Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how MERKEZSOFT YAZILIM LIMITED ŞİRKETİ collects, uses, and protects information when you use Connection Ocean, including the website, profiles, messaging, and voice and video communication features.

Information We Collect

We collect different types of information, including:

• Account and profile information: email address, sign-in details, name and profile details you choose to provide, language preferences, and uploaded profile photos.
• Service activity: information about your use of profiles, messages, reports, blocks, notifications, and audio or video call events. Message content and call media are handled only as needed to provide the communication features.
• Device and technical information: IP address, browser type, operating system, cookie identifiers, and event data used for security, analytics, or advertising where enabled.
• Permissions Information: Camera and microphone access are requested when you choose to use video or audio features. Photo access may be used when you upload a profile image. You can manage permissions through your device settings.

How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for:

• Operating, maintaining, and improving ConnectionOcean, including account, profile, messaging, call-history, and notification functionality
• Showing features and members based on the profile details and language preferences you choose to provide
• Sending service-related messages, including authentication codes and account notices
• Enabling account access, text messages, uploaded profile photos, audio and video calls, notifications, and language-practice features
• Supporting moderation, investigating reports, preventing abuse, and protecting the service and its users

Sharing Your Information

We may share information when it is needed to operate the service, meet legal obligations, protect users, or when you ask us to do so. This can include:

• Third-party processors that help provide hosting, authentication, analytics, security, communications, or advertising services where enabled
• Legal authorities if required by law
• Third parties with your consent

Security Measures

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

The App may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage users to review their privacy policies.

Advertising Cookies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to Connection Ocean or other websites.

Google and Advertising Partners

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites. Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies to serve ads where enabled in our advertising settings.

Personalized Ads Choices

You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. You can also use YourAdChoices WebChoices to manage interest-based advertising choices from participating companies.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access, update, or delete your personal information
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Request information about how your data is processed, retained, or deleted

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the service, our data practices, or applicable requirements change. The current version is published on this page.

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at info@connectionocean.com.