At Somali Abwaanary, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the Abwaanary website and mobile application.
Abwaanary is a digital Somali dictionary providing Somali, English, and Arabic language resources. Some features or content may require payment or a subscription.
By using Abwaanary, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use Abwaanary, we may collect different types of information.
Account Information
When you create or use an Abwaanary account, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number, where provided
- Username or account identification information
- Password or authentication information
- Account and subscription details
We use this information to create and manage your account, provide access to the application, and communicate with you about your account.
Usage Information
When you use Abwaanary, we may collect information about how you interact with the application, including:
- Words searched
- Dictionary features used
- Pages or sections viewed
- Language preferences
- Subscription or feature usage
- Application activity
- Technical and diagnostic information
This information may be used to improve the dictionary, understand how users interact with the application, provide support, and improve the overall user experience.
Device and Technical Information
We may collect technical information about the device used to access Abwaanary, including:
- Device type
- Operating system
- App version
- Device identifiers
- IP address
- Browser information
- Network information
- Crash and diagnostic information
This information helps us maintain security, troubleshoot problems, and improve application performance.
2. Payments and Subscriptions
Some Abwaanary features or services require payment.
When you purchase a subscription, premium feature, or other paid service, payment information may be processed by the relevant payment provider or app store.
Depending on the payment method used, this may include information such as:
- Transaction information
- Purchase amount
- Currency
- Payment status
- Subscription information
- Transaction or purchase identification numbers
Abwaanary does not need to store your complete payment card details when payment is processed by a third-party payment provider or app store.
Payment providers may process payment information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
Abwaanary may receive information necessary to confirm your payment and provide access to the features or subscription you have purchased.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use collected information to:
- Create and manage your account
- Provide access to Abwaanary
- Provide paid and subscription-based services
- Process and verify purchases
- Manage subscriptions
- Provide customer support
- Improve dictionary content and features
- Understand application usage
- Monitor application performance
- Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
- Protect the security of our services
- Fix technical problems
- Communicate important service information
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Dictionary Searches and Usage
Abwaanary may collect information relating to dictionary searches and feature usage.
This information may be used to improve the application, understand which language resources are most useful to users, improve search functionality, and develop new features.
Where appropriate, information may be aggregated or otherwise processed so that it is not used to personally identify individual users.
5. Payment Providers and App Stores
Abwaanary may use third-party payment services and application distribution platforms.
These may include services such as:
- Google Play
- Apple App Store
- Payment processors
- Other payment or subscription providers used by Abwaanary
These providers may collect and process information according to their own privacy policies.
When you make a purchase through an external platform, that platform may process your payment information directly.
6. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate Abwaanary. These providers may assist with:
- Hosting
- Payments
- Authentication
- Application infrastructure
- Analytics
- Crash reporting
- Customer support
- Security
- Email or communications
We may also disclose information when required by law, legal proceedings, governmental authorities, or when necessary to protect Abwaanary, our users, or our rights.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are also responsible for keeping their account credentials confidential.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide our services
- Maintain your account
- Process subscriptions and transactions
- Meet legal and accounting requirements
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
- Maintain security and prevent fraud
When information is no longer required, we may delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention practices.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information.
These may include the right to:
- Access your personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Request a copy of your information
- Object to certain processing
- Restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent where applicable
To make a privacy request, contact us using the email address below.
10. Children’s Privacy
Abwaanary is a general-purpose language application.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to Abwaanary without appropriate consent, please contact us.
11. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Abwaanary website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website functioning
- Maintain security
- Understand website usage
- Improve performance
- Remember preferences
- Support analytics and other website functionality
You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
12. Third-Party Services
Abwaanary may use third-party services to operate and improve the application.
These services may process information necessary to provide functions such as payment processing, authentication, analytics, hosting, crash reporting, notifications, or security.
Third-party services operate under their own privacy policies and terms.
13. International Data Processing
Some of our service providers may process or store information in countries outside your country of residence.
Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.
14. Account Deletion
If you wish to delete your Abwaanary account or request deletion of your personal information, you may contact us.
Please email:
We may need to verify your identity before processing a deletion request.
Certain information may need to be retained where required by law, for legitimate business purposes, to prevent fraud, or to resolve disputes.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, payments, or your Abwaanary account, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]