Going: Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to me. Hence, allow me to explain what (little) data Going collects from you, its purpose & how securely it is kept.

Data requested & its purpose

• Your location : This helps the app show you events and places around you. It also helps in giving you directions to an event/place. 
• You will be asked to login with one of your following accounts: Amazon, Facebook or Google. This is used purely as a form of ID proof.  (IN A FUTURE VERSION)
• You may have to register with Going. This is required only if you would like to use the Private events feature. The registration process will request you to choose a username/password/security keyword, and also your name and city.  (IN A FUTURE VERSION)
• Following statistics are maintained for you (only for public events) : how many events you created, how many spam events you created and how many spam events you reported. This helps users of the app decide how credible a source is.
• Details of events you create - its location, name, description, invitees (private events only), acknowledgements (private events only)..etc

Data once collected

• Your location: This data is only stored locally (on your device) and exists only so long as the app is open. 
• Login with Amazon/FB/Google : Your credentials are NEVER stored. They re sent to the respective provider (Amazon/FB/Google) to confirm that you are a valid user. Once an acknowledgment is received, your credentials are never read again. Ever.
• Your Going registration, public events details & statistics: Your Going registration details and public event stats. are tucked away safely in a highly reliable and highly secure server space.Again, the events & statistics are not maintained against ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION - no phone number, no device id, no user id. It is practically anonymous to an external reader.
• Your private event details : These details are NEVER stored and are only transferred to your invitees using a secure messaging service.

Also, your data will never be sold/shared to any third party! Never ever. It is not fair.

This policy is subject to change/correction at any time that I may feel the need to do so. ( Rest assured, it will be to let you know of any changes within the app data collection processes..)

Going 1.8: Version Update

Following are the changes made to the app with this release:

• Minor UI changes
• Bug fixes

Going 1.7 : Version Update

Following are the changes made to the app with this release:

•  Going user events can be marked - going, maybe or nope
• No. of Going users going/maybe going/not going to an event can be seen
• Minor UI changes
• Bug fixes

Going 1.6 : Version Update

Following are the modifications made to the app with this release:

• Spam reporting - functional 
• Going user details ( events submitted, spam generated and reported ) made available
• Bug fixes

Going 1.5 : Version update

Following was the change effective from this update:

• Places are now displayed with their user rating on Google in the list view.

Going 1.4 : Version update

This version comes with bug fixes ( created event can now be seen, event created can now be deleted from both map and list views).

Going 1.3 : Version updates

Following are the modifications made to the app with this version:

• Add your own events - ability to create events
• Holo UI
• Bug fixes

Going 1.2 : Version updates

Following are the updates made with this version:

• Launcher and app icons changed
• Search setting option to display only events, places or both
• Minor UI changes
• Bug fixes

App release announcement: Going

Going has been released on Google Play store. This app is your personal event and activity finder. For more: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitBusy.going

Going: Issue tracker

Going: Data courtesy

Thanks to the following sources for sharing their data, which helped in building this app.

• robneymcplum: App and launcher icons
• Eventbrite : https://www.eventbrite.com/
• Google Places/ Google Play Services : https://www.google.com/
• Seattle Gov open data : https://data.seattle.gov/
• World Weather Online : http://www.worldweatheronline.com/
• SoftIcons.com: http://www.softicons.com/
• Aha-Soft: http://www.aha-soft.com/
• TinyLab: http://tinylab.deviantart.com
• Funktional icons : http://www.creativefreedom.co.uk/free-icons/free-icons-funktional/
• Icons-Land : http://www.icons-land.com/
• Happy Icon Studio : http://www.happyiconstudio.com/
• Iconfinder: https://www.iconfinder.com/
• WPZOOM: http://www.wpzoom.com/
• FatCow : http://www.fatcow.com/free-icons
• Turbomilk: http://turbomilk.com/
• Double-J Design: http://www.doublejdesign.co.uk/
• AWicons : http://www.awicons.com/
• Elvinasnet: http://elvinasnet.deviantart.com/
• Martz90: http://martz90.deviantart.com/
• RocketTheme: http://www.rockettheme.com
• Evaraldo Coelho: http://www.everaldo.com/
• Svengraph: http://svengraph.deviantart.com/
• VisualPharm: http://www.visualpharm.com/
• Sirea: http://www.rw-designer.com/user/5920
• Nordic Factory : www.nordicfactory.com
• Inneaer Ear : http://innerear.co.uk/
• openclipart : http://openclipart.org/
• ICONSDB: http://www.iconsdb.com/
• icons8: http://icons8.com/

Going: Permissions

Going requires the following permissions of your Android device:

• Location (network based and GPS based ) : To show you events around your location.
• Data storage: Cache events around you to make display faster.
• Alarm : To set reminders for events, should you need to.
• Google services: For display of Google Maps
• Network access: To retrieve current location/ share data/ query for events, directions, weather etc.
• Prevent phone from sleeping: To ensure that the phone does not sleep when you're viewing results from the app.
• Send sms: To send private event invites to friends that you choose