This Privacy Policy explains how the Bariqon mobile app ("the app") handles your information. It is written to describe the app's actual data practices — nothing more.
1. Who operates the app
The app is operated by Bariqon Trading ("Bariqon", "we", "us"), Kingdom of Bahrain. For any privacy question or request, contact us at info@bariqon.bh or through the Contact screen inside the app.
2. Summary
Bariqon is a B2B catalogue and inquiry app. You can browse products as a guest with no account. If you create an account, we collect the details you provide so you can sign in and send product inquiries. We do not use advertising, analytics, tracking, cookies, or cross-app/website tracking of any kind, and we do not sell your personal data.
3. Information we collect and why
We only collect information that is sent from the app to our systems:
Account & authentication information
- Email address and password — to create and secure your account and sign you in. Your password is handled by our authentication provider and stored only in an encrypted (hashed) form; the app never stores your password.
- Account identifier — an ID assigned to your account so your data can be linked to you.
Profile information
- Full name, company name, mobile number, and country — which you provide at registration or on the Edit Profile screen, used to personalise your account and pre-fill your inquiries.
Inquiry / quote information
- When you submit a product inquiry or request a quote, we collect the name, company, email, and phone number you enter, plus the inquiry details (the products selected, quantities, your country, and any notes you type). This is used to respond to your inquiry and to send you and our team a confirmation email.
4. How information is collected
Information is collected only when you actively provide it — by registering, editing your profile, or submitting an inquiry. The app does not collect information in the background and does not track your activity.
5. Information we do NOT collect
The app does not collect, and does not contain code or third-party SDKs to collect:
- Advertising identifiers (IDFA) or any advertising/marketing SDKs;
- Analytics, usage tracking, "pages visited", time-in-app, or session metrics;
- Crash-reporting or diagnostics SDKs;
- Device location (GPS or coarse location);
- Cookies, web beacons, or tracking pixels (the app has no in-app web views or web tracking);
- Your device's contacts, photos, camera, or microphone;
- Payment or financial information (the app processes no payments).
Face ID / biometric App Lock, if you enable it, is handled entirely by iOS on your device; the app never receives or stores your biometric data.
6. Third-party services we actually use
- Supabase — our backend platform, which provides account authentication, the database that stores your profile and inquiries, image storage for the product catalogue, and live catalogue updates. Supabase processes this data on our behalf on its managed cloud infrastructure.
- Bariqon website backend (bariqon.bh) — when you submit an inquiry, the same inquiry details are sent to our own website's server so it can email the confirmation to you and a notification to our team.
- WhatsApp / Instagram — if you tap "Request Quote on WhatsApp" or a social link, the app opens WhatsApp or your browser. Any information you then choose to share there is governed by those services' own privacy policies.
We do not share your personal data with advertisers or data brokers. Our service providers process data only to provide these functions to us.
7. How your data is stored and secured
Account and inquiry data is stored in our Supabase database and transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections. Access to your account-linked data is restricted by row-level security so that you can only access your own records. Passwords are stored only as salted hashes. On-device data (preferences, addresses, history, App Lock PIN) is kept in the operating system's protected storage on your device.
8. International data transfers
Our backend runs on Supabase's managed cloud infrastructure, which may be located outside your country of residence. Where data is transferred internationally, it remains protected by the security measures described above.
9. Data retention
We keep your account and profile information for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, that data is removed as described below. Inquiry and quote messages you have already submitted may be retained by Bariqon as ordinary business records (for example, to fulfil or follow up on a request you made); these records are business correspondence and are not tied to your account sign-in.
10. Account deletion
You can permanently delete your account at any time, directly in the app:
Profile → Settings → Delete Account → confirm
When you delete your account:
- your authentication account and your profile are permanently removed from our systems;
- account-linked personal data associated with your account is deleted;
- your on-device data (addresses, inquiry history, wishlist, cart, and your saved session) is cleared from the device;
- you are signed out and returned to the login screen.
Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. You do not need to email us to delete your account — it is fully self-service in the app. As noted in section 9, inquiry/quote messages you already submitted may be kept as business records where we have a legitimate or legal basis to retain them.
11. Your rights
You can view and update your profile in the app (Edit Profile), delete your account (above), and contact us at info@bariqon.bh to ask about the data we hold about you or to request its correction or deletion, subject to any records we are required to retain.
12. Children's privacy
The app is a business-to-business trading app and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction). If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new effective date, and the current version is always available at this page and from the app's Privacy Policy screen.
14. Contact us
Bariqon Trading — info@bariqon.bh, Kingdom of Bahrain. You can also reach us from the Contact screen in the app.