LocafyWorld (“LocafyWorld”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe, transparent, and responsible way. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you visit our website, create an account, interact with content, or use any of our services (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using LocafyWorld, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please stop using our Services.

1. Who We Are

LocafyWorld is a global platform that helps travelers and locals discover authentic food, places, and cultural experiences around the world. We provide listings, reviews, guides, and local insights to make it easier for people to explore destinations like a local.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at:

• Email: locafyworld.com@gmail.com

2. Information We Collect

We collect different types of information in order to provide, improve, and protect our Services, as well as to ensure a secure and personalized experience.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, password, username, profile picture, and basic profile details.
• Profile & Preferences: Information you choose to add to your profile such as your bio, preferred cities, languages, travel interests, and saved places.
• Reviews, Ratings & Content: When you write reviews, leave ratings, upload photos, create lists, or contribute other content, we collect that content along with timestamps and information about the places you interact with.
• Business & Partnership Information: If you register or claim a business listing or contact us as a partner, we may collect your business name, address, website, contact details, and related information about your listing.
• Contact & Support Requests: When you contact us (for example via email or a contact form), we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use LocafyWorld, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• Usage Data: Pages and listings you view, searches you perform, clicks, interaction with features, the date and time of your visits, and other activity on our Services.
• Device & Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device model, language settings, and approximate location derived from your IP address.
• Log Data: Log files that may include your IP address, access dates and times, viewed pages, referrer URLs, and other system-level information.

2.3 Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and pixels) to support and improve our Services. These technologies help us:

• Keep you signed in and manage your session securely.
• Remember your preferences, such as language and region.
• Understand how users interact with our website and content.
• Improve performance, functionality, and personalization.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some features of LocafyWorld may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including, but not limited to:

• Providing the Services: Operating, maintaining, and improving LocafyWorld and its features.
• Account Management: Creating and managing your account, profile, and preferences.
• Personalization: Recommending places, content, destinations, and experiences that may be relevant to you.
• Communication: Sending service-related messages, updates, notifications, and responding to your support requests.
• Analytics & Improvement: Understanding how users interact with our Services to improve usability, performance, and content.
• Safety & Security: Detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, abuse, spam, and unauthorized access.
• Legal & Compliance: Fulfilling our legal obligations and responding to lawful requests from authorities where required.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, our processing of your personal data may be based on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Your consent (e.g., for certain cookies, marketing, or optional features).
• Contractual necessity (to provide you with the Services you request, such as account access).
• Legitimate interests (such as improving our Services, ensuring security, and preventing misuse).
• Compliance with legal obligations (where we are required by law to retain or disclose certain information).

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following situations:

• Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate and improve our Services (for example, hosting, analytics, email delivery, customer support tools). They are only allowed to use your data on our behalf and according to our instructions.
• Business & Listing Partners: If you interact with a business listing, certain information (such as reviews you publish) may be visible to that business and to other users.
• Other Users & the Public: Content you choose to make public—such as reviews, ratings, photos, lists, and your public profile—may be visible to other users and, in some cases, to visitors who are not logged in.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of LocafyWorld, our users, or others.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

• Account-related data is generally kept for as long as your account remains active.
• Public contributions (such as reviews and photos) may remain visible even after account deletion, but we can remove or anonymize your identifying information where technically and legally feasible.
• Certain information may be retained for legitimate business needs (e.g., security, fraud prevention, or record-keeping) or legal requirements.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. These measures may include encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

LocafyWorld is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under this age.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate consent, please contact us at locafyworld.com@gmail.com, and we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have some or all of the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal or legitimate business needs.
• Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to object: Object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.
• Right to data portability: Request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, where technically feasible.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at locafyworld.com@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

10. International Data Transfers

As a global platform, LocafyWorld may process and store your information in countries other than your own. These countries may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.

Where required by law, we implement appropriate safeguards to protect your personal data when it is transferred across borders, such as contractual protections or other legally recognized mechanisms.

11. Third-Party Links & Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, apps, or services that are not operated by LocafyWorld. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit or use.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or Services. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice (such as via email or an in-product notification).

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at:

• Email: locafyworld.com@gmail.com

We will do our best to respond promptly and address your concerns.