Privacy Policy for Friend Line

Last Updated: June 6, 2026

Welcome to Friend Line. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy outlines how we handle your information when you use our mobile application.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information to provide and improve our services:

• Account Information: Name, Email Address, and Phone Number.
• Location Data: Country name (provided during registration) and, with your permission, your device's precise or approximate location to enable location-based features.
• Authentication: We use Google Account and Phone Number authentication to verify your identity.
• Media & Audio: Photos, videos, and audio recordings that you choose to create or upload within the app.
• Device Storage: Files and media accessed from your device storage solely when you choose to share or upload content.
• Device Identifier: We collect your device identifier (Android ID) to prevent fraud, detect duplicate accounts, and improve app security. This information is stored securely and is never shared with third parties.

2. App Permissions

Friend Line requests the following device permissions to enable core features. All permissions are optional and can be managed at any time through your device settings.

Permission	Why We Need It
Microphone	To record and send audio messages in chats and to record audio for video posts.
Storage (Read & Write)	To let you select photos and videos from your gallery to upload as posts or profile pictures, and to save media shared in the app.
Location	To enable location-based features such as showing your city on your profile and discovering nearby content. We only access location when the app is in use and never share your precise location with other users without your consent.
Camera	To take photos and record videos directly within the app for posts and profile pictures.
Notifications	To send you alerts for new messages, likes, comments,replies, followers and system.

Denying a permission will disable the related feature but will not affect other parts of the app.

3. Third-Party Services

We use industry-standard third-party tools to help our app run smoothly. These services may collect data according to their own privacy policies:

Service	Purpose
Google AdMob	To serve relevant advertisements.
Google Analytics	To understand how users interact with the app.
Firebase Crashlytics	To identify and fix technical crashes.

4. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used solely for the following:

• To create and maintain your user profile.
• To provide customer support and respond to inquiries.
• To ensure account security and prevent fraudulent activity.
• To analyze app performance and fix bugs.
• To enable features such as audio messaging, media uploads, and location-based content discovery.

5. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your data as long as your account is active. You may request the deletion of your account and all associated personal data at any time by contacting us through the app or our support email.

6. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@friendline.online
Website: www.friendline.online