## Privacy Policy

# Location Data and Location-Sharing Controls

This section explains how Any Company processes and shares location data, how you can control location sharing, and when certain settings override others.

Our full Privacy Policy is available:

* On our website: https://any.company/PrivacyPolicy
* In the app, on the registration page before login and on the Profile page after login
* Through the [Google Play Data safety section](https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=company.any.maps)
* On the [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/any-company/id6753550789)

## Location-sharing settings

You can control how your location is shared using Persona-Level and Group-Level privacy settings.

Group-Level settings apply when your location is processed in connection with an event or activity belonging to that group. If Group-Level settings have been configured, they take priority over your Persona-Level settings. This allows you to use different location-sharing preferences for individual groups.

Persona-Level settings apply when no relevant Group-Level settings have been configured.

### Location sharing

The **Location sharing** setting determines whether location information received by our servers may be disclosed to:

* Members of the relevant group, when Group-Level settings apply; or
* Other eligible users, when Persona-Level settings apply.

Disabling location sharing may prevent other users from seeing your location, but the app may still process location data where necessary to provide a location-based feature you have activated, subject to this Privacy Policy.

### Custom group location licence

A group administrator may provide a custom location-sharing licence for activities associated with that group.

The **Licence agreed** setting records whether you have accepted that custom licence. If a group does not provide a custom licence, or where the custom licence does not apply, the standard Any Company Privacy Policy and applicable location-sharing rules continue to apply.

Not accepting a custom group licence may prevent you from using location-sharing features associated with that group.

### Exact location near an event

The **Exact near location** setting controls what other eligible users can receive when you are within the configured nearby distance of an event.

If enabled, the location received from your device may be shared as your precise location. If disabled, other users receive only your distance from the event or another less precise location indication, unless a different feature-specific rule applies.

### Approximate location at a distance

The **Approximate location at a distance** setting controls how your location is disclosed when you are outside the event’s nearby area but within the distance selected in the app.

When enabled, other eligible users may receive an approximate indication of your location or your distance from the event, up to the configured limit. Your precise location is not displayed through this setting.

When this setting no longer applies—for example, because you have entered the nearby area—the applicable near-event location setting is used instead.

### Nearby limit

The **Nearby limit** defines the distance around an event within which the near-event location-sharing settings apply.

If you do not select a custom nearby limit, the app uses its default distance. Changing this limit may affect when your precise location, approximate location, or distance from an event becomes visible to other eligible users.

## “Meet and chat” location sharing

When you start a **Meet and chat** session, you actively advertise that you expect to be available at a selected meeting point for a limited period.

While the session is active:

* Other users may be able to see whether you are near the meeting point.
* Your precise location may be visible to other users when you are within 200 metres of the meeting point.
* The location rules for the active session override your ordinary Persona-Level and Group-Level location-sharing settings.
* Protected Locations continue to apply.

The session remains active for the selected duration unless you end or suspend it earlier. You can stop the session through its details screen by selecting **Stop sharing my location** and confirming **Suspend session**.

Ending the session stops location sharing associated with that session. It does not necessarily delete location data already processed or retained in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Participation is voluntary. Location information may indicate that you are near a meeting point, but it does not guarantee that you will attend, remain there, or meet another user.

## Protected Locations

Protected Locations allow you to identify places around which your device should not transmit your current precise location.

### Storage

Protected Locations are stored only in secure storage on the device where you create them. The Protected Locations themselves are not sent to our servers.

Protected Locations:

* Cannot be viewed by other users or group administrators.
* Are not synchronised between your devices.
* Must be configured separately on every device you use.
* May be deleted when you log out, clear the app’s data, or uninstall the app.
* Cannot be restored by Any Company because we do not receive or retain them.

### Processing near a Protected Location

The app uses an application-defined **Protected Locations Radius** around each Protected Location.

When your device determines that you are within that radius, it stops sending your current precise location. Instead, it may continue sending the last location transmitted before you entered the protected area, allowing the service to provide degraded or less current location information without disclosing your movements within that area.

Because the last transmitted location may still reveal that you were near the protected area, Protected Locations reduce disclosure but do not guarantee complete anonymity or concealment of your general area.

The protection depends on the Protected Location remaining stored and available on your device. It will not automatically apply on another device or after the locally stored Protected Location has been removed.

## Accessing location controls

Location-sharing controls are available through the **Location Privacy** page. Protected Locations can be managed through the **Protected Locations** page.

Changes normally apply to subsequent location processing. They may not withdraw information already disclosed to another user or remove information that we must retain for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution, or enforcement of our policies.

## Device permissions

Location-based features depend on the location permissions you grant through your device’s operating system. You may withdraw those permissions through your device settings.

Disabling device-level location permission may prevent the app from receiving new location information and may cause location-based features—including event proximity, Meet and chat, and Protected Locations—to stop working correctly.


This app can reveal your location or some location history to other users. 

You might find our content and your information available under different domains owned by us: vmie.org, any.company, stocktech.org, stocktech.org

### Single Sign In

While you sign in with other identity providers you have the option to keep your account identity private. (see User privacy options)
If you need to publish an application on vmie.org your you have to provide a link to one of your public profiles.

vmie.org does not collect by default information from users.
When you choose to enrole into one of our information exchange program, you will be presented with the privacy policy of the service of your choice.

### Chat privacy

We use a PUBLIC CHAT space.
DO NOT provide personal information using our chat.
Do not include sensitive information in your messsages.
We periodically process conversations to build knoekedge and support decisions.
You can delete all your conversations from us using the privacy form on your profile if no investigation is active. 
Our maximum retention policy is 3 years for messages. 
Your messages can be shared with law enforcement entties when they request it. 


### User privacy options

If you are logged in, you can manage your privacy from your profile.
To open the privacy form click your name (you have to be logged in).
![User privacy options](../img/privacy.png "User privacy options")

### Browser

We use a browser cookies, local storage and th indexDb to persist data while you are logged in.
A special "session" cookie is used to handle your authentication.

Coockies of other services can be used if you connect your Linkedin account or you use Linkedin to login in the app:
**LinedIn**: We use LinkedIn for authentication. We collect your name and your avatar to build your user profile. By default, your name and avatar will be public on vmie. You can hide your name or avatar from others.

## Terms and Conditions

**vmie** is reserving the right to limit your access or remove your account without notice, depending on the conditions, if your activity is found to go against community standards or affect other users, businesses or our resources.

### Community standards

Stay alert at all times.
Maintain confidentiality and respect privacy.
Do not include sensitive information in your messsages.

You can see the location of other users as they declare it. We don't verify if you or other users are at a declared location.