Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 15 March 2026 | Last Updated: 15 March 2026
Stratel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (Company No. 201901024927 / 1334597-V), operating under the trade name "Go Patrol" ("we", "us", "our", or the "Service Provider"), is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all individuals who use our products and services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect your personal data in compliance with the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) and other applicable data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy applies to:
- Go Patrol Mobile — the guard/patroller mobile application
- Go Patrol Monitor — the supervisor/manager mobile application
- Go Patrol Web Dashboard — the web-based management platform accessible at app.gopatrol.my
- Go Patrol Hardware Integrations — including Active Track RFID readers and G-LINK panic button systems
Collectively referred to as the "Platform" or "Application".
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Where your employer or organization (the "Tenant") has subscribed to Go Patrol, the Tenant acts as the data controller for employment-related processing, and Stratel acts as the data processor on the Tenant's behalf. For questions about how your employer processes your data through Go Patrol, please contact your employer's designated administrator.
2. Categories of Personal Data Collected
Depending on your role and usage of the Platform, we may collect the following categories of personal data:
| Category |
Data Types |
Purpose |
| Identity Data |
Full name, employee ID, username, profile photo, assigned role |
Account creation, user identification, access control |
| Contact Data |
Email address, phone number |
Account recovery, notifications, emergency contact |
| Authentication Data |
Password (hashed), login timestamps, session tokens, IP address |
Secure authentication, fraud prevention, audit logging |
| Location Data |
Real-time GPS coordinates, location history, geofence entry/exit events, background location data |
Patrol tracking, geofence monitoring, route verification, emergency response |
| Biometric Data |
Facial image data captured during clock-in/clock-out for face verification |
Identity verification to prevent buddy-punching and unauthorized clock-ins |
| Device Data |
Device model, operating system, device serial number, app version, unique device identifiers, push notification tokens |
Device management, push notifications, troubleshooting, compatibility |
| Patrol & Operational Data |
NFC/QR/RFID scan records, patrol timestamps, checkpoint logs, route completion data, duty schedules |
Core patrol management functionality, compliance verification |
| Incident & Report Data |
Incident reports, photographs, video recordings, voice recordings, text descriptions, complaint records |
Security incident documentation, evidence collection, operational reporting |
| Communication Data |
In-app chat messages, SOS/panic alerts, alarm acknowledgments |
Team communication, emergency response coordination |
| Usage & Analytics Data |
Pages visited, feature usage patterns, session duration, interaction logs |
Service improvement, performance optimization, troubleshooting |
3. Sensitive Personal Data
Under the PDPA, certain categories of personal data are classified as "sensitive". We process the following sensitive personal data with your explicit consent or as necessary for the purposes described:
- Biometric Data (Facial Recognition): Go Patrol Mobile uses on-device face detection during clock-in and clock-out to verify the identity of the patroller. Facial images are captured and may be transmitted to our servers for verification purposes. This data is used solely for identity verification and is not shared with third parties for any other purpose.
- Precise Location Data: Real-time GPS tracking, including background location collection, is a core feature of the Platform. This data is collected continuously while on duty to ensure patrol routes are followed, geofence boundaries are respected, and guards can be located in emergencies. Background location tracking is active only during scheduled duty hours or when the user manually starts a patrol session.
- Voice Recordings: Audio recordings submitted as part of incident reports may be processed using Artificial Intelligence for transcription purposes. Original audio files are retained as evidence alongside the generated transcription.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal grounds under the PDPA:
- Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for the processing of your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., biometric face verification, push notifications, marketing communications).
- Contractual Necessity: Processing necessary for the performance of a contract to which you or your employer is a party (e.g., providing the patrol management service as subscribed).
- Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for legitimate interests pursued by us or your employer, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights (e.g., security monitoring, fraud prevention, system integrity).
- Legal Obligation: Processing necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (e.g., responding to lawful requests from law enforcement or regulatory authorities).
- Vital Interests: Processing necessary to protect the vital interests of you or another person (e.g., SOS/panic alert functionality, emergency location sharing).
5. How We Use Your Data
Your personal data is used for the following purposes:
- Providing and operating the Go Patrol patrol management service
- Real-time tracking and monitoring of patrol activities
- Verifying identity through biometric face detection during clock-in/clock-out
- Processing NFC, QR code, and RFID checkpoint scans
- Generating patrol reports, incident reports, and analytics for your employer
- Sending push notifications for patrol assignments, alerts, and alarms
- Facilitating in-app communication between guards and supervisors
- Processing SOS/panic alerts and emergency response coordination
- Geofence monitoring and boundary violation alerts
- AI-powered voice transcription of incident report audio recordings
- System administration, troubleshooting, and technical support
- Improving and optimizing the Platform's functionality and performance
- Ensuring security, preventing fraud, and detecting unauthorized access
- Complying with legal obligations and responding to lawful requests
6. Background Location Tracking
The Go Patrol Mobile application collects location data in the background (i.e., when the app is not actively in use or when the device screen is off). This is essential for:
- Continuous patrol route tracking during active duty
- Geofence entry and exit detection
- Real-time guard location updates for supervisors
- Emergency location sharing during SOS/panic events
Background location collection is active only during scheduled patrol duty or when the user has explicitly started a patrol session. You may disable background location access through your device's operating system settings; however, doing so will impair the core functionality of the Application and may affect your ability to complete patrol duties.
