myHoodora

Our service providers

Last updated: 2 November 2026

These are the companies that help us run myHoodora and handle personal data for us, what each one handles, where they store it, and what protects it. They handle it to provide their service to us, not for their own purposes.

  • Google Firebase

    Sign-in

    What they handle
    Email address, password (scrambled, never readable), Google or Apple sign-in ID
    Where
    United States
    Protection
    Google Cloud data processing terms, with standard contractual clauses

  • MongoDB Atlas

    Our database

    What they handle
    Your account, address, neighbourhood and everything you post or send
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    MongoDB data processing agreement, with standard contractual clauses

  • Cloudinary

    Photos, videos and files

    What they handle
    Photos, videos and PDFs you upload
    Where
    United States
    Protection
    Cloudinary data processing addendum

  • Render

    Runs our API (the servers the app and website talk to)

    What they handle
    Everything sent to myHoodora, including your IP address
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    Render data processing addendum

  • Vercel

    Runs our website

    What they handle
    Pages you visit and your IP address
    Where
    United States, with public pages cached worldwide
    Protection
    Vercel data processing addendum

  • Upstash

    Live updates and rate limits

    What they handle
    Short-lived account IDs and IP addresses, kept for minutes to hours
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    Upstash data processing agreement

  • Resend

    Sending our emails

    What they handle
    Your email address and the email we send you
    Where
    United States
    Protection
    Resend data processing agreement

  • Expo

    Push notifications

    What they handle
    Your phone's push token and the notification text
    Where
    United States
    Protection
    Expo terms of service and privacy policy

  • Apple and Google

    Delivering push notifications to iPhones and Android phones

    What they handle
    Your phone's push token and the notification text
    Where
    Worldwide, on Apple's and Google's own networks
    Protection
    Apple and Google developer terms

  • Sentry

    Crash reports from the mobile app

    What they handle
    Your account ID and what the app was doing when it crashed. Never your name, email, messages or screenshots
    Where
    United States
    Protection
    Sentry data processing addendum

  • OpenFreeMap

    Map pictures

    What they handle
    The map area being shown, and your IP address
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    No account data is sent

  • maps.co

    Address lookup

    What they handle
    The address you type, or the point on the map you choose
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    Only the address is sent, never who typed it

  • ip-api.com

    Guessing your general area during sign-up, when our host can't

    What they handle
    Your IP address
    Where
    Outside Nigeria. We're confirming the exact region
    Protection
    Only the IP address is sent, never who you are

Why your data leaves Nigeria

None of these providers stores data in Nigeria yet, so using myHoodora means sending your data abroad. The Nigeria Data Protection Act (sections 41 to 43) allows this when the data stays protected. We rely on contracts that require each provider to protect your data to the Act's standard, and standard contractual clauses where a provider offers them. Where we send only an address or an IP address that isn't linked to your account, we keep it to that.

You can ask for a copy of the safeguard for any provider at privacy@myhoodora.com. When this list changes, the date at the top changes too. Everything else about your data is in our Privacy Policy.

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