Privacy Policy

1. Who we are and what this policy covers

BuzzMe is a social app that helps you meet people around you: nearby discovery, chat, and voice and video calls. BuzzMe is operated by ChaseLight Technology Limited ("we", "us", "our").

This policy explains what information we collect when you use the BuzzMe app for Android (and our iOS app, which offers the same features), why we collect it, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. It applies to the BuzzMe apps and this website.

This policy does not cover Google Play or other services you may reach from BuzzMe. Those services have their own privacy policies.

2. Information we collect

We collect two streams of information: what you give us, and what our app records as it runs.

2.1 What you give us

• Account details. Your email address and password, or the sign-in details from Apple if you use Sign in with Apple.
• Profile details. Your display name, date of birth or age, gender, the area you choose to show, bio, photos, and interests.
• Content you create and send. Posts, photos, messages and voice messages you send, and the profiles and content you interact with.
• Support and safety reports. What you write to us, and reports you file about other users or content.

2.2 Location

With your permission, BuzzMe uses your device's location — including precise location when you grant it — to set your area and power Nearby and People: to show you people around you, and to show them roughly how far away you are. A few details:

• Location is used only while you are actively using the app. We do not collect location in the background, and we do not track where you go over time.
• When you have granted location access, we pass your last known location to our fraud-prevention provider, Forter, to help detect fraudulent payments and abusive behavior (see Section 4).
• Other people never see your precise coordinates. They see an approximate distance, like "0.4 mi away".
• You can decline or revoke location access at any time in your Android settings. If you decline, the Nearby and People features that depend on location won't work; the rest of BuzzMe keeps working.

2.3 Contacts

If you tap Find friends, BuzzMe asks for permission to read the phone numbers in your device's address book. We use them for one purpose: to match people you already know who are on BuzzMe. You can revoke the permission at any time in Android settings. We don't message your contacts, and we don't use your address book for anything else.

2.4 Information the app records on its own

• Device and app details. Device model, operating system version, app version, language, and IP address.
• Usage details. How you use the app (screens you visit, features you use, and session information), so we can operate and improve BuzzMe.
• A device identifier that stays stable across reinstalls, so your account stays secure and works consistently.
• Diagnostics. Crash reports and performance data (through our error-monitoring provider) so we can fix problems.
• Notification token. The push token that lets us deliver your messages and calls through Firebase Cloud Messaging.

2.5 Purchases

Coins and BuzzMe Premium are purchased through Google Play Billing. Google processes the payment; we never see your full card or bank details. We receive a confirmation of what was purchased so we can add coins or activate Premium on your account.

2.6 Advertising ID and measurement

Some versions of BuzzMe use Google's advertising ID, together with measurement providers such as AppsFlyer (and BytePlus in some versions), to understand how people discover BuzzMe and to help prevent fraudulent installs. We do not use the advertising ID to show you third-party ads inside the app; BuzzMe doesn't have them.

You can reset or delete your advertising ID at any time in your device's settings (usually Settings → Google → Ads, names vary by device).

3. How we use information

• To run BuzzMe: create your account, show you people nearby, deliver your messages, photos, voice messages, and calls, and keep your content in sync across your devices.
• To personalize: suggest people and content that are more likely to be relevant to you.
• To keep BuzzMe safe: detect and stop fraud, spam, abuse, and fake accounts, enforce our Terms of Service, and act on your reports.
• To handle purchases: credit your coins and Premium, keep purchase records, and handle billing issues.
• To support you: answer your questions and resolve problems when you contact us.
• To improve BuzzMe: understand how features are used (in aggregate), fix crashes, and make the app work better.
• To meet legal obligations: comply with applicable law and respond to valid legal requests.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We don't show third-party ads inside BuzzMe.

4. What we share, and who with

With other BuzzMe users

BuzzMe is a social app, so what you choose to make visible is visible: your profile, posts, and the messages and calls you send reach the people you share them with. Remember that people can screenshot or save what you send them. Once something is in someone else's hands, we can't take it back.

With service providers

We share the minimum information needed with providers who help us run BuzzMe, under contracts that limit them to working on our behalf. For fraud prevention, the signals we share with Forter include device and account details and your last known location, where you have granted location access.

