Effective Date: March 28, 2026
Last Updated: March 28, 2026
Vicinity.World Inc. (“Vicinity.World,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) operates a neighborhood coordination and exchange platform that enables neighbors to discover, coordinate, reuse, and exchange services locally. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you use our website, mobile application, and related services (collectively, the “Service”).
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Service.
When you create an account or use the Service, you may provide:
When you use the Service, we automatically collect:
When you connect third-party financial services, we receive:
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your information for targeted advertising. We do not share your information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
We share your information only in the following circumstances:
Your profile information (name, profile photo, bio) and service listings are visible to other users of the Service. Messages you send are visible to the recipients. You control what information you include in your profile and listings.
We use third-party service providers to operate the Service, including Plaid (financial account linking), Stripe (payment processing), and Dwolla (ACH bank transfers). Each provider processes your financial data under their own privacy policy and data handling agreements.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect the safety of any person, protect the rights or property of Vicinity.World, or prevent fraud or address security issues.
If Vicinity.World is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your information:
While we take reasonable measures to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
We use strictly necessary cookies to manage your authenticated session. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or third-party analytics cookies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication (VCN) | Maintains your logged-in session | 14 days |
| Access (CDN) | Short-lived access to application resources | 10 minutes |
| Sign-in (SGN) | Preserves OTP verification flow state | 10 minutes |
| Verification (VRF) | Tracks email or mobile verification flow | 30 minutes |
All cookies are HttpOnly (not accessible to JavaScript), Secure (transmitted only over HTTPS), and SameSite=Lax. No cookie data is shared with third parties.
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the CCPA and CPRA, including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete, the right to correct, and the right to opt-out of sale. We do not sell your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at admin@vicinity.world.
The Service is not directed to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 18, please contact us at admin@vicinity.world.
The Service may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with third-party services (such as Plaid Link for financial account connection). These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date and notify you via email or prominent notice within the Service before the changes take effect.
If you have questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Vicinity.World Inc.
Email: admin@vicinity.world
Website: vicinity.world