Privacy Policy for LykeIt
Last updated: November 20, 2025
Information We Access and Collect
Contact Access
Our app requests permission to access your device's contacts to enable you to easily invite friends to join the app. Here's exactly what happens:
- Local Access: We access your contacts list to display contact names on your device. This allows you to browse and select contacts you wish to invite.
- Server Storage: We only send contact information to our servers when you explicitly select a contact to invite. The information sent may include:
- Contact name
- Email address
- Phone number
Important: Your full contacts list remains on your device and is never uploaded to our servers. Only the specific contacts you choose to invite are transmitted to our servers.
How We Use Contact Information
Contact information sent to our servers is used exclusively to:
- Send an SMS invitation to the contact's phone number with a link to download the app
- Match the invitation to a new user registration when your friend signs up
- Connect you with your invited friend within the app
SMS Messages: When you invite a contact, we will send them an SMS text message on your behalf. Standard message and data rates may apply to the recipient. The SMS will contain an invitation message and a link to download the app.
Data Storage and Retention
When you send an invitation:
- The contact information is stored on our secure servers
- Data is retained until the invitation is matched to a new user registration, or for 30 days, whichever occurs first
- After 30 days, if the invitation has not been accepted, the contact information is automatically deleted from our servers
- Once an invitation is successfully matched to a user registration, the contact information on the invitation is deleted
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect contact information:
- Data is transmitted using secure encryption (HTTPS/TLS)
- Contact information is stored on secure servers with access controls
- We regularly review our security practices
Third-Party Services
We use third-party SMS service providers to deliver text message invitations. These service providers:
- Only process phone numbers and message content necessary to send invitations
- Are contractually obligated to protect your information
- Cannot use your data for their own purposes
Your Choices and Control
You have full control over contact access:
- You choose which specific contacts to invite
- You can revoke contact access permission through your device settings at any time
- Revoking permission will prevent the app from accessing your contacts, but will not delete invitations already sent
Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade contact information with third parties for marketing purposes. Contact information may only be shared:
- With service providers who help deliver invitations (as described above)
- When required by law or to protect our legal rights
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, notifying you within the app.
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Consent
By using our app and granting contact access permission, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in this privacy policy.