Privacy Policy — Harikar

Last updated: 16 August 2026

Harikar (“the app”) is a directory that connects people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with workers, engineers and skilled tradespeople. This policy explains what the app collects, why, and what control you have over it.

The app is published by Heama Soft, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Contact: heama.soft@gmail.com.

1. Browsing without an account

You can open the app and browse every listing without registering. In that case we do not ask you for any personal information, and we do not require you to sign in.

2. Information you give us

WhatWhenWhy
Full name, phone number, city, passwordWhen you create an accountTo identify your account and let you sign in
Name, phone number, city, description of your work, and photos you chooseWhen you publish a work listingTo show your listing to people looking for that service
Name, phone number, messageWhen you send feedbackTo read and answer your message

A listing is public by design. The name, city, work description, photos and phone number in a listing are visible to everyone using the app — that is the point of publishing one. Do not put information in a listing that you do not want to be public.

3. Photos

The app only accesses photos you pick yourself from your device’s photo library, and only when you tap to add a photo to a listing. The photos you select are uploaded to our server and shown in your listing. The app does not open your camera, does not record audio or video, and does not scan or read your photo library in the background.

4. Information collected automatically

We keep a count of how many times each listing has been viewed or contacted, so listing owners can see interest in their listing. This is a simple counter attached to the listing — it is not tied to your identity, and we do not build a profile of you.

The app contains no advertising networks, no analytics services and no third-party tracking of any kind.

5. Information stored on your device

The app stores the following locally on your phone, not on our servers: your chosen language, your login details if you are signed in, and a cache of listings and images so the app opens quickly and uses less data. Uninstalling the app removes all of it.

6. Contacting someone through the app

When you tap the call or WhatsApp button on a listing, the app hands the phone number to your device’s dialler or to WhatsApp. Any conversation that follows happens in that other app, under its own privacy policy — we neither see it nor store it.

7. Who we share data with

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with advertisers or data brokers. Information is disclosed only in these cases:

8. Security

All communication between the app and our server uses HTTPS encryption. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a password you do not reuse elsewhere.

9. Deleting your account

You can delete your account from inside the app at any time: open the menu, go to your profile, and choose Delete Account. This removes your account and your listings from our service.

If you cannot access the app, email heama.soft@gmail.com from the phone number or address linked to your account and we will delete it for you.

10. Data retention

We keep your account and listing data for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, the data is removed from our live systems; routine backups are overwritten in the normal backup cycle.

11. Children

The app is intended for people aged 13 and over and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. Your rights

You can ask us to show you the information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it. Write to heama.soft@gmail.com and we will respond within 30 days.

13. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy we will update the date at the top of this page and, for significant changes, notify users inside the app.

14. Contact

Heama Soft — Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Email: heama.soft@gmail.com
Phone: +964 750 282 7299