Please note that if you are a user in Turkey, you must also read and accept the following Annex in order to use our applications.
https://weldy.co/annex-i-local-specific-provisions-turkiye
1.Introduction
Welcome to the Weldy Privacy Policy ("Policy"). The Policy you will read below discloses how we collect, process and share information relating to you. Protection of personal data is an unconditional priority of Weldy and we give utmost importance in complying with the applicable legislation and ensuring your online safety.
The conditions of use and protection of the information we obtain about you and the services you request while enjoying the Weldy Mobile Application (“Application” “App”) are operated by Meteto LLC ("Company"), who is the controller of the personal data processed by Weldy. By visiting the Application and requesting to benefit from the services we offer, you agree to the terms set out in this Privacy Policy.
2. Categories of Information We Collect
Some of the information we collect from you, which are of identified or identifiable nature, will classify as personal data and will require a valid legal basis before any processing activities. Among the information we collect, such as your sexual preference, are of sensitive nature. We cannot process such information without your explicit consent, and you are able to remove your consent anytime.
3. Legal Bases for Personal Data Collection
Below you can find each of the legal bases for the categories of personal data we collect from you.
· Contractual Necessity: We need to receive certain categories of personal data from you in order to be able to offer our services. Such personal data includes: Registration information (your name, username, email-address, mobile phone number, date of birth) Profile Information (your activity on the app such as your messages and engagements)
· Explicit Consent: We process special categories of personal data relating to real persons only after obtaining their explicit consent: Registration Information (sexual preference), Geolocation information, Biometric data for profile verification, Purchases information
· Legitimate Interest: We rely on our legitimate interests to facilitate networking opportunities in the Weldy app: Profile verification information, Device Information
Registration Information
You must be a user (“User”) to benefit from the services from the Weldy App. When you download the App and create an account (“Account”), we shall collect the below information:
· Name
· Username
· Email-address
· Mobile phone-number
· Gender Identity
· Date of Birth
· Photographs
· Sexual Preference
· Geolocation
After your registration is complete, you are able to review and change the information found above in the App (except for location data which is updated automatically for safety reasons) . Be mindful of the fact that it is your responsibility to make sure that your account details are up-to-date and correct. If any of the details above change, especially your email address and phone number, kindly update this in profile and account settings.
Profile Information
See section 5.
Profile Verification Information
Optionally, you may choose to verify your Weldy account which will enable you to display a verified badge on your profile. Profile verification takes place through a few methods on Weldy, such as email verification, phone number verification, and ID card with a selfie verification.
If you opt to verify your profile photo, each submitted photo undergoes scanning. This scanning process may involve facial recognition technology to compare the submitted photo with your profile photo, contributing to the verification of your identity. The verified photos are not added to your profile. We may retain the scans for future verification and record-keeping purposes until they are no longer needed for such reasons.
Purchases Information
You may choose to benefit from Weldy Premium and Premium Plus subscription services, which provide you additional services on our platform, including but not limited to: translation in chats, unlimited swipes and removed advertisements. Weldy does not process or retain purchase information when you subscribe to our premium services. We partner with vendors with the highest industry standards to help us operate payment processing. Your information may be retained by our vendors until …
Geolocation Information
If you grant us your explicit consent, we have the capability to gather your precise geolocation from your device. This geolocation collection may take place in the background, even when you're not actively using the services, provided the permission explicitly allows such collection.
If you choose not to permit us to collect your precise geolocation, we will refrain from doing so. However, please keep in mind that certain services relying on precise geolocation may not be accessible to you.
Device Information
When you use the Weldy App, we may gather information about your device, including the unique device identifier, device model, and operating system, for various purposes outlined in this policy. Moreover, with your permission, the App may access your device's address book exclusively for the purpose of adding someone to your contacts.
4. Use of Your Information
Our primary goal is to enhance your Weldy experience: after all, meeting others should be fun! To achieve this, we may use your registration and other related information for various purposes, including:
A. Providing our services and features.
B. Keeping you informed about App updates and new features.
C. Personalising the content you receive on the App.
D. Conducting research and analytics to understand how you use and engage with the Weldy App.
E. Testing new technologies and processes to improve the Weldy App.
F. Resolving disputes, addressing issues, and enforcing our Terms & Conditions.
G. Investigating and pretending fraud and other illegal activities, protecting our legal rights, and enforcing our Terms & Conditions.
H. Ensuring legal compliance .
I. Sending you information about available promotions and offers if you have opted in for communications. Your explicit consent for email direct marketing will be required during the Account creation process or through the App's Settings, and you can opt-out at any time.
J. Safeguarding our users and third parties from potential harm.
In the centermost part of our matching algorithm lies the intersection of innovation and psychology: we work with psychologists to understand the science of attraction and compatibility. Our psychologists help us understand how to improve our matchmaking, and the information you provide to us, such as the information you provide about yourself in your profile, may be used to generate recommendations. If you have opted to include personal data of special categories in your profile, such as information about your ethnic origin and political beliefs, the processing of this information relies on your explicit consent.