7. Use of Artificial Intelligence
The Platform uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the following ways:
- Voice Transcription: Audio recordings submitted with incident reports are processed using AI speech-to-text models to generate text transcriptions, enabling faster report review and searchability.
- Face Detection: On-device face detection technology (Google ML Kit) is used during clock-in and clock-out to verify the presence and identity of the patroller.
AI processing is performed on our servers located in Malaysia. We do not use your data to train general-purpose AI models. AI features process data only for the specific purposes described above and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
8. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with the following categories of recipients:
| Recipient |
Purpose |
Data Shared |
| Your Employer (Tenant) |
Patrol management, performance monitoring, incident review |
All operational data collected during your use of the Platform |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google) |
Delivering push notifications to mobile devices |
Device push tokens, notification content |
| Cloudflare |
DNS resolution, DDoS protection, CDN services |
IP address, request metadata (in transit) |
| Google ML Kit |
On-device face detection for clock-in verification |
Processed on-device; no data sent to Google |
| Telegram (optional) |
Alert notifications to designated Telegram groups (configured by Tenant) |
Alarm summaries, patrol status updates |
| Map Tile Providers |
Rendering map views in the Application |
Map viewport coordinates (no personal identifiers) |
We may also disclose your personal data:
- As required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, court order, or similar legal process
- When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request
- To our trusted service providers who work on our behalf, are bound by contractual confidentiality obligations, and do not have independent rights to use the data we disclose to them
9. Data Storage and Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted between the Application and our servers is encrypted using TLS/HTTPS (SSL)
- Encryption at Rest: Sensitive data fields are encrypted using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption
- Password Security: User passwords are hashed using Argon2, an industry-leading password hashing algorithm. We never store passwords in plaintext
- Access Control: Role-based access control (RBAC) ensures users can only access data they are authorized to view. Multi-tenant isolation prevents cross-tenant data access
- Session Management: Secure session handling with automatic expiry and CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection
- Rate Limiting: API request rate limiting to prevent brute-force attacks
- Infrastructure Security: Servers are hosted in a physically secured environment with restricted access
While we implement commercially reasonable security measures, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.
10. Data Storage Location
Your personal data is stored on servers located in Malaysia. Our primary infrastructure is hosted within Stratel's secured office premises in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Data transmitted through Cloudflare's CDN network may be transiently processed at Cloudflare edge nodes as part of DDoS protection and content delivery, but is not persistently stored outside Malaysia.
If we need to transfer your data outside Malaysia in the future, we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place in compliance with Section 129 of the PDPA and will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
11. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law:
- Active Account Data: Retained for the duration of the Tenant's active subscription and your active user account
- Patrol Logs & Operational Records: Retained for the duration of the Tenant's subscription, subject to the Tenant's data management policies
- Incident Reports & Evidence: Retained for the duration of the Tenant's subscription or longer if required for ongoing investigations or legal proceedings
- Post-Subscription Data: Upon subscription expiry, data is retained for ninety (90) days to allow for renewal. After this period, data may be permanently deleted
- Anonymized/Aggregated Data: We may retain anonymized or aggregated data that cannot be used to identify you for analytical purposes indefinitely
12. Your Rights Under the PDPA
Under the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access (Section 12): You have the right to request access to your personal data that we hold
- Right of Correction (Section 34): You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading personal data
- Right to Withdraw Consent (Section 38): Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Please note that withdrawing consent for essential processing (e.g., location tracking) may render the Application non-functional
- Right to Prevent Direct Marketing (Section 43): You may request that we cease processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes
- Right to Complain: You may lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia
To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at support@stratel.com.my. We will respond within 21 days.
Note for Patrollers/Guards: As your employer (the Tenant) is the data controller for employment-related data, certain requests may need to be directed to your employer.
13. Employer-Employee Data Processing
Go Patrol operates in a multi-tenant environment where organizations (Tenants) subscribe to the Platform to manage their security patrol operations. In this context:
- Your employer (the Tenant) determines the purposes and means of processing your data through the Platform
- Stratel processes your data on behalf of your employer as a data processor
- Your employer is responsible for having a lawful basis to collect your data through Go Patrol
- Your employer's designated administrators have access to your operational data, including location data, patrol logs, incident reports, and attendance records
14. Children's Privacy
Go Patrol is a professional security patrol management system intended for use by adults in a professional capacity. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 18, we will take immediate steps to delete such data. Contact our Data Protection Officer at support@stratel.com.my if you believe a child has provided personal data to us.
15. Data Breach Notification
In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in significant harm to affected individuals, we will:
- Notify the affected Tenant(s) and their designated administrators as soon as practicable
- Provide details of the nature of the breach, the data affected, and the measures taken to address and mitigate the breach
- Report the breach to the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia as required under the PDPA
- Take all reasonable steps to contain and remediate the breach
16. Opt-Out Rights
- Push Notifications: Disable through your device's operating system settings
- Marketing Communications: Contact support@stratel.com.my or follow unsubscribe instructions in any marketing email
- Location Tracking: Disable location permissions through device settings (this will impair core functionality)
- Camera/Microphone: Disable through device settings (this will prevent face verification and voice recording features)
- Complete Opt-Out: Uninstall the Application to stop all data collection. For web dashboard data, contact your Tenant administrator
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and notify Tenant administrators. Your continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
18. Your Consent
By using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the collection and processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer.
19. Contact Us
If you have any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us:
For complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, you may also contact the Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP), Ministry of Communications and Digital, Malaysia — www.pdp.gov.my