Last updated: November 2, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Oldsta. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our application.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Account information: Username, email address (provided via Sign in with Apple), profile picture, bio (up to 150 characters), age (collected during onboarding)
- Content you create: Photos, captions (up to 2000 characters), comments, user tags (@mentions in posts)
- Social interactions: Follows, likes on posts
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
- Onboarding analytics: We track onboarding events (start, completion, abandonment, profile photo upload attempts) to optimize the user onboarding experience. This includes variant information for A/B testing purposes.
- Device identifiers: Firebase App Check uses device identifiers for security purposes to prevent abuse.
2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect
- We do not collect your location data or IP address.
- We do not track general app usage beyond the onboarding flow analytics described above.
- We do not use crash reporting services.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and maintain our service
- Authenticate your account using Sign in with Apple and provide security through Firebase App Check
- Enable social features (following, comments, likes, user tagging)
- Store and display your posts, profile information, and social interactions
- Send you in-app notifications about likes, comments, and follows (we do not currently send push notifications)
- Optimize the onboarding experience through analytics (A/B testing of onboarding flows)
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
- With your consent or at your direction
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect our rights and safety
- In connection with a business transfer (if applicable)
5. Third-Party Services (Firebase)
Oldsta uses Google Firebase services to provide core functionality. Your data is processed and stored by Firebase according to their terms and privacy policy. We use the following Firebase services:
- Firebase Authentication: Handles user authentication via Sign in with Apple
- Cloud Firestore: Stores your account data, posts, comments, likes, follows, and notifications
- Firebase Storage: Stores your uploaded photos (profile pictures and post images)
- Firebase Analytics: Collects onboarding flow analytics as described in Section 2.2
- Firebase App Check: Provides security by verifying that requests come from legitimate app instances
For more information about how Firebase handles your data, please review Firebase's privacy policy.
6. Data Storage and Security
Your data is stored securely using Firebase services. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including Firebase App Check for request verification. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
7. App Permissions
Oldsta requests the following permissions on your device:
- Camera Access: Required to allow you to take photos directly within the app to create new posts.
- Photo Library Access: Required to allow you to select and upload photos from your device to create posts or update your profile picture.
You can revoke these permissions at any time through your device's Settings app. If you revoke camera or photo library access, you will not be able to create new posts or update your profile picture, but you can still view content and use other features of the app.
8. Local Data Storage
Oldsta stores some data locally on your device to improve performance:
- Image Cache: Downloaded images are cached locally (20MB in memory, 200MB on disk) to reduce data usage and improve loading times. This cache is automatically managed and cleared when needed.
- User Data Cache: User profile information is temporarily cached in memory (up to 100 users) to improve app responsiveness. This cache is automatically cleared when you close the app.
All cached data is stored locally on your device and is not shared with third parties. You can clear cached data by deleting and reinstalling the app.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Delete your account and data
- Object to processing of your data
- Data portability
10. Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@oldsta.com