Hardcode Group, through its Hardcode Store platform ("Hardcode Store", "we", "us", or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of users, developers, publishers, and visitors who interact with our services.
This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you access or use the Hardcode Store website, Android application, developer portal, administration services, application marketplace, APIs, and related services (collectively, the "Services").
By using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Notice.
Hardcode Store is an application distribution and digital marketplace operated by Hardcode Group.
The platform may allow users to:
The platform may also allow approved developers to:
Depending on how you use Hardcode Store, we may collect the following categories of information.
When you create an account, we may collect:
We do not intentionally store passwords in plain text.
If you register as a developer or publisher, we may additionally collect:
Additional information may be required where necessary to comply with applicable financial, tax, fraud-prevention, or legal requirements.
When developers submit applications, we may collect and process:
When you browse or download applications, we may collect technical and usage information such as:
We use this information primarily to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the Services.
If you submit a review, rating, developer profile, application description, or other content intended to be publicly displayed, some of that information may be visible to other users.
For example, a public application review may display:
Do not publish personal information that you do not want to make publicly available.
If you contact us, we may collect information contained in your communication, including:
When you access our Services, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This may include:
We use this information for security, analytics, troubleshooting, fraud prevention, and service improvement.
We may use information we collect to:
We will not use personal information for purposes that are materially incompatible with the purposes described in this Notice without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent where required by applicable law.
Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we may process information based on one or more of the following:
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent where permitted by applicable law.
Hardcode Store distributes application packages supplied by Hardcode Group and approved third-party developers.
Before publication, applications may undergo technical, security, policy, or administrative review.
We may process application metadata, permissions, package information, version information, and security-related information to operate the marketplace and protect users.
However, users should understand that no software distribution system can guarantee that every third-party application will be completely free from security vulnerabilities.
Users should review application information, permissions, developer information, and privacy policies before installing applications.
Applications distributed through Hardcode Store may be developed by independent third-party developers. Those applications may collect information independently of Hardcode Store.
The privacy practices of a third-party application are governed by the application's developer and its own privacy notice. Hardcode Store is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party applications except to the extent required by applicable law.
Where available, we encourage developers to provide a privacy-policy link on their application listing.
Where Hardcode Store supports paid applications, subscriptions, developer services, or other transactions, payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.
We may receive limited transaction information necessary to:
Payment-card details and other sensitive payment credentials may be processed directly by the applicable payment provider rather than stored by Hardcode Store.
Third-party payment providers operate under their own privacy policies and terms.
The Hardcode Store website may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as:
Where legally required, we will request appropriate consent before placing non-essential cookies.
You may configure your browser to restrict or block cookies. Some features may not function correctly if essential cookies are disabled.
We may use technical analytics to understand:
Analytics information may be aggregated or otherwise protected so that it is not unnecessarily associated with individual users.
We do not sell personal information as a business practice. We may disclose information in limited circumstances, including to:
Trusted providers that help us operate (hosting, storage, email, payment processing, security, analytics, infrastructure, customer support). These providers may only process information as necessary to provide their services and subject to appropriate contractual or legal safeguards where applicable.
Developers may receive aggregated or limited information about downloads, ratings, reviews, and application performance. We will not provide developers with unnecessary personal information about users.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to lawful requests, protect rights or property, investigate fraud, prevent security threats, protect users or the public, or enforce our agreements.
If Hardcode Store or relevant Hardcode Group assets are involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction.
Security measures may include:
No Internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Notice, including providing the Services, maintaining account and transaction records, resolving disputes, preventing fraud, and complying with legal obligations.
When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or to object to processing or withdraw consent.
To make a privacy request, contact us at privacy@hardcodegroup.com.
Where account deletion is available, users may request deletion of their account. Account deletion may not immediately remove information that we are legally required to retain, information necessary for fraud prevention, financial records, security logs, or dispute resolution.
Hardcode Store is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. Parents or legal guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to us may contact us.
Hardcode Store may use service providers that operate in countries other than the country in which you reside. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate measures required by applicable data-protection law.
Hardcode Store may contain links to third-party websites, applications, payment providers, or developer websites. We do not control third-party privacy practices. You should review their privacy notices before providing personal information.
Developers publishing applications through Hardcode Store are responsible for providing accurate application information, handling user information lawfully, providing an appropriate privacy policy, disclosing data collected by their applications, and complying with applicable privacy laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice periodically to reflect changes to our Services, technology, legal requirements, or security improvements. The "Last Updated" date indicates when the Notice was most recently revised.
Hardcode Store operates in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements in the jurisdictions in which it operates. For users in Nigeria, this includes applicable requirements established under Nigerian data-protection legislation and regulations (NDPA/NDPR).