Privacy Policy

Alarms Network.

Last updated: 29 August 2026. Data controller: Nomad Platforms UK LTD (company number 16965798).

Who we are

The data controller is Nomad Platforms UK LTD, the company responsible for operating Alarms Network. Contact: [email protected].

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What the app is - and is not

Alarms Network shows hazard information and optional community tools. It is not an official emergency service and does not call 999, 112, 911 or any public-safety answering point. In a real emergency, use local emergency numbers.

Data we process

• Account identifier - an anonymous Firebase user ID created when you open the app. No email or password is required.
• Location (optional) - used only while the app is open to estimate distance to hazards, show nearby incidents, and (if you confirm) attach coordinates to an SOS notice or “I’m safe” check-in. We do not track you in the background.
• Push token and device metadata - so we can deliver hazard alerts you subscribe to.
• Profile - display name and optional photo you provide.
• Preferences - notification, language, subscribed areas and hazard types.
• Family groups (opt-in) - membership, invite codes, and location/status you choose to share with that group. Not for children under 16.
• User-generated content - forum posts, hazard reports, and messages you submit.
• SOS / check-in records - only when you tap those actions, including coordinates you allow.

Location and emergency alerts

Location may be precise, approximate, IP-derived, temporary, or used to determine whether you are within or near an alert area. We seek to use the least precise information that is sufficient for the relevant feature and do not maintain a permanent movement history unless a feature expressly says otherwise.

Alerts may include event type, affected area, severity, timing, instructions, links and expected impacts. Information can be delayed, incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, and a notification may fail because of connectivity, device settings, permissions, battery limits, operating-system restrictions or third-party infrastructure.

Alarms Network is not a government authority or emergency service. Do not rely on it as your only source of protection. Follow instructions from competent emergency authorities and contact local emergency services when immediate help is required.

Processors and sharing

We use Google Firebase for authentication and push delivery, Yandex Maps for mapping, and hosting, cloud, security and communications providers as needed to operate the Service. Providers process information only for the relevant function under appropriate contractual and security requirements.

We may also disclose information where reasonably necessary to protect users, prevent abuse or fraud, investigate security incidents, comply with law, respond to courts, regulators, law enforcement or emergency authorities, or complete a corporate transaction. We do not sell personal information and do not disclose precise location to data brokers for unrelated advertising or profiling.

Legal bases

Depending on the activity and jurisdiction, we rely on performance of a service requested by you, consent for optional processing, legal obligations, vital interests in limited circumstances, and legitimate interests such as security, abuse prevention, service reliability and legal claims. You may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the legal basis.

International transfers

Alarms Network may use providers or infrastructure outside your country. Where required, transfers are protected by an applicable adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum, binding corporate rules, or another lawful safeguard. Additional rights may apply under the laws of the UK, EEA, United States, California, Japan, South Korea, Russia and other jurisdictions.

Retention

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose, security, legal obligations, dispute resolution and fraud prevention. Account information may be kept while the account exists, while location should not be retained indefinitely, and delivery or security logs may be retained longer when needed to investigate failures or incidents. Information no longer needed is deleted, anonymised or otherwise de-identified.

You can delete your account at any time (Settings → Delete account, or this site's account deletion page).

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Security and incidents

We use measures designed to protect personal information, including encryption in transit, access controls, authentication, least privilege, audit logging, security monitoring, vulnerability management, backups and incident response. No internet-connected system can be guaranteed completely secure. Where legally required, we assess and notify personal-data breaches and affected people.

Your rights and complaints

Depending on applicable law, you may access, correct, delete or restrict processing of your personal information, object to processing, request portability, withdraw consent and exercise rights concerning sensitive information or automated decisions. These rights are not absolute where a lawful exception applies.

Contact [email protected]. We may verify your identity proportionately and will respond within the period required by law. UK users may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office; EEA users may contact their competent supervisory authority.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 16. Do not create an account or join a family group for a child under 16.

Third-party information and service limits

Emergency, scientific, mapping, telecommunications and other third-party information may be delayed, incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable. Alarms Network does not independently verify every fact and is not a substitute for emergency services, official warning systems, police, fire, ambulance or disaster-management authorities.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy when the Service, technology, providers, law or security practices change. Material changes will receive additional notice where required. For privacy requests and questions:

Nomad Platforms UK LTD
Alarms Network
[email protected]
alarmsnetwork.com

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