Last Updated: August 31, 2026

Gate Recycling, SL (“Gate Recycling”, “Gate”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information processed through the Gate Recycling mobile application for iOS (the “App”).

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you use the App, how and why that information is used, when it may be shared with service providers, how long it may be retained, and the privacy rights available to you.

The Gate Recycling App provides recycling-related tools and services, including access to electronic-component and converter catalogs, material information, calculated and live values, favorites, recycling lots, account features, support services, and related business functionality.

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for personal information processed through the Gate Recycling App is:

GATE RECYCLING, SL
C/MASIA DEL FURO, 17
43719 BELLVEI, TARRAGONA
Spain

VAT: ESB09874512

Email: info@gate.pm
Telephone: +34 683 18 64 14

2. Information We Collect

Depending on the features you use, we may collect or process the following categories of information.

2.1 Contact Information

We may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Country code
• Physical or mailing address
• City, state, province, postal code, and country
• Alternate telephone number or other contact information you provide

This information may be used to create and manage your account, authenticate you, manage profile information, associate addresses with your account, provide customer support, and operate App functionality.

2.2 Account and Identifier Information

We may process identifiers associated with your account or device, including:

• Gate account or user ID
• Authentication identifiers
• Firebase Authentication identifiers
• Google or Apple sign-in identifiers where those sign-in methods are used
• Firebase Cloud Messaging token
• Application or device-related identifiers required for notifications, security, authentication, or technical operation

These identifiers may be linked to your account where necessary to provide App functionality.

We do not use the Apple advertising identifier (IDFA) for behavioral advertising or cross-app tracking.

3. Location Information

The App may request access to your location when you choose features that require it, such as selecting or completing an address.

We may process:

• Precise latitude and longitude
• City
• State or province
• Postal code
• Country
• Other address-related location information

Precise location may be associated with your account when you choose to save an address.

Location information is used for App Functionality, such as helping complete or manage addresses.

The App does not use location information for third-party advertising or cross-app tracking.

You can control location permissions through your iOS device settings.

4. Photos, Images, and Uploaded Content

If you choose to use features that involve images or files, the App may access or receive:

• Profile photographs
• Images selected from your photo library
• Images captured using the camera
• Review photographs
• Customer-support attachments
• Order-related attachments
• Other files or images you intentionally choose to upload

We only access this content when you use a feature that requires it or grant the relevant iOS permission.

Uploaded content may be associated with your account when necessary to provide the requested feature.

You can control camera and photo-library permissions through your iOS settings.

5. Search and Product Interaction Data

We may process information about your interaction with Gate's products and services, including:

• Search queries
• Product searches
• Products viewed or requested
• Favorites
• Products added to or managed within lots
• Quantities
• Weights
• Cart-related interactions where applicable
• Price-reveal interactions
• Catalog interactions
• Other actions performed through account-based App features

Some search information may also be stored locally on your device to improve usability.

This information may be used for:

• Providing requested App features
• Maintaining account-specific functionality
• Improving usability
• Understanding how App features are used
• Diagnosing technical or operational issues

We do not use this data for cross-app advertising tracking.

6. Recycling Lots and Other User Content

The App may allow you to create, submit, or manage content such as:

• Recycling lot names
• Product selections
• Product quantities
• Product weights
• Reviews
• Ratings
• Referral information
• Support messages
• Chat messages
• Uploaded attachments
• Other information you intentionally submit through the App

This information may be associated with your account so that Gate can provide the requested functionality.

7. Customer Support Information

If you contact Gate through customer-support functionality, we may collect information such as:

• Your user ID
• Name
• Email address
• Support ticket subject
• Support ticket type
• Description of the issue
• Messages exchanged with support
• Attachments you choose to provide

We use this information to respond to your request, troubleshoot problems, maintain service quality, and protect our systems and users.

8. Purchases and Transaction Information

Where transaction-related functionality is available, Gate may process information relating to purchases or commercial activity, such as:

• Order history
• Transaction identifiers
• Transaction amounts
• Payment status
• Payment method type
• Purchase history
• Service or credit usage
• Transaction-related account records

Where a third-party payment processor handles payment credentials, Gate does not receive or store the full payment card number, card security code, or equivalent sensitive payment credentials unless expressly stated otherwise at the time of collection.

