Prefer Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 11, 2026

Prefer is a voting app: people post questions with two to four options and others vote. This policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices you have. Contact: aliii.shoshaaa@gmail.com.

Who can use Prefer

Prefer is for people aged 13 and over. We ask for your date of birth when you sign up and do not allow accounts for anyone under 13. If you are under 18, use Prefer with your parent's or guardian's permission.

What we collect

• Account: email address, phone number, and password (stored only as a secure hash).
• Profile: display name, language, date of birth, gender, governorate, optional city, and interests. We use your date of birth to check that you are 13 or older and to place you in an age group (for example 25–34). Other people and brands only ever see age groups in results, never your date of birth.
• Content: questions, options, photos you upload, comments, and reports you submit.
• Activity: your votes, follow-up answers, follows, shares, and points.
• Device: a notification token for your device (only if you allow notifications), app version, and crash and usage diagnostics.

How we use it

• To run your account and the app: sign-in, posting, voting, results, points, and notifications you allow.
• To keep Prefer safe: preventing spam, fake accounts, abuse, and fraud, and handling reports.
• To improve Prefer and to produce aggregate insights (for example, "62% of voters in Cairo preferred navy"). Insights shared with brands or partners are aggregated and never identify you.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share your identity with advertisers.

Who we share data with

• Service providers that run Prefer for us: hosting and database (Railway, Neon), photo storage, and Google Firebase (notifications, crash reports, and analytics).
• Other members see your display name, posts, and comments (unless you post anonymously), and poll results as percentages. Other members never see how you personally voted.
• Authorities when the law requires it.

Notifications

If you allow them, we send notifications about your polls' results, new posts from people you follow, and new daily questions. You can turn them off at any time in your phone's settings.

Your choices and rights

• Edit your profile in the app at any time.
• Delete your account in the app (Profile → Settings → Delete account) or by emailing us; see how account deletion works.
• Ask us for a copy of your data or to correct it by emailing aliii.shoshaaa@gmail.com.

Retention and security

We keep personal data while your account is active. When you delete your account, your personal details are erased; votes remain only as anonymous counts. We use encryption in transit, hashed passwords, and access controls to protect data.

Changes

If we change this policy in an important way, we will tell you in the app before the change takes effect.