Privacy Policy

UV Guard ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by UV Guard.

This Privacy Policy applies to our app, this website, associated subdomains, and related services (collectively, our "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described here and in our Terms & Conditions.

Definitions and key terms

For clarity, when this policy uses these terms, they mean:

• Cookie: a small amount of data stored by your browser or app runtime. Cookies may identify your session, support analytics, or remember preferences such as language.
• Company:when we say "Company," "we," "us," or "our," we mean Egebit Limited Şirketi (Dumlupınar Mah. Aydın Cad. No:46 K:2 Derince/Kocaeli, Türkiye), responsible for your information under this Privacy Policy.
• Country: where UV Guard or its owners are based—in this case, Türkiye.
• Device: any internet-connected device used to access UV Guard.
• IP address: a number assigned to devices on the internet, often used in geographic or security contexts.
• Personnel: people employed by or contracted to perform services for us.
• Personal Data: information that identifies or could identify a natural person, directly or indirectly.
• Service: the UV Guard service as described in these terms and on this platform.
• Third-party service: advertisers, partners, or others who provide content or whose products or services may be shown to you.
• App / Application: the UV Guard software product.
• You: a person or entity that uses the Services.

Information automatically collected

When you visit our website or use the app, certain information may be collected automatically, such as IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, general location derived from IP or (with permission) precise location for UV and weather features, and usage data. We may use cookies, local storage, SDKs, or similar technologies for security, fraud prevention, diagnostics, and analytics.

Some of this data does not reveal your specific identity by itself but helps us operate, secure, and improve the Service. We may measure session information such as response times, errors, time on page, and interaction patterns where technically feasible.

Personnel

If you are a worker or job applicant, we collect information you voluntarily provide for HR purposes, such as administering benefits or screening applicants.

You may contact us to update or correct your information, change communication preferences, or request a record of information we hold about you where applicable law allows. Updates may not affect data we already shared with third parties in accordance with this policy before your request.

Sale of business

We may transfer information to a third party in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or similar event, if the recipient agrees to protect personal information consistently with this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

Affiliates

We may disclose information to our corporate affiliates. For this policy, "Corporate Affiliate" means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with UV Guard or Egebit. Affiliates that receive your information will treat it in line with this Privacy Policy.

Governing law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Türkiye, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. You consent to the jurisdiction of courts in Türkiye for disputes arising under this policy, subject to mandatory rights in your own country where applicable.

By using UV Guard or contacting us, you accept this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you should not use our Service. Continued use after non-material changes may constitute acceptance; we will notify you when we can for material changes, as described below.

Your consent

By using UV Guard, creating an account, or making a purchase, you consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms, alongside our Terms & Conditions.

Links to other websites

This policy applies only to our Service. Links to third-party sites are not operated by us; we are not responsible for their content or practices. Their privacy policies apply when you leave our Service. Third parties may use their own cookies or trackers.

Advertising

The app or site may include third-party advertisements or links. We do not control or endorse third-party ad content, sites, or offerings and are not responsible for their accuracy or conduct. Ads help keep many services free; we aim to keep advertising reasonable and safe where we use it.

Cookies for advertising

Advertising-related cookies or identifiers may collect information about your activity over time across apps or sites to deliver more relevant ads (interest-based advertising) and to measure ad performance. They may also limit how often you see the same ad.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, improve performance, and understand usage. Some features may not work fully if you disable cookies. We do not place personally identifiable information inside cookies in ways that contradict this policy.

Blocking and disabling cookies and similar technologies

You can set your browser or device to block cookies and similar technologies, but essential cookies may be required for the Service to function. Blocking may clear saved preferences or logins. You may need to delete existing cookies from your browser settings; see your browser's help documentation.

Remarketing services

We may use remarketing or retargeting to show ads to people who have previously used our Service, including across other sites or platforms, in line with platform rules and your choices where available.

Payment details

Payment information is processed by app stores or payment processors. We do not store full card numbers on our servers; we commit to handling any payment-related data we do receive with appropriate safeguards.

Children's privacy

The Service is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under that age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child provided us Personal Data without appropriate consent, contact us at [email protected] and we will take steps to delete such information where required by law.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our Service or legal requirements. Unless the law requires a different approach, we will notify you (for example through the Service) before material changes take effect and give you a chance to review them. Continued use after the effective date means you accept the updated policy. If you disagree, you may stop using the Service or delete your account.

Third-party services

We may display or link to third-party content, data (such as weather or UV indices), or services. We are not responsible for third-party accuracy, legality, or practices. You use them at your own risk and subject to their terms.

Meta (Facebook) Pixel and similar tools

If we use Meta Pixel or similar analytics or advertising tools, they may collect device and usage information when you use our website or app. Such tools are subject to the provider's privacy policy and your platform settings. We use them only to the extent permitted by law and platform rules.

Tracking technologies

Cookies. As described above, for performance, preferences, analytics, and (where used) advertising.

Local storage. We or our partners may use browser or app local storage for settings, caching, or similar purposes.

Sessions. We may use session identifiers to maintain your visit or app session securely.

European Economic Area (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, applicable data protection law (such as the GDPR) may give you additional rights regarding Personal Data.

What is personal data? Information relating to an identified or identifiable person, including identifiers such as IP address or device ID when they can identify you.

We aim to process Personal Data lawfully, fairly, and transparently; collect it for specified purposes; keep it no longer than necessary; and protect it with appropriate security measures.

Your rights. Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object, data portability, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise these rights, contact [email protected]. We will respond within the timeframes required by law (often within one month, extendable in complex cases).

Retention. We retain Personal Data only as long as needed for the purposes in this policy, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and enforcement of agreements. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize associated data within a reasonable period unless we must keep certain records longer for legal reasons.

Legal bases. We may rely on consent, contract performance, legitimate interests (such as security and product improvement, balanced against your rights), or legal obligation, depending on the processing activity.

California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

California law requires us to describe categories of Personal Information collected, purposes, sources, and sharing—which are covered throughout this policy. We do not sell Personal Information of California residents as "sell" is commonly defined under the CCPA/CPRA (sharing for monetary or other valuable consideration), and we do not knowingly sell data of minors under 16.

California residents may have the right to know, delete, correct, opt out of certain sharing (if applicable), and non-discrimination for exercising rights. To submit a request, contact [email protected]. We will verify your request as required by law and respond within the statutory timeframe.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

This policy describes how we collect and use Personal Information and how users can request changes, consistent with CalOPPA. For rights similar to those above, contact [email protected].

Contact us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email [email protected].