For legal and safety reasons

We may share information when we believe in good faith that it is necessary to comply with the law or a valid legal request, to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users and the public, or to enforce our terms, including sharing with law enforcement where required.

In a business change

If BuzzMe is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We'll notify you of any change in ownership or of new uses of your information, and we'll keep honoring this policy for information collected before the change.

What we never do

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not rent or trade it. We may share aggregated or de-identified information that can no longer be linked to you, for example to report how many people use a feature.

5. How long we keep information

We keep your information for as long as your account is active, and as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy. Some specifics:

• Active accounts: your profile, content, and settings are kept while you use BuzzMe.
• After you delete your account: identifiable data is removed from our live systems. Residual copies may remain in backups until they are overwritten on their regular cycle.
• Records we must keep: we may retain some information where the law requires it, or where it's needed for security, fraud prevention, or to resolve a dispute.
• What we can't delete: messages you already sent to other people remain with them. Aggregated, de-identified data may be kept indefinitely.

6. Delete your account and your data

You can delete your BuzzMe account at any time, and you have two ways to do it.

In the app

Go to Me → Delete account and follow the confirmation steps. Your account, profile, photos, posts, and message history on our side are deleted, and the deletion cannot be undone.

Without the app

If you've already uninstalled BuzzMe, or can't sign in, email us from the address on your BuzzMe account to request deletion:

• Email: buzzmeandfeedback@nobuzzme.com
• Subject line: "Delete my BuzzMe account"

We may ask you to verify that you control the account. We'll process verified requests within 30 days.

7. Your choices and controls

Permissions BuzzMe asks for

Every permission is optional, is requested only when you reach the feature that needs it, and can be changed at any time in Android Settings → Apps → BuzzMe → Permissions.

Other controls

• Your profile: edit or remove your photos, bio, and other details any time in the app.
• Blocking and reporting: block or report anyone from their profile or a conversation.
• Notifications: turn them down or off in the app and in Android settings.
• Advertising ID: reset or delete it in your device's Google settings.
• Account: delete it any time; see Section 6.

8. Security

We protect your information with technical and organizational safeguards, including encryption in transit for data sent to our servers over HTTPS, access controls that limit who inside our team can see data, and monitoring to detect abuse. We keep improving these safeguards as the service grows.

No service can promise perfect security. Please use a strong, unique password, keep your device protected, and contact us right away at buzzmeandfeedback@nobuzzme.com if you believe your account has been compromised.

9. Age requirement

BuzzMe is for adults 18 and over. It is not directed to, and not intended for, anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn that someone under 18 has created an account, we will close it and delete the associated information. If you believe a minor is using BuzzMe, please contact us at buzzmeandfeedback@nobuzzme.com.

10. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the following rights over your personal information:

• Access: ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: ask us to fix information that is inaccurate (much of it you can edit yourself in the app).
• Deletion: ask us to delete your information — see Section 6.
• Portability: ask for a machine-readable copy of the information you provided.
• Objection and restriction: object to or ask us to restrict certain processing, where the law provides for it.

If you live in California, the CCPA/CPRA gives you the rights to know, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of your personal information, to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, and to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may use an authorized agent to make a request.

If you live in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, we process your information to perform our contract with you, to pursue legitimate interests such as safety and service improvement, or on your consent where required. You have the rights listed above, including the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at buzzmeandfeedback@nobuzzme.com. We may ask you to verify your identity first. We'll respond within the timeframe the applicable law requires, usually within 30 days.

11. International transfers

BuzzMe is operated from the United States, and your information is processed and stored in the United States and in other countries where our service providers operate. When we transfer personal information internationally, we take steps to protect it as this policy describes and as applicable law requires.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll change the effective date at the top of this page, and if the changes are material, we'll notify you in the app or by email where the law requires it. We encourage you to review this page occasionally; the current version is always here.

13. Contact us

Questions about this policy or how BuzzMe handles your information? We're happy to help.

ChaseLight Technology Limited · Privacy matters are reviewed within a few business days.