Payment credentials handled directly by third-party payment processors are subject to the privacy practices and security controls of those providers.

Commercial arrangements between Gate Recycling and business customers may also be governed by separate business agreements.

9. Push Notifications

If you enable push notifications, the App may process:

• Apple Push Notification Service information
• Firebase Cloud Messaging tokens
• Notification-related device identifiers
• Your Gate user ID when the notification token is associated with a logged-in account

This information is used to deliver service-related and operational notifications.

You can disable notifications at any time through your iOS device settings.

10. Diagnostics and Technical Information

Gate and certain technology providers used by the App may process diagnostic or technical information necessary to operate, secure, and improve the App.

This may include:

• Crash information
• Error information
• Application installation identifiers
• Device or application identifiers
• Technical diagnostic information
• App version
• Operating-system information
• Network-related information
• IP address
• Security and authentication events

Gate's servers may receive your IP address as part of normal network communications. An IP address may also be recorded for account creation, security, fraud prevention, or system administration.

Diagnostic information may be used for:

• Detecting crashes
• Troubleshooting errors
• Improving reliability
• Maintaining security
• Preventing abuse
• Supporting authentication
• Ensuring service availability

11. Voice Search and Microphone Access

Certain App features may allow you to use voice input for search.

When you choose to use voice search, the App may request microphone and speech-recognition permissions.

Gate does not intentionally store voice recordings as part of the normal voice-search functionality.

Speech processing may be performed by device operating-system services or other technology required to convert spoken input into text.

You may disable microphone or speech-recognition access through your iOS settings.

12. Authentication Services

The App may support authentication through services such as:

• Email/password authentication
• Firebase Authentication
• Sign in with Apple
• Google Sign-In

When you use a third-party identity provider, Gate may receive account information necessary to authenticate you, such as your:

• Name
• Email address
• User identifier

The information received depends on the authentication method you choose and the permissions granted.

13. Third-Party Service Providers

Gate uses technology and infrastructure providers to operate App functionality.

Depending on the feature used, these may include providers associated with:

• Firebase
• Firebase Authentication
• Firebase Cloud Messaging
• Firebase Dynamic Links
• Google Sign-In
• Google Maps
• Google reCAPTCHA
• Apple Sign In
• Hosting and server infrastructure
• Technical diagnostics
• Payment-processing services
• Web-based payment services where applicable

Some third-party services process information under their own privacy policies.

Gate requires service providers to process information only for legitimate service-related purposes where applicable.

14. Tracking and Advertising

Gate does not use personal information collected through the App for cross-app or cross-website behavioral tracking.

The App does not use Apple's IDFA for advertising tracking.

Gate does not use App data for third-party advertising.

Gate does not sell personal information to advertising networks or data brokers.

15. How We Use Personal Information

We may use information described in this Privacy Policy to:

• Register and manage accounts
• Authenticate users
• Maintain user sessions
• Manage profiles and addresses
• Provide catalog access
• Provide electronic-component and converter information
• Display live or calculated recycling values
• Manage recycling lots
• Manage favorites
• Process search requests
• Maintain purchase or transaction history where applicable
• Provide customer support
• Deliver push notifications
• Protect accounts and systems
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Detect and diagnose errors
• Improve App functionality
• Maintain server reliability
• Comply with legal obligations
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

16. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or similar laws apply, Gate may process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:

Performance of a Contract

Processing may be necessary to provide services you request or to perform obligations under an agreement.

Legitimate Interests

We may process information where necessary for legitimate interests such as:

• Operating the App
• Maintaining security
• Preventing fraud
• Providing customer support
• Improving service reliability
• Protecting Gate's systems and business

We balance these interests against your privacy rights.

Legal Obligations

We may process or retain information where required by applicable law, regulation, court order, or competent authority.

Consent

Certain information, such as access to your camera, photo library, microphone, speech recognition, notifications, or location, may be processed based on your permission or consent.

