Privacy Policy for Synqo – Watch Together in Sync

Effective Date: September 7, 2026 | Last Updated: October 8, 2026

This privacy policy applies to the Android app Synqo – Watch Together in Sync (package com.byteutility.dev.share.ytwatchparty), published on Google Play by developer Asaduzzaman Nur Shuvo, who is responsible for the app and for the personal data described below.

      Summary: Synqo is built around real-time co-watching. We do not sell your personal data, we do not show intrusive ads, party chat is completely ephemeral (deleted as soon as the party closes), and voice chat audio is processed in real time without being recorded or stored.
    

1. Information We Collect

When you use Synqo ("the App"), we collect the following types of information to provide and maintain our services:

Account Information: When signing in via Google Authentication, we collect your Google user ID, email address, display name, and profile picture URL. You also choose a unique public handle (@username).
User Profile Photos: If you upload custom profile photos, they are stored securely in Supabase Storage and associated with your account ID.
Social & Party Interactions: Friend relationships, party memberships, public party listings, video queue items, and presence indicators (e.g., online status, current room status).
Watch History & Favourites: The videos you watch in parties and the videos you mark as favourites (video ID, title and the time it was added), so you can find them again. Only you can read this list; history keeps your 100 most recent videos and favourites hold up to 100, and you can remove entries or clear your history in the app at any time.
Google Drive Videos: When you host a party from a Google Drive link, we store the file's Drive ID, its resource key (if the link has one) and its title with the party so guests can play it. We never ask for access to your Google Drive account; only files you have shared with "Anyone with the link" can be used. This information is deleted together with the party.
Microphone / Audio Data: When voice chat is enabled, real-time voice audio is transmitted between party participants via Agora RTC. Audio streams are processed live and are never recorded, analyzed, or stored on our servers.
Device & Diagnostics: Push notification tokens (Firebase Cloud Messaging) for room invitations, friend alerts and occasional app announcements, app crash logs (Firebase Crashlytics), and aggregated app analytics (Firebase Analytics).

2. How Your Information is Used

To authenticate you and maintain your account profile and friends list.
To synchronize YouTube and Google Drive playback state between room hosts and participants in real time.
To facilitate live in-room voice chat and ephemeral text chat.
To send you push notifications when friends invite you to a watch party, and occasional announcements about new features (optional, manageable via settings).
To diagnose bugs, prevent abuse, and ensure service stability.

3. Ephemeral Chat & Data Retention

Party Chat: Text messages and emoji reactions sent in a watch party are strictly ephemeral. The entire message history and room subtree are automatically purged when the party ends and the last participant leaves.

Voice Audio: Real-time voice chat audio is streamed peer-to-peer/via Agora RTC relays and is never stored on disk or retained after transmission.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We work with trusted infrastructure providers who adhere to rigorous privacy standards:

Google Firebase: Authentication, Realtime Database for sync, Cloud Messaging, Analytics, and Crashlytics (Google Privacy Policy).
Agora.io: Real-time voice communication processing (Agora Privacy Policy).
Supabase: Storage infrastructure for user profile pictures (Supabase Privacy Policy).
Google Drive: Videos in Drive parties stream directly from Google's servers to each participant's device. Your interaction with Drive content is subject to the Google Privacy Policy.
YouTube: The app embeds YouTube videos via standard player components. Your interaction with YouTube player content is subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy.

5. Data Safety & Security

All network communications between the App and our backend services are encrypted in transit using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS/WSS). Realtime Database security rules enforce strict read/write boundaries.

6. Account & Data Deletion

You have full control over your data. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time either directly within the app (You → Account Settings → Delete Account) or online by visiting our Account Deletion Page.

Upon deletion, your profile, username handle, uploaded photos, watch history and favourites, friends graph, block list, and auth credentials will be permanently erased.

7. Children's Privacy

Synqo is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or feedback about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: nurshuvo51@gmail.com
Website: https://firstapp-43ba8.web.app
Delete your account: https://firstapp-43ba8.web.app/account-deletion.html