1. Data Controller
Company: Laetitia Bodtmann – Barkbuddy
Address: Kastanienweg 12, 6353 Weggis, Switzerland
Email: support@bark-buddy.com
2. Data We Collect
- Registration: name, email, dog details.
- Profile & Messaging: profile photo, chat history.
- Location: to show nearby users.
- Technical: IP address, device details, cookies.
- Payment info: processed securely by app stores (we do not store card data).
3. Why We Use Data
- To provide services and subscriptions.
- To send updates and marketing with consent.
- To ensure security and prevent fraud.
- To comply with legal obligations (Swiss FADP and GDPR for EU users).
4. Sharing Data
- With service providers (hosting, analytics).
- With other users (limited to profile information).
- With authorities if legally required.
- Never sold to third parties.
5. International Transfers
- If data is stored outside Switzerland or the EEA, we use Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards.
6. Data Retention
- While you maintain an account.
- Deleted or anonymized upon request, except where legally required.
7. Your Rights (under Swiss FADP and GDPR where applicable)
- Access, rectification, deletion.- Restriction of processing or objection.
- Withdraw consent anytime (for marketing).
- File complaints with the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), or with your local EU Data Protection Authority if you are in the EU.
8. Security
- We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect data, but no system is 100% secure.
9. Governing Law and Disputes
- This Privacy Policy is governed exclusively by Swiss law.
- All disputes shall be handled only by the competent courts of Switzerland (jurisdiction: Lucerne)
