Privacy Policy – Afrosmeet Egypt

Last updated: 2 October 2026

1. Data Controller

Afrosmeet is operated by LBT Synergy, located at 34 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France.
LBT Synergy acts as the Data Controller under Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020) and under the GDPR.
Contact: contact@afrosmeet.com

2. Applicable Law & Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to all users in Egypt and to members of the global African diaspora who use Afrosmeet. We comply with:

• Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law — Law No. 151 of 2020, and its Executive Regulations issued by Ministerial Decree No. 816 of 2025.
• GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, applicable to our EU operations and data transfers.

Where both laws apply, we apply the stricter standard to ensure full protection of your personal data.

3. Personal Data Collected

To operate and improve the Afrosmeet platform, we collect the following categories of personal data:

• Identity and contact details provided during registration (name, email address, age).
• Profile information, photos, bio and dating preferences you choose to share.
• Identity verification photo (mandatory, deleted immediately after validation).
• Geolocation data, only with your explicit consent, to suggest nearby profiles.
• Usage data, device information, IP address and technical logs for security and stability.
• Payment data — processed exclusively by Apple App Store or Google Play. Afrosmeet does not store any banking information.

4. Purpose of Processing

Your personal data is collected for specific, explicit purposes and processed only for those purposes:

• Creating and managing your account, and enabling matching and messaging features.
• Verifying profiles and moderating the platform against fake accounts, scammers and prohibited content.
• Improving app performance, usability and functionality.
• Sending activity-related notifications (with your consent).
• Complying with legal obligations and responding to lawful authority requests.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under Law No. 151 of 2020 and the GDPR (Article 6), we process your personal data on the following grounds:

• Consent — your prior, informed consent, which you may withdraw at any time (for example for geolocation, push notifications and non-essential cookies).
• Contractual necessity — to provide the core Afrosmeet service (account creation, matching, messaging).
• Legitimate interest — for moderation, fraud prevention, platform safety and service improvement.
• Legal obligation — where processing is required by Egyptian or French law.

6. Sensitive Personal Data

Some information you may choose to share on your profile (for example about your beliefs) can be considered sensitive personal data under Law No. 151 of 2020. Such data is processed only with your explicit consent, protected with enhanced security measures, and used solely to improve matching relevance on the platform. You can remove it from your profile at any time.

7. Data Sharing & International Transfers

We do not sell your personal data. It may be shared only with:

• Technical service providers — cloud hosting (AWS, EU servers), push notifications (Firebase/Google), payments (Apple/Google).
• Competent authorities — where required by Egyptian or French law, or in response to serious reports.

Afrosmeet's servers are located outside Egypt. Transfers of personal data outside Egypt are carried out in accordance with Law No. 151 of 2020 and its Executive Regulations, including any licence or permit required from the Personal Data Protection Centre, only to jurisdictions offering an adequate level of protection, and with appropriate technical and organisational safeguards. By using Afrosmeet, you are informed that your data is processed on servers in the European Union, which is subject to the GDPR.

8. Data Security & Retention

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures (HTTPS/TLS encryption, restricted access, secure AWS hosting) to protect your personal data. In the event of a personal data breach, we will notify the Personal Data Protection Centre and, where required, affected users, in accordance with Law No. 151 of 2020.

• Active account: data retained for the duration of your account activity.
• Inactive account: data deleted or anonymised after 12 months of inactivity.
• After deletion: data erased within 30 days, except where legal retention is required (max. 5 years).
• Verification photo: deleted immediately after profile validation.

9. Your Rights

Under Law No. 151 of 2020 and the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to know and access — know what personal data we hold about you and obtain a copy.
• Right to correction — request correction or completion of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your account and personal data.
• Right to restriction — limit processing to a specific scope.
• Right to object — object to processing that conflicts with your fundamental rights or is based on legitimate interest.
• Right to be informed of breaches — be notified of any breach affecting your personal data.
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent for geolocation, cookies or notifications at any time.
• Right to complain — lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (see Section 10).

To exercise your rights, contact us at contact@afrosmeet.com. We respond without undue delay and within the time limits required by applicable law.

10. Supervisory Authorities

If you believe your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you may lodge a complaint with:

• Personal Data Protection Centre – PDPC (Egypt)
  The authority established by Law No. 151 of 2020, under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
• CNIL (France / EU)
  3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715 — 75334 Paris Cedex 07, France
  Website: www.cnil.fr

11. Cookies

Afrosmeet uses essential cookies required for platform functionality. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics / GTM) and advertising pixels (Meta Pixel) are deposited only with your explicit consent.

12. Minors

Afrosmeet is exclusively for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children; under Law No. 151 of 2020, children's data is treated as sensitive personal data. Accounts found to belong to persons under 18 will be deleted immediately. To report a minor: contact@afrosmeet.com

13. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the app or by email. Continued use of Afrosmeet after notification constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact

LBT Synergy — Data Controller (Law No. 151 of 2020 / GDPR)
34 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France
contact@afrosmeet.com