🕊️ Whispr Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 July 2026

Welcome to Whispr ("we", "us", "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use the Whispr mobile application (the "App").

Whispr is operated by [Your Firm Name], a partnership firm registered in India ("Company"). By using Whispr, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly:

• Email address (via Google Sign-In or email/password registration)
• Username and display name
• Date of birth (used to verify you are 18 years or older and to calculate your age)
• Gender
• Profile picture and gallery photos
• Bio, interests, and profile prompts
• Verification selfie (if you choose to verify your profile)
• Messages, images, and voice notes sent within the App

Information collected automatically:

• Device identifiers (used for account security and abuse prevention)
• App usage data (features used, session length)
• Firebase Cloud Messaging token (for push notifications)
• Approximate location derived from IP address (for regional matching, not precise GPS location)

2. How We Use Your Information

• To create and manage your account
• To match you with other users based on your preferences (age range, gender)
• To enable messaging between matched users
• To verify your age and identity where you opt into verification
• To send you notifications about matches, messages, and account activity
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service
• To improve and develop new features
• To display advertisements through Google AdMob

3. Message Privacy and Encryption

Text messages sent between matched users are end-to-end encrypted. This means the content of your messages cannot be read by Whispr, our staff, or any third party in transit. Messages sent in random "ephemeral" chats are permanently deleted from our servers when either user ends the chat. Messages in ongoing conversations with mutually connected users ("Whispr'd" contacts) are retained until either user deletes the conversation.

Photos and voice messages shared in chat are stored on our servers (Firebase Storage) but are not end-to-end encrypted, and access is restricted to the two participants in that conversation only.

4. Profile Gallery and the "Whispr" Feature

Whispr allows you to upload up to 6 gallery photos. These photos are only visible to another user once you have both mutually chosen to "Whispr" each other. We do not disclose to a user whether someone has Whispr'd them until the connection becomes mutual.

5. Sharing Your Information

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

• Service providers: Google Firebase (authentication, database, storage, cloud functions, crash reporting), Google AdMob (advertising)
• Other users: your profile information (username, age, gender, bio, interests) is visible to users you are matched or connected with, in accordance with the app's privacy features described above
• Legal authorities: where required by law, to protect our rights, or to protect the safety of our users

6. Data Retention

• Ephemeral (random stranger) chat messages: deleted immediately when the chat ends
• Persistent conversation messages: retained until you or the other user deletes the conversation
• Profile data: retained until you delete your account
• Report and moderation records: retained for up to 12 months for safety purposes, even after account deletion

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your account and associated data
• Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format

You can delete your account at any time from within the App via Profile → Settings → Delete Account. You can also exercise these rights by contacting us at the email below.

8. Children's Privacy

Whispr is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If we become aware that a user is under 18, we will suspend and delete the account.

9. Advertising

Whispr displays advertisements through Google AdMob. AdMob may use device identifiers and other data to serve relevant ads. You can review Google's advertising privacy practices at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

10. Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures including encryption of messages, secure authentication, and Firebase App Check to prevent unauthorized access to our systems. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

11. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence, including in the United States (via Google Firebase infrastructure). We take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via the App or by email. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us