Privacy Policy

  • We recognize the importance of your privacy and take it seriously. This Privacy Policy describes LocalVocal’s policies and procedures on collection, use and distribution of your information when you use the LocalVocal mobile platform via the LocalVocal app. We will not share your information with anyone except as described here.
  • Information Collection and Use
  • LocalVocal is a mobile-only platform which is targeted to assist business owners to connect better with their customers and for customers to stay up-to-date with exciting new shopping offers available everyday in their localities. LocalVocal app collects information about personalized data of businesses, media content, broadcasted content, customer subscriptions and customer correspondences to help users of the app to efficiently manage their account, monitor their activity, aggregate information about viewers, followers and demographic patterns. The app also collects information about user’s search and browse activities, location and subscriptions to various businesses, to efficiently manage their account, monitor their activity and provide appropriate recommendations.
  • User-provided Information
  • The LocalVocal app needs a user’s mobile phone number to be able to send a one time verification pin in order to register the user and subsequent logins. Those businesses that create a business profile on the app can choose to store media content on their profiles besides other information about their shop or business for viewing by the customers.
  • How we share your information
  • We share only that much information as provided by you to the users on the LocalVocal platform. We don’t share any of your personal information with third party services. The phone number provided for account creation is not shared with third party services.
  • How we protect your information
  • LocalVocal does not share personal information like phone numbers used for account creation with any external parties. Only the first names of users is visible in the app besides their display picture. The phone number of the user is not directly visible to anyone else in the app. Only when the user places a callback request with a business, his/her phone number is made available to that business.
  • Your choice to share your information
  • LocalVocal does expose the contact numbers of businesses listed on the LocalVocal platform in their profiles so that customers can connect with them. That phone number can be different from the one used for registration. Businesses can opt to avoid populating such contact information in their profiles if they don’t wish users to call or SMS them over that phone number.

Google API Information Usage for Sign-Up and Sign-In

LocalVocal provides the option to sign up and sign in to your account using your Gmail ID through Google APIs. This section of our privacy policy explains how we collect and use your information when you choose to sign up or sign in using your Gmail ID.

  • Information Collection and Usage:
  • When you choose to sign up or sign in to your account using your Gmail ID, our application collects certain information from your Google account, such as your name, email address, and profile picture. This information is used solely for the purpose of creating and managing your account on our platform.
  • Sign-Up and Sign-In Process:
  • When you click on the "Sign Up with Google" or "Sign In with Google" button on the app, you will be redirected to a secure Google login page. Google may collect and process information about your Google account in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Google API Usage Information:
  • We use the information collected through Google APIs only for the purpose of sign-up and sign-in processes. We store the user’s given name & family name provided by Google API to prefill the profile page. We also store other information like email & user’s profile picture into our platform database for future use. However, we do not share or sell this information to anyone else.
  • Third-Party Policies:
  • Google APIs are provided by Google LLC and are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. For more information about how Google collects, uses, and protects data, please refer to Google Privacy Policy
  • Your Consent:
  • By choosing to sign up or sign in using your Gmail ID through our app, you consent to the collection and processing of your information as described in this section.
  • Changes to this Section:
  • We reserve the right to modify or update this section of our privacy policy to reflect changes in our use of Google API information for sign- up and sign-in purposes or to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. We encourage you to review this section periodically for any updates.
  • Contact Us:
  • If you have any questions or concerns about the use of Google API information for sign-up and sign-in purposes, please contact us at [complaints@localvocalapp.in].