Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 10, 2026
At NaijaVerified, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our mobile application and services.
1. Information We Collect
To provide our trust-verification services, we collect the following types of information:
- Account Information: Name, email address, phone number, and password hash when you register.
- Profile Information: Business details, location (city/state), and profile pictures.
- Location Data: We collect precise or approximate location data from your mobile device to show nearby businesses and facilitate local verification requests.
- Transaction Data: Details of payments made through our integrated partners (e.g., Paystack). We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our services, including business views, clicks, and reviews submitted.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for several purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including verification of business trust.
- To facilitate social interactions such as reviews and ratings.
- To process payments and manage subscriptions.
- To notify you about changes to our service or important alerts regarding your businesses.
- To provide customer support and detect/prevent fraudulent activity.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:
- Service Providers: Cloud hosting (e.g., DigitalOcean), image storage (Cloudinary), and payment processing (Paystack).
- Other Users: Your public profile information (name, reviews, business ownership) is visible to other users of the platform as part of our trust-building mission.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
4. Your Data Protection Rights
You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you. You can manage most of this directly within the app settings. For account deletion, please see our Account Deletion page.
5. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@naijaverified.com.