# Privacy Policy – Campus Mesh

**Last updated:** 18 December 2025

Campus Mesh ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use the Campus Mesh mobile application.

Campus Mesh is a student-focused platform that allows users to communicate, post items, bid on product prices, exchange items, and coordinate offline meetings independently.

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## 1. Information We Collect

We collect information only to provide core app functionality.

### a) Personal Information
- Name
- Email address
- College or institution details
- Profile information voluntarily provided by the user

### b) User-Generated Content
- Messages and chat communications
- Notes, posts, and comments
- Product listings created by users
- Bid amounts and exchange-related interactions

### c) Device & Usage Information
- Device type, operating system, and app version
- Log data such as crash reports and performance metrics

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## 2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:
- Enable student-to-student communication
- Allow users to post products for bidding or exchange
- Facilitate bidding, negotiations, and exchange discussions
- Display posts, bids, and listings to other users
- Maintain platform safety and prevent misuse
- Improve app performance and user experience

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## 3. Bidding, Exchange, and Offline Meetings

- Campus Mesh only provides a **platform for discovery and communication**.
- All bidding, exchanges, and negotiations are **user-driven**.
- Any **offline meeting, product exchange, or transaction** is conducted **entirely at the users’ own discretion and responsibility**.
- Campus Mesh **does not process payments**, **does not verify products**, and **does not guarantee transactions**.
- Users are encouraged to meet in **safe, public campus locations**.

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## 4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We **do not sell or rent** personal data.

Information may be shared only:
- When required by law or legal obligation
- To protect the rights, safety, or security of users or the platform
- With trusted service providers (e.g., cloud hosting, analytics) strictly for app functionality

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## 5. Data Security

We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect user data. However, no digital system is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

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## 6. Data Retention

User data is retained only as long as necessary to provide services or comply with legal requirements. Users may request data deletion at any time.

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## 7. Account Deletion

Users may request account and data deletion by:
- Using the account deletion option within the app, or
- Contacting us using the email address below

Deletion requests will be processed within a reasonable timeframe unless retention is legally required.

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## 8. Children’s Privacy

Campus Mesh is intended for **college students** and is **not designed for children under the age of 13**. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

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## 9. Third-Party Services

The app may use third-party services (such as Firebase) for authentication, notifications, analytics, and crash reporting. These services operate under their own privacy policies.

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## 10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

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## 11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at:

**Email:** support@campusmesh.app