send a notice to the Administration to the address specified in Section 5 of this Policy asking the Administration to stop processing login details and other data. In this case, the User shall stop using the Service.
   4. For the purpose of proper performance of the terms of the Agreement, the Administration shall take measures to ensure safety. For these purposes, the User agrees that his/her login details and other data may be disclosed to third parties, including in cases provided by the applicable laws, to the extent necessary for the identification, investigation and suppression of illegal actions.
   5. The User agrees that his/her login details, other data, and other information will be displayed in the User's profile as part of the Service's functionality. The User acknowledges and agrees that the User's device charge level data will be available to other Users.
   6. Some functions of the Service, such as searching for the User's contacts registered in the Service, sending invitations to such contacts, notifying the User about registered contacts, as well as other functions that enable interaction between the User and his/her contacts, are available only if the User has given consent in the interface of the Service for access to his/her phone book and processing of contact data to the extent of phone number and contact name. Such data shall not be published or disclosed to third parties. By providing this data, the User guarantees that the specified persons consent to the processing of data by the Administration to the extent and for the purposes specified in this paragraph.
   7. The categories of the User's data processed for the purposes of the Service Agreement are described in more detail below.

      Information Collected	Purpose of Processing
      Common for Android and iOS
      Login details, namely: 1) The User's data provided during registration: name, nickname, phone number, sex, date of birth, profile image, etc. 2) Additional information when editing account: profile image, etc. 3) Physical activity data if allowed by User (steps, speed, distance from HealthKit API, Fitness API)	Performance of the Service Agreement with the User, including account management and administration
      Data of third parties (contacts) from User's phone book: contact name and phone number	Searching for contacts in Service, sending invitations, notifying about registrations
      Android app
      Other data: device type, name, GAID, Open UDID, OS version, model, time zone, geolocation, language, Device ID, Wi-Fi info, operator name, MNC, User ID, app version, device year, connection type, Apps Flyer UID, battery level	Improve operation and content of Service, prevent errors, personalize use
      iOS app
      Other data: device type, name, IDFA, Open UDID, Apps Flyer UID, OS version, model, time zone, geolocation, language, Device ID, Wi-Fi info, operator name, MNC, battery level	Improve operation and content of Service, prevent errors, personalize use

   8. To provide Service functionality, including phone number verification, the Administration may send push notifications using its own SDK without sharing data with third parties.
   9. The Administration manages the Service through blinkmap.com API, storing User data on its servers without sharing with third parties except as specified in this Policy.
   10. Service uses information from:
       • Google APIs (adhering to Google API Services User Data Policy)
       • Health Connect (adhering to Health Connect Permissions Policy)
   11. User can delete personal data by:
       • deleting data from personal account
       • using "delete your account" function in settings
       • In case of account deletion, the Administration shall store personal and other necessary data of the User for the established by the applicable laws period of time.
3. Measures to protect information about Users
   1. The Administration takes technical, organizational and legal measures, including encryption, to protect User's personal data from unauthorized access, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, distribution or other unlawful actions.
   2. Access to the Service requires login (phone number) and SMS code. User is responsible for keeping this information secure and must not share it.
   3. For additional security, the Administration uses a mobile phone linking system where registration and authorization require SMS verification codes.
4. Applicable Law
   1. The User's data is processed in accordance with the applicable laws.
5. Validity of this Policy
   1. The Administration reserves the right to modify this Policy. Revised versions take effect upon posting at blinkmap.com/privacy. Users must regularly review the Policy.
6. Feedback
   1. Users may send requests regarding their personal data to help@blinkmap.com.

Version 18.06.2025