Effective Date: 09/20/2025
BlueWire Privacy Policy Effective Date: 09/20/2025 At BlueWire, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our users. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data. Information We Collect When you create an account and use BlueWire, we may collect the following information: Name, email address, and phone number. Agency, rank, and assignment. Notes you create (private or shared). Messages and BOLO alerts you send or receive. How We Use Information We use your information to: Authenticate and verify your account. Connect you with other verified users (searchable by agency, rank, assignment). Enable messaging, BOLO alerts, and shared notes. Deliver app features such as push notifications and search. Your data is never sold, rented, or used for advertising or unrelated commercial purposes. Sharing of Information We do not share your personal information with third parties except as necessary to provide BlueWire’s services. Specifically: Firebase provides authentication, secure data storage, and push notifications. Algolia provides search functionality. Data is processed only to deliver search results and is not used for any other purpose. We do not provide user data to any third party for marketing or advertising. Data Retention and Deletion Your data is retained for as long as your account exists. If you delete a message, it is removed from all participants and permanently deleted from our servers. If you delete your account, all personal information associated with it is deleted. Notes or messages you created but did not personally delete may remain visible to others in shared areas. User Rights You may: Edit or update your profile information within the app. Delete your messages, notes, or your entire account at any time. Contact us for assistance with your data at: BlueWireTeam50@gmail.com. Security We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information. All data is encrypted in transit, stored securely, and accessible only to authenticated users. Children’s Privacy BlueWire is intended only for verified law enforcement officials who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a person under 18, we will delete it promptly. Changes to This Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted at this URL, and continued use of BlueWire constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.