Privacy Policy

PULSE ("we", "us", "the app") respects your privacy. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. By using PULSE you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

• Account information. When you sign in with email, Apple, or Google, we receive your name, email address, and a unique user ID to create your account.
• Profile content. The display name, username, and profile photo you choose.
• Content you create. The pulses (photos and short live videos), captions, moods, comments, and reactions you post.
• Social graph. Who you follow, your followers, and follow requests.
• Device token. A push notification token so we can deliver notifications, plus your chosen app language.
• Camera & microphone. Accessed only while you actively capture a pulse. We never access them in the background.
• Optional location. If you leave "Location" on when sharing, we use your device location once to derive a coarse place name (e.g. "Kadıköy, Istanbul") that appears on that pulse. We store only the place name — never your exact coordinates — and you can turn it off before sharing.

2. What we do NOT collect

• We do not access your photo library or gallery — the camera is live-only.
• We do not store exact GPS coordinates or continuously track your location. Location is used only at the moment you share, only if you leave it on, and only to produce a city/district name. The "Vibe Map" is a stylized visual and does not use real location data.
• We do not sell your personal data to anyone.

3. How we use your information

• To operate core features: your feed, profiles, follows, reactions, comments, and notifications.
• To send push notifications (reactions, comments, follows, new pulses) in your chosen language.
• To keep the service safe, prevent abuse, and comply with the law.

4. Content lifespan

Pulses are ephemeral and are hidden from feeds 24 hours after posting. You can hide any of your pulses from your profile at any time, or delete your content.

5. Third-party services

We use Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Storage, Cloud Messaging) to run the app. Their handling of data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. Sign-in with Apple and Google are provided by those companies under their respective policies.

6. Data retention & deletion

We keep your account data while your account is active. You can delete your content in-app. To delete your account and all associated data, contact us at tunahancivek36@gmail.com and we will process the request promptly.

7. Children

PULSE is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect data from children under this age.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to object to certain processing. Contact us to exercise these rights.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

10. Contact

Questions about privacy? Email tunahancivek36@gmail.com.

PULSE — Feel your friends. Live.