This policy explains what personal data Vali Apps (“we”, “us”) collects when you use our applications, why we collect it, and what rights you have over it.
Data controller: Vali Apps LLC, a limited liability company registered in the United Arab Emirates. Contact: [email protected].
1. What we collect
Account and identity data
Our apps run inside Telegram. When you open an app we receive from Telegram your numeric user ID, username (if you have one), first name and interface language. We never receive your phone number, your contact list or your message history.
Birth data you enter
To produce an astrological reading we ask for a date of birth and, optionally, a time and place of birth. Place of birth is stored as geographic coordinates.
You may also enter birth data for other people — a partner, a friend, a family member — in order to calculate compatibility. See section 4 for what that means and what we expect of you.
Usage data
We record how the app is used: screens opened, features used, buttons tapped, session start and end times, app version, and the referral tag of the advertisement or link you arrived through. This is behavioural telemetry, not the content of your readings.
Purchase data
Payments are processed by Telegram using Telegram Stars. We receive confirmation that a payment succeeded, the plan purchased and the amount. We never see or store your card details, bank details or billing address.
Technical data
Standard server logs, including IP address, device type and browser user agent, retained for security and diagnostics.
2. Why we use it, and on what legal basis
| Purpose | Data used | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Producing your charts, forecasts and compatibility readings | Birth data, account data | Performance of a contract |
| Operating the service, fixing faults, preventing abuse | Technical data, usage data | Legitimate interests |
| Understanding how the app is used so we can improve it | Usage data | Legitimate interests, or consent where required |
| Processing subscriptions and keeping tax records | Purchase data | Contract; legal obligation |
| Sending you notifications about your forecast | Account data | Consent, withdrawable at any time |
3. Automated processing and what our readings are
Readings are generated automatically from the birth data you provide, using astrological calculation rules. There is no human review of individual readings.
Our content is provided for entertainment and self-reflection only. It is not advice — medical, psychological, legal, financial or otherwise — and it produces no legal or similarly significant effects for you within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR. Do not rely on it to make consequential decisions.
4. Data about other people
If you enter another person’s birth data, you confirm that you are entitled to do so. Where that person’s consent is required by the law that applies to you, you must obtain it before entering their data.
We store such data solely to calculate the compatibility reading you requested, we do not build a profile of that person, and we do not contact them. If someone whose data you entered asks us to erase it, we will do so on request to [email protected].
5. Who we share data with
We do not sell personal data. We share it only with service providers who process it on our behalf:
- Telegram — the platform our apps run on, and the processor of all payments. Telegram’s own privacy policy governs the data it holds about you.
- Hosting and infrastructure providers — for running our servers and storing data.
- Analytics providers — we use Yandex.Metrica to analyse usage of our web surfaces. This may involve transferring usage data outside your country, including to the Russian Federation. Analytics is not enabled in our native mobile applications.
- Advertising platforms — we receive aggregate campaign performance from the networks we advertise on.
We may also disclose data where we are legally required to, or to establish or defend legal claims.
6. International transfers
Our providers may process data in countries other than yours, including countries that have not been found by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection. Where that happens we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses. Write to [email protected] for details.
7. How long we keep it
- Birth data and account data — while your account exists, and for up to 30 days after you ask us to delete it.
- Usage data — up to 24 months, after which it is aggregated or erased.
- Purchase records — as long as tax and accounting law requires, typically several years.
- Server logs — up to 90 days.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access your data, correct it, erase it, restrict or object to its processing, receive it in a portable format, and withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that already happened.
To exercise any of these, write to [email protected]. We respond within 30 days. If you are in the EU or UK and are unhappy with our response, you may complain to your national data protection authority.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and not to be discriminated against for exercising those rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the CCPA.
9. Children
Our apps are not directed at children under 13, or under 16 where local law sets that threshold, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, write to us and we will delete it.
10. Security
We use encryption in transit, access controls and regular updates to protect your data. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we will notify you and the relevant authority of a breach where the law requires it.
11. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top always shows the current version, and we will notify you in the app of material changes before they take effect.
12. Contact
Questions or complaints: [email protected]