You may withdraw device permissions through your iOS settings.

17. Data Sharing

We may disclose personal information to service providers that assist us with:

• Hosting
• Authentication
• Cloud infrastructure
• Push notifications
• Maps and location functionality
• Security
• Diagnostics
• Technical support
• Payment processing where applicable

We may also disclose information:

• Where required by law
• In response to a valid legal request
• To protect users, Gate, or third parties
• To investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents
• In connection with a corporate restructuring, merger, acquisition, or transfer of assets, subject to applicable law

We do not sell personal information.

18. International Transfers

Gate is based in Spain, but some service providers may process information in other countries.

Where personal information is transferred outside the European Economic Area or another jurisdiction requiring transfer safeguards, Gate uses appropriate legal mechanisms where required, such as:

• Adequacy decisions
• Standard Contractual Clauses
• Other lawful transfer mechanisms

19. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Retention periods may depend on:

• Whether your account remains active
• The type of information
• The services you use
• Legal obligations
• Accounting requirements
• Security requirements
• Fraud-prevention requirements
• Dispute-resolution needs
• Contractual requirements

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely archive it where legally appropriate.

20. Account Deletion

Gate provides functionality allowing users to request or initiate account deletion.

Where available, account deletion can be initiated from within the App through the account/profile functionality.

You may also request account deletion by contacting: info@gate.pm

Following a valid deletion request, Gate will delete or anonymize personal information that is no longer necessary to retain.

Certain records may be retained where required for:

• Legal compliance
• Fraud prevention
• Security
• Accounting
• Tax obligations
• Dispute resolution
• Enforcement of agreements

Deletion of a Gate account may also involve deletion or disconnection of associated authentication credentials where technically applicable.

21. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights including the right to:

• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion
• Request restriction of processing
• Object to certain processing
• Request portability of certain information
• Withdraw consent
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

If the GDPR applies, you may exercise rights granted under applicable European data-protection law.

Requests may be sent to: info@gate.pm

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before processing a request.

22. Security

Gate uses reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against:

• Unauthorized access
• Unauthorized disclosure
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Destruction

Security measures may include authentication controls, encrypted communications, access restrictions, server security controls, and monitoring.

No internet-connected service can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for protecting their credentials and notifying Gate if they suspect unauthorized access.

23. Live Prices, Calculated Values, and Market Information

The App may provide:

• Metal prices
• Recycling values
• Catalog values
• Converter values
• Component values
• Calculated lot totals
• Other market-related information

Values displayed by the App may change based on:

• Market prices
• Weight
• Material composition
• Product characteristics
• Currency
• Other commercial or technical factors

Information displayed in the App is intended to support recycling and business decisions.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise in a separate written agreement, displayed values do not constitute a guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed sale price, or binding commercial offer.

24. Children's Privacy

The Gate Recycling App is primarily intended for business, professional, commercial, and recycling-related use.

The App is not specifically directed to young children.

Gate does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in circumstances where parental or guardian consent is legally required.

If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child contrary to applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to delete or restrict that information.

25. Third-Party Websites and Web Content

Some App functionality may display external web content or use web-based services.

Third-party websites and services may use their own technologies, cookies, or storage mechanisms and are governed by their own privacy policies.

Gate is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

26. Privacy Permissions on iOS

Depending on the features you use, the App may request permission to access:

• Location
• Camera
• Photo library
• Microphone
• Speech recognition
• Notifications

The App requests these permissions only where required by a feature.

You can review or change these permissions through:

iPhone/iPad Settings → Privacy & Security

or through the relevant App settings provided by iOS.

27. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes to App functionality
• Changes to data-processing practices
• Changes to service providers
• Security improvements
• Legal or regulatory requirements

The latest version will always display the effective Last Updated date.

Where required by law, we may provide additional notice of material changes.

28. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, contact:

GATE RECYCLING, SL
C/MASIA DEL FURO, 17
43719 BELLVEI, TARRAGONA
Spain

VAT: ESB09874512

Email: info@gate.pm
Telephone: +34 683 18 64 14