Weldy is a dating app powered by artificial intelligence. We use AI to help improve your experience on the app, such as translating in chats, but also to: monitor and review accounts, verify users, detect activity that is against our Terms and Conditions (such as the sharing of sexually explicit content and harassment) and detect and remove illegal content.
5. Disclosure of Your Information
We work with partners who follow the highest industry standards when it comes to the protection of personal data. We disclose the personal data mentioned earlier to our shareholders and collaborating organisations involved in our activities. Additionally, this data is shared with suppliers, third parties, and institutions providing cloud-based data storage services to optimise service performance for you. Weldy also shares information with third parties and organisations, subject to agreements, for sending commercial electronic messages to customers who have given consent. Moreover, various agencies, advertising firms, and relevant business partners may receive this information for diverse marketing activities aimed at enhancing service quality and customer satisfaction. In each data processing instance, Weldy informs customers about the relevant sharing processes and ensures explicit consent when required. In situations involving law enforcement or when mandated by law, we may reveal your information if reasonably deemed necessary: (i) to adhere to a legal process, such as a court order, subpoena, or search warrant, government/law enforcement investigation, or other legal obligations; (ii) to aid in the prevention or detection of crime, always in accordance with applicable law; or (iii) to ensure the safety of any individual.
Weldy explicitly assures that it does not rent, sell, or share the personal information of users/visitors with others or non-affiliated companies for purposes like direct marketing. However, non-personal (anonymized) aggregated information may be shared with third parties.
6. Data Security and Storage
Weldy takes all the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the information you share with us. In order to avoid loss, misuse and unauthorised access or disclosure of your information; we employ encryption methods and store your data in secured servers. Currently, we use Google’s data centers to store your data.
In order to maximise the security of your data; change your password regularly, update the App as new updates launch, and avoid sharing your personal information, such as your log-in details with others. In addition, remember that Weldy cannot be held liable for information you choose to share with people you chat with on the App; such as your full name, mobile number, address, details about your daily routine (e.g. which cafe you go to every Saturday) and your government details like your national identity number. The consequences which may follow through sharing such information is at your own risk. So stay safe!
7. Your Rights
The data protection legislation of your country may provide you the following rights:
Right to Information: on whether processing activities take place regarding your personal data; on the purposes of the processing activity relating to your personal data and whether they are processed in compliance with the established purposes; on the third-parties to whom your personal data are transferred in Türkiye or abroad.
Right to rectification: Requesting the rectification of any incomplete or inaccurate personal data
Right to erasure: to request the erasure or destruction of your personal data
Right to request reporting of the operations specified in law to third parties to whom your personal data have been transferred
Right to object to the occurrence of a result against yourself by analysing the data processed solely through automated systems
Right to claim compensation for the damage arising from the unlawful processing of your personal data.
If you have a consideration or question about how Weldy processes your personal data, you can contact us in the first instance via [email protected] .
If you contacted us and still think that we have not adequately addressed your concern, you have the right to make a complaint with Data Protection Authority of your Country.
8. Data Transfers Abroad
We take utmost care in ensuring that your personal data is transferred to countries where adequate legislative protection is provided. In line with our organisational measures and third-party affiliates (such as advertising partners and service providers), your personal information may be transferred outside the jurisdiction of your country and may be transferred into the European Union, European Economic Area and/or the United States. We rely exclusively on your explicit consent when transferring your personal data of sensitive nature. For other types of personal data processed, we rely on legitimate interest and contractual necessity.
9. Data Retention & Deletion
We retain your personal information only for the duration necessary based on the legal basis we rely upon and in accordance with applicable law. If you choose to delete your Weldy account, we ensure that it becomes inaccessible in the application. Within a period of … days, there is an option to restore your account in case of accidental deletion. Following this … day period, we initiate the process of removing your personal information from our systems, except under the following circumstances:
1. Necessity to retain data to comply with applicable laws (e.g., retention of personal data related to in-app purchases for tax and accounting purposes).
2. Requirement to maintain information as evidence of adherence to applicable laws (e.g., retaining account details and a record of the behaviour leading to an account block for evidential purposes in the event of queries or legal claims related to the block).
3. Existence of an ongoing issue, claim, or dispute that mandates the retention of relevant information until resolution.
4. Essential retention of information for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud prevention and the enhancement of user safety and security (e.g., retaining information to prevent a user banned for unsafe behaviour or security incidents from creating a new account).
Caution: Although you may remove information from your profile or delete your account, it's important to note that copies of this information may still be visible or accessible if it has been previously shared with others. We do not have control over this, and we disclaim any liability for such occurrences. If you have granted access to your personal information to third-party applications or websites, they may retain the information as permitted by their terms of service or privacy policies.
10. Changes to this policy
We may change this privacy policy at any time, in which case we will notify you by posting the changes on the website. We may, in certain material circumstances, notify you of such changes by e-mail or other conspicuous method reasonably designed to notify you, with additional notices as appropriate. If, upon being notified of such changes, you do not cancel your membership and continue to use our services after the notice period, you will be deemed to have expressly consented to the changes to our privacy policy. You reserve the right to close your account (if any) at any time if you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy or any updated privacy policy.