Last updated: November 7, 2026
Frôl is a spontaneous social meetup app based on proximity (Bluetooth and, as a complement, WiFi), published by François Dieye (CertiqContent). This policy explains what data Frôl processes, why, and how you can control it.
Data controller: François Dieye — contact: fdieye@scintic.com.
| Data | Why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Email and password | Create and secure your account | Contract performance (Terms of Service) |
| First name (required) | Identify you to other users | Contract performance |
| Photo, interests, gender, age, city, profession (optional) | Enrich your profile. Each field can be hidden from others in "Edit my profile" (section "What others see about you"): a hidden field is shown to no one, neither through our servers nor over Bluetooth | Consent |
| Temporary code broadcast over Bluetooth | Let nearby Frôl devices (about 10 to 30 meters) detect your presence. This code changes every time you turn "Around me" on again | Consent (manual activation, never automatic) |
| Visible profile and your account's internal ID, readable over Bluetooth nearby | Let nearby people see who you are, send you a request and chat with you, including without internet (see section 3) | Consent (manual activation, never automatic) |
| Connected WiFi network identifier (BSSID) | Complementary longer-range detection within the same venue (e.g. a large venue) | Consent |
| Encrypted fingerprint of the WiFi network's outgoing internet address (the address itself is not stored) | Check that people detected over WiFi are really connected to the same network, to prevent remote detection. Deleted with the "Around me" session | Legitimate interest (user safety) |
| "Visible over the internet" (optional): your visible profile, and the area you declare (city or neighbourhood, optional) | If you turn it on, your visible profile is shown, regardless of location, to other Frôl users who have also turned it on, and you see theirs. The declared area is only used to filter that list. Off by default, it stops as soon as you turn it off or deactivate "Around me" | Consent (manual activation, never automatic) |
| Connection requests sent/received | Make the double-confirmation connection flow work | Contract performance |
| Chat messages sent over the internet | Exchange messages after an accepted connection. They go through our servers, where they are kept until they are read (24 hours at most), then deleted 30 minutes after being read | Contract performance |
| Direct chat messages (Bluetooth or local connection) | Exchange messages without internet after an accepted connection. They do not go through our servers, are end-to-end encrypted and kept only on the phones (see section 3) | Contract performance |
| Live GPS location or a stated address | Only if you explicitly choose to share it, after a connection is accepted — a separate action, revocable at any time | Explicit consent |
| Push notification token (a technical identifier for your device) | Send you a notification when someone contacts you, only if you've allowed notifications | Consent |
| Blocks and reports | Protect you and moderate the platform | Legitimate interest (safety) |
| Questions asked to the help assistant (chatbot) | Generate a relevant answer via an AI model (Claude, Anthropic) — only the text of your question is sent, never your identity or profile | Legitimate interest (user support) |
| Your phone's brand and model (only if you ask the help assistant a question) | Give more precise settings instructions tailored to your device — never used to identify you, never retained | Legitimate interest (user support) |
| Diagnostic information (technical log kept on your device) | Helping support when something goes wrong: this text stays on your device and is only copied and shared if you decide to. It contains the app version, your device model, technical events, and may mention first names of people detected nearby | Consent (voluntary action) |
| Audio or video call through a room link (optional) | Offering, if you choose to, a call with the person you are chatting with: Frôl creates a room with a third-party video-conferencing service (currently Daily.co, or Jitsi Meet as a fallback) and sends its link in the conversation. The call opens in your phone's browser, sometimes from a page of the frol.app website. A Daily room closes automatically after 62 minutes at most. Frôl does not record the call and only keeps a log without content (date, conversation concerned, person who proposed the call) to limit the number of calls. The third-party service applies its own terms | Consent (voluntary action) |
When you turn on "Around me", your phone signals its presence to nearby Frôl devices (about 10 to 30 meters) using a temporary code that changes every time you turn it on again. Nearby Frôl phones can then read, including without an internet connection:
This information is sent unencrypted, like a public profile: in practice, it is read by nearby Frôl phones, but a specialized Bluetooth device within range could also read it. As soon as you turn off "Around me", your phone stops signaling its presence. If a direct chat is in progress at that moment, it may stay visible until the app is closed.
Direct chats between two phones (Bluetooth or local connection) are end-to-end encrypted when both phones have a recent version of Frôl. New keys are created on the phones for each connection, and each accepted connection gets its own key, created by Frôl and given only to the two people involved, which is used to check that you are talking to the right person. These messages do not go through Frôl's servers, and someone picking up the radio signals could not read them. If the other phone uses an old version of Frôl that cannot encrypt, the direct chat may not be encrypted: the app shows this in the chat.
Direct chat messages are kept only on the phones, for 30 minutes at most, so that the chat stays visible if the app is closed and reopened. They are deleted automatically when this time is up, and also if you block the person, sign out or delete your account.
Frôl relies on the following technical providers to operate, each only accessing the data strictly necessary for its role:
Some of these providers may process data outside the European Union. Frôl ensures they apply appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses or equivalent) for any international transfer.
| Data | Duration |
|---|---|
| Account and profile | As long as your account exists, deleted on request |
| Active detection session ("Around me") | Expires automatically after a short period of inactivity |
| "Visible over the internet" | Only during your "Around me" session; the declared area is kept until you change it or delete your account |
| Chat messages sent over the internet | Until they are read (24 hours at most), then 30 minutes after being read: automatic and irreversible deletion, attachments included |
| Direct chat messages (on the phones only) | 30 minutes at most, also deleted if you block the person, sign out or delete your account |
| Location sharing | Until you withdraw it yourself, and 24 hours at most |
| Reports | Kept for moderation and safety purposes |
| Log of call rooms (without content) | Kept to limit the number of calls, detached from your account when it is deleted |
Under GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, and port your data. You can edit or delete your profile directly from the app, or contact us at fdieye@scintic.com for any other request. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr) or your local data protection authority.
Frôl is reserved for people aged 18 or older.
This policy may evolve as the app develops. The last-updated date appears at the top of this page.