Privacy Policy for Online Friends

At Social Networking, accessible from https://onlinefriends.co.in/,one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy document contains the types of information that are collected and recorded by Social Networking and how we use it. If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website or users of our app with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect on Social Networking. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website or app.

Consent

By using our platform, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information. This may include:

• Account Registration: When you create an account on Online Friends, we may ask for details such as your name, email address, phone number, profile photo, and any other personal information you choose to provide.
• Public Profile Information: Any information you choose to provide on your profile (such as bio, location, and interests) may be visible to other users.
• Content Posts: We collect any content that you post, such as text, photos, videos, and interactions (likes, comments, shares) with other users’ posts.
• Direct Communications: If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information such as your name, email address, phone number, and the contents of your message and/or attachments you may send us.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our platform
• Improve, personalize, and expand our platform
• Understand and analyze how you use our platform
• Enable you to connect and interact with other users
• Facilitate communication and engagement through posts, comments, and messages
• Send you notifications related to your activity, including messages, friend requests, or interactions with your posts
• Communicate with you directly or through partners, including for customer service, updates, and promotional purposes
• Prevent fraud and enforce our terms of service

Log Files

Online Friends follows a standard procedure of using log files. These log files record visitors when they access our app or website. The information collected by log files may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and other diagnostic data. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. We use this data to analyze trends, administer the platform, track users’ movement, and gather demographic information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Like many websites and apps, Online Friends uses 'cookies' and similar technologies to enhance your experience. Cookies store information about visitors’ preferences, and the pages you accessed on the website or within the app. We use this information to optimize your experience by customizing content based on your preferences and usage behavior.

For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies."

Third-Party Services and Advertising

We may partner with third-party advertisers or service providers that use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons to track and personalize your experience on Online Friends. These third parties may automatically receive your IP address when such technologies are used in advertisements or links that appear on our platform. We do not control these third-party cookies or access to any information collected by them.

Our advertising partners may include Google and other ad networks. You can view Google’s privacy policy here: Google Privacy Policy.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data it has collected.
• Request that a business delete any personal data collected about the consumer.
• Request that a business not sell a consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We want to ensure that you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request correction of any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children’s Privacy

Protecting children’s privacy is especially important. Social Networking does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our platform, we encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.