Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, such as when you create or modify your account, request on-demand services, contact customer support, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include:

• Account Information: Name, email address, and password (hashed).
• Contact Details: Detailed contact information you choose to add to your private profile, such as phone numbers, physical addresses (street, city, state, postal code, country), and alternative emails.
• Profile Data: Avatar images and display preferences.
• User Content: Content you post, such as Help Requests (titles, descriptions, locations) and messages sent to connections.
• Network Data: Information about your connections (friends) and invitation history.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you access the service, including your IP address, browser type, and "last seen" status to facilitate real-time presence features.

2. Information Sharing

The core purpose of findme.you is to help you stay connected with your network.

Selective Sharing

You have granular control over who sees your contact information. By default, your detailed contact info is private. You must explicitly choose to share specific fields (e.g., just your email, or your phone and address) with individual friends. You can revoke this access at any time.

Service Providers

We use trusted third-party service providers to help us operate our business, such as email delivery services (for invitations and notifications). These providers have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

3. Hashing and Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information. Passwords are never stored in plain text; we use strong bcrypt hashing to ensure your account security. Authentication tokens and sessions are managed securely with HTTP-only cookies.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services.
• Facilitate private connections and selective information sharing.
• Process friend invitations you send to others.
• Display real-time online status to your connected friends.
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages.
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities to improve user experience.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service (such as staying logged in).

6. Data Retention and Deletion

We allow you to delete your account and data at any time. Upon request, we will permanently delete all your personal information from our active databases, though some information may be retained in backups or as required by law.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@findme.you