Effective Date: January 1st, 2025
Last Updated: January 1st, 2025

Parowatch (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is a social video-sharing platform operated by Paroter Technologies Company, enabling users to create, watch, and share short videos. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your data.

This Privacy Policy describes what data we collect, how we use it, how we share it, and your rights.

By using Parowatch, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

• Account Data: username, email address, password, profile information (bio, photo, age, gender, etc.).
  
  
• User-Generated Content: videos, comments, likes, hashtags, captions, messages, and other content you post.
  
  
• Communications: messages with customer support or feedback you provide.
  
  
• Payment Information (if you buy in-app items or gifts): payment method details, handled via secure third-party payment processors.
  
  

• Device and Usage Data: IP address, device identifiers, device type, operating system, app version, language, time zone, screen resolution.
  
  
• Usage Data: videos watched, interactions (likes, follows, shares), search history, viewing times, session duration, clicks, navigation.
  
  
• Location Data: approximate or precise location, if you allow permissions.
  
  
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: to remember your preferences and analyze usage patterns.
  
  

We use your data to:

• Provide and operate Parowatch
  
  
• Recommend content tailored to your interests
  
  
• Personalize your feed and search results
  
  
• Support your interactions with other users
  
  
• Moderate content and enforce community guidelines
  
  
• Analyze and improve platform performance
  
  
• Communicate with you about updates, features, promotions, or policy changes
  
  
• Comply with legal requirements and protect our legal rights
  
  

We do not sell your data. We may share data in these cases:

• With Other Users: your public profile, posts, likes, and comments are visible to other Parowatch users.
  
  
• With Service Providers: vendors who help with hosting, analytics, customer support, content moderation, and payments.
  
  
• With Law Enforcement or Authorities: if legally required or to protect our rights, safety, and security.
  
  
• Business Transfers: In case of merger, sale, or transfer of our assets, your data may be included, subject to this Privacy Policy.
  
  

Depending on your location, you may have rights under laws such as the GDPR (EU) or CCPA (California), including:

• Right to access your data
  
  
• Right to correct inaccurate data
  
  
• Right to request deletion (“right to be forgotten”)
  
  
• Right to restrict or object to processing
  
  
• Right to data portability
  
  
• Right to opt out of targeted advertising (California)
  
  

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@parotertechnologiescompany.com.

We use reasonable security measures to protect your data, including encryption and secure servers. However, no method of online transmission is 100% secure, so please be careful with what you post and how you protect your login credentials.

We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. You may delete your account at any time through your account settings.

Parowatch is not intended for children under 13 (or 16 in some regions). If we learn that we collected personal data from a child without proper consent, we will delete it.

If you use Parowatch outside [insert your country, e.g., Tanzania], your data may be transferred and processed in other countries. We put safeguards in place to protect such transfers.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If changes are significant, we will notify you through the app or by email. The revised policy will take effect once posted.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or about your data, please contact us:

Paroter Technologies Company
For any questions or legal concerns regarding these Terms:

Paroter Technologies Company

Email: info@parotertechnologiescompany.com

Website: https://www.parotertechnologiescompany.com

Address: P.O. Box: 6475, Azikiwe St, Kisutu, Ilala, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

- Office Address: Afweli St, Shekilango Road, Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

- Postal Code: 16102