LocalOnly Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 7, 2026

1. Preface

Thank you for choosing to use LocalOnly (hereinafter referred to as "the Application" or "we"). We regard user privacy protection and data security as our core principles, and process your personal information in strict accordance with the criteria of lawfulness, legitimacy, necessity, and good faith.

This Privacy Policy is intended to elaborate on how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information, as well as the relevant rights and protections you are entitled to by law.

Please note that the Application is only open to adult users aged 18 and above. Minors are not allowed to register for or use the Application’s services.

2. Personal Information We Collect

In accordance with legal requirements and the necessity of service provision, we will collect the following relevant information to ensure the normal operation of services and improve user experience:

  1. Account-related information: Basic account information including your email address, username, profile picture, gender, date of birth, region, etc., provided during registration.
  2. Device-related information: To ensure service compatibility and security, we will collect basic device information such as your device model, operating system version, unique device identifier, IP address, network connection status, and system language.
  3. Usage behavior information: Account login records, in-app browsing and interaction operation records, friend association relationships, message communication content, report and complaint records, as well as data such as application usage duration and frequency.
  4. Payment-related information: All subscription services and virtual item purchases within the Application are completed through official and formal payment channels such as Google Pay. We do not store sensitive payment information such as your bank card number or payment password.

Account Deletion Link: https://www.localonly-chat.com

3. Scope of Personal Information Use

We will only use your personal information for the following legitimate purposes and within the necessary limits:

  1. Provide, operate, and maintain various services of the Application, and continuously optimize service quality and operational performance.
  2. Provide personalized content recommendations, user matching, and related content display services based on your usage habits.
  3. Prevent fraud, spam, and abusive behaviors, and safeguard your account security and the normal order of the Application’s services.
  4. Provide customer service support, troubleshoot problems encountered during use, and handle your feedback and requests.
  5. Comply with relevant national laws and regulations, requirements of regulatory authorities, and industry compliance standards to fulfill legal obligations.

4. Personal Information Sharing Statement

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information in any form. We will only share personal information under the following specific circumstances, with strict control over the scope of sharing:

  1. With your explicit authorization and written (including electronic) consent.
  2. Share with our authorized service providers (e.g., partners providing cloud storage, data analysis, message push services), and the shared information is only used to assist us in implementing application service functions. Partners shall strictly abide by privacy protection obligations.
  3. When required to provide relevant information in accordance with provisions of laws and regulations or mandatory law enforcement requirements of judicial or regulatory authorities.
  4. Share within a necessary and reasonable scope to protect the legitimate rights and interests of users, the security of the Application platform, or public interests.
  5. In the event of company merger, acquisition, asset transfer, etc., share personal information with the entity undertaking relevant rights and interests, which shall assume the same privacy protection obligations as us.

5. Data Security and Storage Specifications

We adopt multiple security safeguards to fully protect the security of your personal information, including but not limited to encryption transmission technology, strict access control, security audit mechanisms, firewall protection, and other technical and management measures.

We will retain your personal information strictly for the shortest period necessary to achieve the purpose of collection. Upon expiration of the retention period, your personal information will be deleted or anonymized in accordance with the law to ensure the information is no longer identifiable.

6. Your Legal Rights

You have the right to manage your own personal information and exercise the following rights through the in-app settings interface or by contacting customer service:

  1. Access and inquire about your personal information, and correct or supplement inaccurate or incomplete information.
  2. Apply for the deletion of your personal information or go through account cancellation procedures.
  3. Withdraw your previously granted authorization consent (withdrawal may affect the normal use of some services).
  4. Apply to obtain a copy of your personal information, and consult or file complaints regarding personal information processing rules with us.

Contact Information: service@localonly-chat.com

7. Protection of Minors

The Application is explicitly restricted to adult users aged 18 and above. We will not actively collect any personal information of minors.

If we inadvertently collect personal information of minors, we will immediately delete the relevant information and terminate all services for the account upon discovery.

🔗 Child Safety Standards: https://www.localonly-chat.com/child_safety_standards.html

8. Third-Party Service Notice

The Application may contain third-party SDKs, advertising services, data statistics tools, or external links. Such third-party services will process your relevant information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We recommend that you carefully read the privacy policies of third parties to understand their information processing practices.

9. Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in light of updates to laws and regulations, service function upgrades, and other circumstances. The revised Privacy Policy will be released through in-app announcements, official websites, and other channels.

In the event of material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you in advance via in-app messages, emails, or pop-up prompts to ensure your right to know.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the following channels: