Babu: Data Processing and Privacy Policy

Introduction

This policy explains how Babu, the online friendship platform, collects, uses, and protects your personal information. We are dedicated to transparency and safeguarding your privacy.

1. Data Controller

Babu acts as the primary data controller for the personal information collected through our services. In specific cases, we may also serve as a joint data controller with our partners to provide additional features or rewards. With your consent, we may share or receive personal data from these trusted partners.

2. Purpose of Data Collection

2.1. Registration

To register on Babu, you need a Google or Facebook account. We use your Snapchat username, Instagram User Name, TikTok User Name, age, your vibe and country to create and manage your account and identify you for future logins..

2.2. Profile Management

You can personalize your Babu profile with photos and other details, which you can update at any time. Your search criteria (gender and location) are private and can be modified without being shared with others.

2.3. Parental Control

If you are underage, you must provide a parent's email for them to be informed about your Babu activity. Parents have the right to review or request the deletion of your account.

2.4. Connecting with Others

Babu helps you find friends based on your chosen criteria (gender and location). Our algorithms suggest profiles, and you control who you connect with by accepting, ignoring, or blocking friend requests. Information visible to others includes your name, gender, age, photos, Snapchat username, Instagram username and TikTok username. Users under 18 are not shown adult profiles.

2.5. Notifications

With notifications enabled, Babu informs you about friend requests, approvals, and rewards. You can adjust notification settings anytime.

2.6. Rewards Through Advertisements and Actions

You can earn rewards on Babu by viewing ads, participating in surveys, or completing specific actions, without any purchase obligation.

2.6.1. Display of Advertisements

We use partner modules to deliver ads, which may involve cookies for technical operations like ad display, fraud prevention, and audience measurement. You can opt out of personalized ads or change ad settings anytime.

• Personalized Advertising: Based on your Babu activity and other online behavior. Non-Personalized Advertising: Displayed without user profiling.

2.6.2. Other Actions

You can earn rewards by:

• Inviting friends to join Babu
• Adding profiles on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagrams
• Claiming daily rewards

2.7. Technical Administration

Babu uses technical data to ensure smooth operation and troubleshoot issues. This includes optimizing display and addressing service disruptions.

2.7.1. Monitoring and Maintenance

We use technical data for smooth operation and troubleshooting.

2.7.2. Abuse Detection and Prevention

We use automated technologies to analyze content for misuse and reserve the right to remove data violating our terms of use.

2.8. Audience Measurement and Usage Analysis

We use tools like Google Analytics to understand user access patterns and improve our services. Cookies are used to collect this data.

2.9. Managing Requests

We handle your requests related to Babu using your data to process and respond to inquiries, report inappropriate content, manage follow-up actions, and generate anonymized statistics.

3. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Babu processes your data based on various legal grounds:

• Contract: Account creation establishes a service agreement.
• Consent: Actions like profile creation and friend requests indicate your consent.
• Legitimate Interest: Ensuring platform security and reliability.
• Legal Obligations: Compliance with legal requirements.

4. Data Access

Your data is secure and accessible only to authorized personnel, including Babu staff, service providers, and partners (Google Ads, Facebook Audiance network, Google Analytics, Unity, IronSource, TapJoy, Pollfish).

5. Data Transfer

Data may be transferred globally based on your settings, complying with Privacy Shield or Standard Contractual Clauses as applicable.

6. Data Retention

Data is retained based on its purpose:

• Temporarily, until used.
• Until modified or deleted by you.
• Until account deletion.
• Within legal limits for rights preservation.

7. Your Rights

You can exercise your rights through your account or by contacting Babu. These include:

• Access: Know if we have your data and request access.
• Correction: Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: Delete your account or request its deletion.
• Restriction: Limit data processing.
• Portability: Request data in a structured format.
• Objection: Object to data processing.
• Complaint: Lodge complaints with the supervisory authority.
• Post-Mortem Instructions: Provide instructions regarding your data after your death.

8. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

Babu uses automated tools for service execution and security, subject to additional staff oversight.

9. Changes to Privacy Policy

Babu may update this policy to reflect improvements and regulatory changes. Updates will be communicated and dated. Regularly check this page for the latest information.