IBETA · PRELAUNCH WEBSITE

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 13, 2026

Our commitment

The Immersive Black Travel Experience LLC ("IBTE," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains how the prelaunch IBETA website handles information you choose to provide.

Information we collect

When you join the waitlist, we may collect your name, email address, travel interests, destination interests, communication consent, and submission time. When you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, organization, reason for contacting us, message, and submission time. When you use the feature poll, we collect your selected feature, submission time, and a randomly generated browser identifier used to update an existing vote and help limit duplicate votes. The poll does not require your name or email address.

How we use information

We use this information to manage the waitlist, send development and launch updates with your consent, respond to messages, consider partnership opportunities, analyze feature preferences, improve IBETA, protect the website, and meet legal obligations.

Website hosting and form storage

Waitlist, contact, and feature-poll submissions are stored in the secure database connected to this website. We use website-hosting and database service providers to operate the site and protect these records.

Email communications and Brevo

We use Brevo as an email communications service provider. When you voluntarily join the IBETA waitlist, your name and email address may be sent to our Brevo contact list so we can provide the development and launch updates you requested. Information you enter in the contact form may be processed through Brevo to deliver your message to hello@ibetaapp.com. Brevo processes this information on our behalf under its own privacy and security terms.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in those messages. Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from responding to a message you sent through the contact form.

Planned AI features and data

AI features are planned and are not currently available through this prelaunch website. If they are introduced, they may process prompts, generated responses, usage information, and destination, itinerary, safety-preference, location, or emergency-contact information that a user chooses to provide or authorizes IBETA to use.

Before AI features begin collecting or processing personal information, we will update this policy with additional details about the applicable provider, purposes of processing, retention, international transfers, whether information may be used to improve or train AI systems, available controls, and user choices. Users should not submit highly sensitive information to an AI feature unless IBETA clearly requests it for a stated purpose.

Planned Voice Safety Mode, Voice-Activated SOS, and audio data

Voice Safety Mode and Voice-Activated SOS are planned features and are not currently available through this prelaunch website. This website does not access your microphone, listen for a safety phrase, record your voice, or collect or transmit audio.

If these features are introduced in the IBETA mobile app, the user will need to opt in, grant microphone permission, and explicitly start a Voice Safety Mode session. While that session is active, IBETA may process microphone input to detect “IBETA” followed by a default or personalized safety phrase. We plan to prioritize on-device detection where technically feasible and to clearly indicate when the microphone is active. Depending on the final technical design, detection may occur on the device or may involve an authorized service provider. We will disclose the processing method before the feature is launched.

When a user begins or confirms an SOS alert, IBETA may process information needed to carry out the user’s request, such as the detected safety phrase, limited audio associated with activation where necessary, the date and time of activation, device and feature status, approximate or precise location, itinerary information, emergency-contact details, and records of alerts or actions requested by the user.

Before Voice-Activated SOS begins collecting or transmitting microphone or emergency information, we will update this policy to identify the information collected, how it is used, whether it leaves the device, any service providers involved, retention and deletion practices, security safeguards, and available user controls. Users will be able to manage or revoke microphone and location permissions through their device settings, although doing so may prevent the feature from working.

Voice Safety Mode is not an always-listening service and will not replace local emergency services. IBETA cannot guarantee that a phrase or alert will be detected, transmitted, received, or acted upon. Availability and performance may depend on whether the safety session is active, the app’s state, device and operating-system restrictions, permissions, connectivity, background noise, compatible hardware, local laws, and other technical conditions. Activation may not work when the app is inactive, closed, or suspended.

Third-party community platforms

IBETA may provide links or directions to independent expat communities and third-party platforms. When you leave IBETA or interact directly with a third-party community, that organization’s privacy practices and terms apply. IBETA does not control how an independent third party collects or uses information you provide directly to it. IBETA will not share your personal information with an expat community without your permission unless disclosure is otherwise permitted or required by law.

How information is shared

We do not sell your personal information. We may use service providers that support website hosting, data storage, security, email communications, AI functionality, and business operations. These providers may process information on our behalf. We may also disclose information when required by law or necessary to protect rights and safety.

Data retention and security

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above. We use reasonable safeguards, but no website or storage system can guarantee absolute security.

Your choices

You may unsubscribe from marketing updates at any time. You may also ask to access, correct, or delete information you submitted by emailing hello@ibetaapp.com. We may need to verify your request.

Cookies and analytics

This prelaunch website may use essential technical services needed for hosting, security, and basic operation. The feature poll uses browser storage to remember a random device identifier and your most recent choice, allowing you to update your vote and helping us limit duplicates. We do not use this identifier for advertising or cross-site tracking. If additional analytics or advertising technologies are added, this policy will be updated.

Children’s privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy as IBETA develops. Questions may be sent to The Immersive Black Travel Experience LLC at hello@ibetaapp.com.