Privacy notice

Last updated: 10 November 2026

Who we are

2nearby is a service by Ariall S.r.l. (ariall.eu) that shows its users the people online around them and lets them meet and chat, privately or in themed rooms, wherever they are. The data controller is Ariall S.r.l.

If you use 2nearby

We process: the name you choose to show; your profile photo, if you upload one; a random code stored in your browser that recognises the phone (so that blocks and removals apply); if you add them, your email or your Apple or Google account identifier, which are optional, are only used to find your profile on another phone and nobody sees them; the confirmation that you are an adult, your consent to be seen, your location while you are in, the messages, photos, files and voice notes you send, the blocks and reports you make. Others only see your name, your profile photo if you added one and your rounded distance, never your exact position; and only while you have 2nearby open. To moderate, Ariall sees your name, the room messages and the reports about you; it does not read private messages, except for a copy of a message reported by the person who received it. Legal basis: your consent, which you withdraw by leaving or deleting your data from your profile.

Location

Location is only used to calculate distances between you and others. We keep only your latest position and delete it when you leave or about half an hour after you close the page. We keep no history.

How long

Messages delete themselves after 7 days. Private photos, files and voice notes are deleted as soon as the recipient opens them, and in any case after 5 minutes if nobody opens them. Reports keep a copy of the reported message for 12 months, to protect the person who received it. Your account stays until you delete it from your profile (“Delete my data”).

Where the data is

On servers in the European Union (Hetzner, Germany/Finland). Profile photos are stored on Microsoft OneDrive (EU); private photos, files and voice notes stay there only for the few minutes needed to deliver them. Notifications, if you turn them on, pass through Google, Apple, Mozilla or Microsoft depending on your browser, and only contain the name of who wrote to you.

Adults only

2nearby is for people aged 18 or over. If we find out that a user is a minor we delete their data.

Your rights

You can request access, rectification, erasure, restriction and objection, and lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority. Write to info@ariall.eu.

Cookies

2nearby uses no profiling cookies or third-party analytics. We only use technical cookies: one to keep you signed in and one that recognises the phone; the browser also stores your chosen language. If you choose “Continue with Apple” or “Continue with Google”, Apple’s or Google’s page opens under their own terms.