Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 04/08/2025

Verido ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our mobile application and related services (collectively, the "App").

By using Verido, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

a. Information You Provide to Us:

Account Information: When you sign up, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), profile picture, and password.
User Content: Videos, images, audio recordings, chats, and comments that you upload or share on the platform.
Support Requests: Information you provide when contacting support.
Device Information: Device ID, model, OS version, mobile carrier.
Usage Data: Interactions with the app, such as viewed content, time spent, and engagement statistics.
Log Data: IP address, access times, pages viewed, and crash logs.
With your permission, we may collect and use your location to tailor content and improve features such as nearby audio rooms or relevant posts.
We may receive information from third-party sign-in providers (e.g., Google or Apple), subject to their privacy policies.
Provide and personalize the App experience.
Facilitate user interaction, including chats, audio rooms, and content feeds.
Improve our services, fix bugs, and analyze usage.
Send updates, security alerts, and support messages.
Comply with legal obligations.
Service Providers: For hosting, analytics, customer support, and payment processing.
AdMob by Google: We use AdMob to serve ads. AdMob may collect data in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.
Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and users.
Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
Opt out of personalized ads.
Disable location access in your device settings.
Deactivate or delete your account.

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Consent – for optional services such as location access or ad personalization.
Contract – to deliver the services you request.
Legal obligation – where necessary to comply with laws.
Legitimate interest – to improve services and prevent fraud.
Access your personal data.
Correct inaccurate data.
Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).
Restrict or object to processing.
Data portability – receive your data in a structured format.
Withdraw consent at any time where applicable.
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Data processing agreements with service providers

Email: privacy@verido.co.uk
Supervisory Authority Contact: You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (DPA).

b. Automatically Collected Information:

c. Location Information:

d. Third-Party Information:

2. Use of Information

We use your information to:

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:

4. Advertising and Analytics

We use AdMob to display ads. AdMob may use cookies and device identifiers to show personalized ads based on your interests. You can opt out of ad personalization in your device settings or by visiting the Google Ads Settings.

We also use analytics to understand how users engage with Verido and to improve functionality.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

7. Children’s Privacy

Verido is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we discover such data, we will delete it immediately.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice in the app or via email.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:

Email: support@verido.com

2. GDPR-Compliant Privacy Addendum (for UK/EU Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, this section supplements the Verido Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Your GDPR Rights

You have the right to:

To exercise these rights, email us at: privacy@verido.co.uk

Data Transfers

If your data is transferred outside the EEA/UK (e.g. to US-based cloud servers), we ensure appropriate safeguards, such as:

Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy or to comply with legal obligations.

Data Protection Contact

For GDPR matters:

Data Controller: Verido