Your privacy is not currency.

Last updated 17 October 2026 · applies to the Geo Rooms iOS app · operated by KAPTURE GENERAL TRADING LLC, United Arab Emirates

Who we are

Geo Rooms is operated by KAPTURE GENERAL TRADING LLC, a company registered in the United Arab Emirates (“Geo Rooms”, “we”, “us”), the controller of the personal data described here. This policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and your rights under the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021). Contact: geo@kapturs.com

What we collect

Account: your email address or your Apple or Google sign-in identifier, your password (kept only in hashed form by our sign-in provider), name, username, photo, bio, city, the social accounts you link, your confirmation that you are 18 or over, and the version of the terms you accepted.

What you create: rooms you host and join, your voice while you are on stage, room recordings, replays and clips, messages (text, photos, videos, voice notes, GIFs and locations you choose to send), comments, reactions, follows, saves, gifts, reports and blocks.

Purchases and money: coin purchases and subscriptions (through Apple and RevenueCat — we never see your card), your coin balance and its history, gifts sent and received, earnings, and Drops you win.

Device and technical: your push notification token, a device-integrity key from Apple’s App Attest (used to verify Drop claims), app version, device model and OS, crash and performance reports, and server logs (including IP address) kept by our hosting providers.

Support: what you send us through Help or by email.

We use the microphone only while you are on stage or recording a voice note, and your photos only for the ones you pick.

Why we use it

To run Geo Rooms (accounts, rooms, live audio, messages, replays, Drops and purchases); to keep people safe (moderation, reports, blocks, preventing fraud and abuse, and enforcing our terms); to show you rooms, people and replays that are nearby and relevant, based on the location you allow and on what you follow, join and save; to send the notifications you have switched on; to fix bugs and improve performance; and to meet legal, tax and accounting obligations and handle disputes. We rely on performing our agreement with you; on your consent (location, notifications, microphone and linking social accounts), which you can withdraw in iOS Settings or in the app; on our legitimate interest in safety and fraud prevention; and on legal obligations.

Selling data

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for advertising.

Location

We use your location to show rooms within 5 km, for Drops and directions, and for CarPlay. We never show your exact coordinates to anyone, unless you choose to send a location in a message. We keep your room’s location only while it is live or scheduled; where you were when you claim a Drop, for abuse review, exactly for 30 days and then only as a rough area (about 1 km); and, while “Live near you” or Drops notifications are on, a rough area (about 2 km) for up to a day, to tell you about rooms and Drops nearby. Each attempt to claim a Drop is kept only as a rough area (about 100 m), to detect cheating. A location you choose to send in a message is seen by everyone in that chat.

Room recordings

Rooms are recorded so the host can post a replay, unless the host turns off Record for replay when creating the room. Everyone in a recorded room is shown that it is recording. A recording stays private to the host until they post it, and it can include the voice of everyone who spoke on stage. Live audio is heard by everyone in the room; it is relayed by LiveKit and is not stored unless the room is being recorded. A posted replay and its clips are heard by the audience the host chooses. A recording is kept until the host deletes the room, the replay or their account; deleting a room deletes its recording and its clips. If you do not want your voice in a replay, do not go on stage in a room that is recording.

Messages, safety checks and translation

Direct messages are stored on our servers so they reach your devices and everyone in the chat. They are encrypted in transit and on our hosting provider’s servers, but they are not end-to-end encrypted. To keep Geo Rooms safe, what you post — messages, comments, room titles, names, bios and photos — is checked by an automated moderation service (OpenAI) before it appears, and what it rejects is not posted. When you ask to translate a message, its text is sent to OpenAI to translate it. OpenAI receives the content only, not your account or your location. When something is reported, we may review the reported content and its context to act on the report.

Who else handles your data

We use service providers who process data on our behalf and only to provide their service:

• Supabase — hosting, database, sign-in, file storage and server functions, hosted in the EU (Frankfurt, Germany).
• LiveKit — live audio and room recording.
• Apple — Sign in with Apple, in-app purchases, push notifications, App Attest, directions from Apple Maps, and CarPlay.
• Google — Sign in with Google, if you use it.
• RevenueCat — purchase and subscription records.
• Expo — delivery of notifications and app updates. A notification can show the sender and, if you allow previews, the start of a message.
• Sentry — crash and performance reports, without your name or email.
• OpenAI — automated moderation, and translations you ask for.
• GIPHY — GIF search; it receives your search text and a random identifier, not your name.
• Geoapify — checking the place where a Drop is placed.
• OpenFreeMap (OpenStreetMap data) — map tiles; your phone requests the area shown on screen.
• TMDB — film search for your favourites shelf; it receives your search text.
• Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (Google) and X — only if you link that account: you sign in on their page and we read your username once (for YouTube, your channel name, through the read-only youtube.readonly permission). We do not keep the access token, post anything, or read your feed or followers. Geo Rooms’ use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Some of these providers process data outside the UAE (including in the EU and the United States). We may also disclose data where the law requires it, to protect someone’s safety, or in a transfer of the business.

What other people see

Other people on Geo Rooms see your name, username, photo, bio, city and linked social accounts, according to your privacy settings, and what you say on stage and post. If you take part anonymously, other people do not see who you are, but Geo Rooms still knows, for safety.

How long we keep it

• Account and profile: until you delete your account.
• Messages: until they are deleted — by you, by a disappearing-message timer, or with your account.
• Recordings, replays and clips: until the host deletes the room, the replay or their account.
• Location: as described above.
• Purchase, coin and earnings records: as long as needed for accounting, tax, refunds and disputes, and as long as the law requires, then deleted or anonymised.
• Reports and safety records: as long as needed to keep people safe and handle appeals.
• Crash reports: for a limited period at Sentry, then deleted.

Deleted data can remain in backups for a short period before it is overwritten.

Your rights

You have the right to access your data and get a copy of it in a portable format, to correct it, to delete it, to restrict or object to its processing, and to withdraw your consent at any time. You can edit your profile, or permanently delete your account and all associated data, from Settings. Deleting your account means you lose your coins and any earnings not yet paid out; we keep records of purchases, gifts, payouts and reports without your name, as the law requires. Deletion waits only while a payout is in progress or a Drop you funded is still running (at most 24 hours), and the app tells you why. For any other request, email geo@kapturs.com from the address on your account and we will reply within 30 days. You can also complain to the UAE Data Office.

Children

Geo Rooms is only for people 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18, and we delete any account we learn belongs to a minor. If you believe a minor is using Geo Rooms, email geo@kapturs.com.

Security

We protect data with encryption in transit and access controls, and only people who need it to run the service can reach it. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affects you, we will tell you and the authorities as the law requires.

Changes

When we change this policy we update its date and show the new version in the app; if the change is material, we ask you to accept it again.

Contact

Questions about your privacy or your data: geo@kapturs.com