1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
Because the App is anonymous, we do not require you to provide your real name, email address, or social media profiles.
- Account Credentials: To verify your account, we collect your phone number or OAuth identifier at login. This is securely hashed and stored in our database. It is never displayed publicly.
- Optional Profile Images: Users may upload up to three (3) profile photos. For male accounts on a free tier, these are heavily blurred across the platform interface.
- Active Notices: When you publish an ad, we collect the text content and your selected Vibe tags.
- Geographic Proximity: The App requires access to your device's location data to show you relevant notices within a 25-mile radius. We convert your coordinates into a localized geohash. We do not track or store your precise real-time location history.
2. DATA DELETION AND EPHEMERALITY BY DESIGN
Our backend architecture is built with an automated Expiry Engine that systematically purges data from our servers:
- Notices: Every notice published to the Noticeboard is permanently deleted from our active databases exactly 24 hours after creation.
- Chat Rooms: Mutual interest opens a chat room with a 24-hour countdown timer. If the timer hits zero without a mutual 'Timer Lock', the entire chat log is permanently purged.
- View-Once Chat Media: Any photo sent in chat is encrypted. Once opened by the recipient, a 10-second countdown triggers, after which the file is immediately and permanently deleted.
- Banned Accounts: If an account is banned by our Moderation Superagent for violating our EULA, we permanently delete all active ads, chats, and media. We retain only a secure cryptographic hash of the device ID to prevent re-registration.
3. THIRD-PARTY DATA PROCESSORS
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties or advertising networks. To keep the App functioning, we securely share minimal data with trusted infrastructure providers:
- Payment Processing (Stripe / Apple / Google Billing): Financial transactions are handled entirely by secure billing partners. Pure Patter never receives or stores your credit card numbers or banking details.
- Content Moderation: Image uploads are routed through automated AI vision filtering models to detect illegal, non-consensual graphic content, or severe safety violations before delivery.
4. DATA SECURITY & SCREENSHOT PROTECTION
We employ strict administrative and technical safeguards to keep your anonymous profile safe. The App configuration actively utilizes native device flags to block screenshots, system display mirroring, and screen recordings within chat interfaces on iOS and Android devices.
5. CONTACT US
If you have any questions or regulatory inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our privacy compliance team at admin@purepatter.co.uk, or visit purepatter.com.