Privacy Policy
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data through the ChatKing application is: Paul Auerbach, Deutschland.
2. Data Collected
We collect and process the following categories of personal data:
- Profile information — name and gender (required), plus optional details such as age, a personal quote, and display preferences as provided during or after onboarding.
- Profile photos — images you upload to your ChatKing profile.
- Google OAuth profile data — name, email address, and profile picture obtained from Google during authentication.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
| Data Category | Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Name, gender, age (optional) | Profile creation and matchmaking | Performance of contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Profile photos | Display to other users during swiping and chat | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) |
| Google OAuth data | Account authentication and identification | Performance of contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
4. Retention Periods
- Profile information (name, gender, and any optional details you provide) — retained for the lifetime of your account. Deleted within 30 days of account deletion.
- Profile photos — retained for the lifetime of your account. Deleted from storage within 30 days of account deletion.
- Google OAuth data — retained for the lifetime of your account. Session tokens expire according to the application’s session policy.
5. Third-Party Processors
We share personal data with the following third-party service providers, solely for the purposes described:
- Google OAuth (Google LLC) — used for user authentication. Google receives authentication tokens during sign-in.
- Amazon Web Services S3 (Amazon Web Services, Inc.) — used for storing profile photos. Photos are stored in encrypted S3 buckets.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you may request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to rectification — you may request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — you may request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to data portability — you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object — you may object to the processing of your personal data.
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 8 below.
7. Cookies and Local Storage
ChatKing uses cookies and browser local storage for the following purposes:
- Session cookies — required to maintain your authenticated session. These are essential for the application to function and cannot be disabled.
- Local storage — used to persist application state and user preferences across browser sessions.
We do not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or advertising cookies.
8. Contact and Data Protection Officer
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at: paulauerbach.de@gmail.com.
9. Last Updated
This privacy policy was last updated on: 8. April 2026.