Privacy policy

Last updated: 4 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data Larma Deals (larmadeals.com, "we", "us") collects, why, who can see it, and your rights. We follow Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019. Questions or requests: admin@larmadeals.com.

1. What we collect

When you sign up: your name, email address, phone number and password. Passwords are stored only in scrambled (hashed) form, so we can't read them.

When you post an ad:

the title, description, price, photos, category and details;
the city and neighbourhood;
a map point.

The map point is where you placed the pin, or a spot near your city centre if you didn't. We round it to about 100 metres before saving it, and it is only ever shown to others as a rough area.

When you use the site:

messages and offers you send;
ads you save;
reviews you write;
reports you file;
people you block;
your notifications;
how many times each ad is viewed (a count only, not who viewed it).

Your location, only if you ask: when you tap "Near me" or "Use my current location", your browser asks your permission. It then shares your location once. For searches, a rounded version goes into the page address and is not saved to your account. When posting, it sets the ad's pin.

Technical data: like any website, our hosting providers record your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, to keep the service working and secure.

Verification: if you ask to be verified, we check an identity or business document. We record the result and don't keep a copy of the document longer than we need for the check.

2. Why we use it

To run your account and publish your ads (to provide the service you signed up for).
To let buyers and sellers reach each other through chat, offers and phone numbers.
To send you emails you need: confirming your address and resetting your password. We send notifications inside the site, not as marketing.
To keep people safe: preventing spam and fraud, reviewing reports, and suspending accounts that break our terms. This is our legitimate interest, and yours.
To understand how the site is used (overall numbers only) and improve it.
To meet legal obligations, for example answering a lawful request from the police or a court.

We don't sell your personal data, and we don't use it for advertising. We don't use it for automated decisions that have legal or similarly serious effects on you.

3. Who can see what

Everyone: your name, profile city, join date, Verified badge, your ads (with their rough area), and the reviews you write or receive.
Signed-in users: your phone number, but only when they tap "Show contact" on one of your ads. If you'd rather only chat, leave the phone number empty in Account settings.
Only you and the other person: your messages and offers. Our team does not read chats as a routine. If a conversation is reported, we may look at the parts needed to deal with the report.
Never shown to other users: your email address, password, the people you blocked, your saved ads and your notifications.

4. Companies that help us run the site

We use these service providers. They handle data only on our instructions:

Supabase: database, accounts, chat and photo storage. Data is stored in Ireland (EU).
Vercel: hosts the website.
Resend: sends sign-up and password emails.
OpenStreetMap: map images. When you view a map, your browser loads the map images directly from OpenStreetMap's servers, which see your IP address.

Some of these providers process data outside Uganda, including in the European Union and the United States. We use them because they apply strong security and data protection safeguards, as Ugandan law requires for data sent abroad.

5. Cookies and similar storage

We only use what the site needs. We have no advertising or tracking cookies.

Sign-in cookies, which keep you logged in.
Preference cookies, which remember your language, the currency you see prices in, and your chosen city.
Your browser's own storage, which remembers light or dark mode.

6. How long we keep it

Your account and ads stay until you delete them. Deleting your account permanently removes all of these:
- your profile, ads and photos;
- your saved ads and notifications;
- your conversations (for both people in them);
- the reviews you wrote, and the reports you filed.
If we suspend an account for fraud, we may keep the details needed to stop the same person coming back, for as long as that risk lasts.
Technical logs are kept for a short time by our hosting providers.
Deleted data can stay in encrypted backups for a short period before it is overwritten.

7. Your rights

Under the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 you can:

ask what personal data we hold about you and get a copy;
correct data that is wrong. You can edit most of it yourself in Account settings;
have your data deleted. You can delete your account yourself at any time, which removes your data as described above;
object to how we use your data, or ask us to stop using it;
withdraw permission you gave, for example for location, in your browser settings.

Email admin@larmadeals.com from the address on your account. We will reply within 30 days. If you are not happy with our answer, you can complain to the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) of Uganda at pdpo.go.ug.

8. Security

We protect your data in these ways:

All traffic is encrypted (HTTPS).
Passwords are hashed.
Database rules make sure each person can only reach their own private data, such as messages, saved ads and phone numbers.
Only a small team has admin access.

No system is perfect. If we learn of a breach that puts your data at risk, we will tell you and the PDPO as the law requires.

9. Children

Larma Deals is for people aged 18 and over. We don't knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has an account, tell us at admin@larmadeals.com and we will remove it.

10. Changes

If we change this policy we'll update the date at the top. For important changes, we'll tell you on the site or by email before they apply.

11. Contact

Privacy requests and data protection questions: admin@larmadeals.com
General questions and help: info@larmadeals.com