Privacy Policy — Afghanistan 360

Effective Date: September 26, 2026
Last Updated: September 26, 2026

Afghanistan 360 respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how the Afghanistan 360 mobile app and website collect, use, protect, and share information.

Information We Collect

Depending on the features you use, Afghanistan 360 may collect:

  • Name, email address, username, and account information

  • Approximate or precise location

  • Photos, videos, or files you choose to upload

  • Microphone access when you use voice search or voice features

  • Camera access when you choose to take or upload a photo

  • Security reports, SOS information, and messages you submit

  • Device information, IP address, app version, login activity, crash data, and security logs

  • Notification identifiers used to send alerts

We only request sensitive permissions when they are needed for an app feature.

How We Use Information

We may use your information to:

  • Create and manage your account

  • Authenticate and verify users

  • Provide security alerts and notifications

  • Provide maps and location-based safety information

  • Process SOS requests and security reports

  • Provide voice search and multilingual search

  • Review reports before publication

  • Provide customer support

  • Prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access

  • Protect the security of Afghanistan 360

  • Improve app performance

  • Comply with applicable law

Location

Afghanistan 360 may request location permission to provide:

  • Location-based security alerts

  • Maps

  • Nearby safety information

  • Incident reporting

  • User-requested SOS features

Location access is controlled by your device permissions.

Afghanistan 360 does not intentionally track your location secretly.

If background location is used, Afghanistan 360 will provide the required in-app disclosure and obtain appropriate permission before using it.

Camera, Photos, and Videos

Afghanistan 360 may request camera or media access when you choose to:

  • Submit a security report

  • Take a photo

  • Upload evidence

  • Attach photos or videos to a report

We do not intentionally activate your camera without your action and permission.

Microphone and Voice Search

Afghanistan 360 may request microphone permission when you activate voice search.

Your voice may be converted into text so Afghanistan 360 can process your request.

We do not intentionally activate or record your microphone secretly.

You may deny microphone access and use typed search where available.

SOS and Security Reports

When you submit an SOS request or security report, Afghanistan 360 may process information such as:

  • Your account information

  • Location

  • Report details

  • Photos, videos, or other attachments

  • Date and time of the report

Reports may be reviewed by authorized Afghanistan 360 administrators before publication.

Device Identifiers and Google Play Compliance

Afghanistan 360 is designed to follow applicable Google Play requirements regarding device identifiers and sensitive user data.

Afghanistan 360 will:

  • Avoid linking persistent device identifiers with resettable advertising identifiers where prohibited.

  • Not intentionally link an IMEI with a user's location.

  • Not intentionally associate an Android Advertising ID with a SIM serial number where prohibited.

  • Avoid combining persistent device identifiers with sensitive user information in ways prohibited by Google Play policy.

  • Limit collection of device identifiers to legitimate functions such as security, authentication, fraud prevention, or other permitted application purposes.

  • Provide prominent disclosure and obtain consent where required by Google Play policy or applicable law.

Afghanistan 360 does not intentionally bypass Android privacy or permission controls.

Artificial Intelligence

Afghanistan 360 may use AI-assisted features for:

  • Search

  • Translation

  • Voice recognition

  • Report analysis

  • Content moderation

  • Cybersecurity

  • Safety information analysis

AI-generated or AI-assisted security information may be reviewed by authorized Afghanistan 360 administrators before being published as an official security alert or report.

Sharing of Information

Afghanistan 360 does not sell your personal information.

We may disclose limited information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Operate Afghanistan 360 services

  • Protect users and application security

  • Prevent fraud or abuse

  • Process user-requested features

  • Comply with applicable law, court orders, or valid legal processes

We seek to limit disclosure to information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

Data Security

Afghanistan 360 uses reasonable security measures designed to protect user information, including:

  • Secure authentication

  • HTTPS/TLS encrypted connections

  • Access controls

  • Database security controls

  • Security monitoring

  • Administrative restrictions

No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide Afghanistan 360 services

  • Maintain user accounts

  • Protect application security

  • Prevent fraud or abuse

  • Resolve disputes

  • Meet applicable legal obligations

Account and Data Deletion

Users may request deletion of their Afghanistan 360 account and associated personal information.

Account deletion may be requested through the Afghanistan 360 app or through:

https://afghanistan360.org/delete-account

Users may also contact:

contact@afghanistan360.org

We may retain limited information when retention is required or permitted for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or dispute-resolution purposes.

Your Privacy Choices

You may control permissions through your device settings, including:

  • Location

  • Camera

  • Microphone

  • Notifications

  • Photos and videos

Where applicable law provides these rights, users may also request:

  • Access to personal information

  • Correction of personal information

  • Deletion of personal information

  • Account deletion

  • Withdrawal of consent

Children's Privacy

Afghanistan 360 is not intended for children under 13 through its general service.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that such information was improperly collected, we may take reasonable steps to delete it.

Legal Requests

Afghanistan 360 may disclose information when required by applicable law, court order, or valid legal process.

We do not provide unrestricted access to user information merely because an organization identifies itself as a government, military, intelligence, police, or law-enforcement organization.

Google Play Compliance

Afghanistan 360 intends to comply with applicable Google Play Developer Program policies concerning privacy, user data, sensitive permissions, device identifiers, account deletion, and Data Safety disclosures.

Our Google Play Data Safety information should accurately reflect the data practices of the version of Afghanistan 360 distributed through Google Play.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our application, technology, legal requirements, Google Play requirements, or privacy practices change.

The latest version will be made available on our website.

Contact Us

For privacy questions, data requests, or account deletion:

Afghanistan 360

Website:
https://afghanistan360.org

Privacy Policy:
https://afghanistan360.org/privacy-policy

Account Deletion:
https://afghanistan360.org/delete-account

Email:
contact@afghanistan360.org

Last Updated: September 26, 2026