1. Personal Information: This Privacy Policy applies to our application named OutliersCircle. Our goal is to enrich African students and professionals in the UK. The OutliersCircle is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used and disclosed by the OutliersCircle. By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood and agree to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Log Data: when you use the OutliersCircle, our servers record information “log data” including information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit a website or that your mobile app automatically sends when using it. Every device connected to the internet is assigned a number known as an internet protocol “IP” address, these numbers are usually assigned in geographic blocks. This log data includes your internet protocol address which we use to infer your exact location.
3. Cookie Data: We use “cookies” which are described as small text files sent by your computer each time you visit our website and mobile app, peculiar to your OutliersCircle account or your browser or similar technologies to get log data. When we use cookies or other similar technologies, we use “session cookies” that last until you close your browser, mobile apps or ” persistent cookies” that last until you or your browser delete them.
4. Device Information: this is additional to log data, we collect information about the devices you are using the OutliersCircle app on, including the type of device, operating system, settings, unique device identifiers and crash data that helps us understand when something breaks.
5. Third party software/services: We use the following third party software/services to collect and process your personal data – Google Fire services including Crashlytics, Firebase.

1. Identification: Identify you when you use the OutliersCircle app.
2. Recommendation: Suggest items you might like based on your activity on the OutliersCircle app.
3. Security and Integrity: We utilize your data to ensure the security, integrity, and overall reliability of the OutliersCircle app, preventing fraudulent activities and protecting both users and the platform.
4. Analytics: Conduct analytics and research on who is using the OutliersCircle app and what they are doing.
5. Improvements: Improve the OutliersCircle app and offer new features.

1. The Outliers Circle Network: Your username and profile picture, along with your postings both in form of texts and images, are visible to other users within the Outliers Circle network.
2. Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform, providing customer support, and analyzing user data. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are only allowed to use your data for the purposes specified by us.
3. Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or government requests.

1. Account Information: You have the right to review, update, or delete your personal information by accessing your account settings on the OutliersCircle app.
2. Communication Preferences: You can opt-out of receiving non-essential communications from us by adjusting your notification preferences in your account settings.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, please understand that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via email or through prominent notices on the Outliers Circle Network website.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at theoutlierscircle@gmail.com.

Thank you for choosing the OutliersCircle app! We are committed to creating a safe and vibrant community for Africans in the diaspora while safeguarding your privacy.