Privacy Policy
February 13, 2026
1. Data Controller
The data controller (“we”, “us”) is the owner of the Naura Meets service. Contact details are provided in the “Contacts” section below. We process personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), applicable national data protection legislation, and this Policy.
2. What Data We Process
We may process the following categories of personal data:
- Telegram account data: user ID, username, first and last name (if provided in profile) when registering with the bot.
- Profile data: interests, goals, professional field, and other information voluntarily provided in the meeting questionnaire.
- Participation data: information about participation in meeting rounds, feedback after meetings to improve matching.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, cookie data when visiting the website — for site operation, language preference, and basic analytics.
- Application data: name, contact details, community name when submitting a request to connect Naura Meets for a community.
3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
We process your data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases (Art. 6 GDPR):
- Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): matching pairs for meetings, sending notifications, operating the Service.
- Your consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): where applicable — marketing communications, optional profile categories.
- Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): improving the Service, preventing abuse, ensuring security, anonymised usage analysis.
- Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)): data retention as required by law, responding to lawful requests from authorities.
4. Recipients and Data Transfers
We do not sell or transfer your data to third parties for marketing purposes. Data may be shared with:
- Service providers necessary for the Service (hosting, analytics), under Data Processing Agreements in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
- Telegram platform (Telegram Messenger Inc.) when using the bot — in accordance with Telegram’s terms.
- Law enforcement, courts, or authorities when required by law.
When transferring data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards: EU Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions, or other mechanisms under GDPR Chapter V.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website uses strictly necessary cookies and local storage (e.g. for language preference). We do not use third-party advertising or marketing cookies. Disabling cookies may limit site functionality.
6. Retention
We retain data for the period of Service use and as necessary to perform the contract, comply with legal obligations, and protect rights. After account deletion, data is deleted within a reasonable period, except where longer retention is required by law.
7. Your Rights (Data Subject Rights)
Under GDPR you have the right to:
- Right of access (Art. 15): obtain confirmation of processing and a copy of your data.
- Right to rectification (Art. 16): correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 17): request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Right to restriction (Art. 18): restrict processing in certain cases.
- Right to data portability (Art. 20): receive data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to object (Art. 21): object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Withdraw consent: at any time, where processing is based on consent; this does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights, contact us using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country (in the EU, e.g. in Ireland for Meta/Telegram or your place of residence).
8. Automated Decision-Making
Matching of pairs is performed using algorithms. Decisions are not based solely on automated processing and do not produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you. You may request human intervention or express your point of view where applicable.
9. Security
We implement technical and organisational measures to protect data against unauthorised access, alteration, or destruction. Data transmission uses secure channels (HTTPS, TLS).
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy. Material changes will be communicated via the website, bot, or email. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated version.
11. Contacts
For data protection enquiries, exercising your rights, or account deletion: