🔐 FinFlo Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 21, 2025 | Version 1.0

1. Introduction

Welcome to FinFlo. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how FinFlo collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you use our mobile applications and services.

📱 By using FinFlo applications (User App, Agent App, Merchant App, or School Merchant App), you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you register and use FinFlo services, we collect:

  • Identity Information: Full name, phone number, email address, date of birth
  • KYC/KYB Documents: National ID, passport, proof of address, business documents
  • Financial Information: Transaction history, wallet balance, bank details, credit score
  • Device Information: Device ID, model, OS version, IP address
  • Location Information: Approximate location for finding nearby agents

2.2 Transaction Information

We collect details about your transactions including payment amounts, recipients, timestamps, and transaction types (P2P, C2B, A2C, A2M, SERVICE, etc.).

2.3 Usage Information

We automatically collect app usage patterns, features accessed, error logs, and performance data.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Service Provision: Account management, transaction processing, customer support
  • Security & Fraud Prevention: Identity authentication, fraud detection, regulatory compliance
  • Communication: Transaction notifications, service updates, marketing (with consent)
  • Service Improvement: Analytics, feature development, bug fixes
  • Legal Compliance: Regulatory requirements, legal requests, terms enforcement

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

⚠️ We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: Payment processors (GMPay), cloud services, analytics, SMS/email providers
  • Financial Institutions: Banks and mobile money operators for transactions
  • Legal Requirements: Court orders, government requests, regulatory investigations
  • Business Transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or asset sale

5. Data Security

🔒 Technical Safeguards

  • Encryption: SSL/TLS for data transmission, encrypted database storage
  • PIN Protection: Hashed PINs, never stored in plain text
  • Biometric Authentication: Fingerprint and face recognition support
  • Token-Based Authentication: Secure JWT tokens for API access
Note: While we implement strong security measures, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information as long as necessary to provide services and comply with legal obligations.

📊 Retention Periods: Transaction records and financial data are retained for a minimum of 7 years as required by financial regulations.

7. Your Rights and Choices

  • Access & Portability: Request access to your personal information and data export
  • Correction: Update personal information through app settings
  • Deletion: Request account and data deletion (subject to legal requirements)
  • Opt-Out: Disable marketing communications and push notifications
  • Withdraw Consent: Revoke consent for data processing

8. Children's Privacy

👶 Age Restriction: FinFlo services are not intended for individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Biometric Data

If you enable biometric authentication, your biometric data is stored securely on your device only and is never transmitted to our servers.

10. Regulatory Compliance

FinFlo operates in compliance with:

  • Data Protection Act of Uganda (2019)
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations
  • Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements
  • Financial services regulations

📧 Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy?

finfloug@gmail.com

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll notify you of material changes through the app and by updating the effective date. Your continued use constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

✅ Consent: By using FinFlo services, you consent to the collection, use, and processing of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.