Privacy Policy

Background by Fulton & Bock GbR built the Background app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by Background by Fulton & Bock GbR at no cost and is intended for use as is.

This page is used to inform visitors regarding my policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use my Service.

If you choose to use my Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that I collect is used for providing and improving the Service. I will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at Background unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience, while using our Service, I may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to:

• Your Phone Number: For secure account registration and sign-in purposes.
• Contacts Information: With your consent, I access the list of contacts stored on your phone to help you connect with acquaintances who are also using the app. To ensure your privacy, we only send encrypted versions of your contacts' phone numbers to our servers and do not store their names or any other personal details.
• User-Created Content: Any posts, comments, or other content you create within the app.
• Content Interaction: Your interactions with the content available in the app, such as likes, shares, votes and comments.
• User Connections: The connections you establish within the app, including friends you add or follow, and creators you subscribe to.
• Messaging Information: Details of the messages you send and receive through our Service, for the purposes of providing our messaging feature and ensuring a respectful community environment.
• Images: We collect image information uploaded by users to enhance the user experience, such as for profile pictures, background images, and other visual content. These images may be publicly visible to all other users of the app. They can be used within the app for personalization, sharing with your connections, and for other service-related purposes.

The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.

Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app:

• Google Play Services
• Google Analytics for Firebase

Log Data

I want to inform you that whenever you use my Service, in a case of an error in the app I collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing my Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

Service Providers

I may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our Service;
• To provide the Service on our behalf;
• To perform Service-related services; or
• To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

I want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that I assist in deleting the Personal Data that I have collected about you.

This service may give you the ability to delete certain information about you from within the service.

You may update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing in to your account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage your personal information. You may also contact me to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us.

Please note, however, that I may need to retain certain information when I have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Security

I value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and I cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by me. Therefore, I strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. I have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case I discover that a child under 13 has provided me with personal information, I immediately delete this from our servers.

If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact me so that I will be able to do the necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. I will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

This policy is effective as of 2024-02-18

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about my Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact me at: