Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 20, 2025

Sharacle.com ("Sharacle", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Service. This is limited to:

• Name: The name you provide during account registration.
• Username: The unique username you choose for your account.
• Password: A hashed version of the password you set for your account (we do not store plaintext passwords).

We do not collect email addresses currently or allow users to upload personal photographs for avatars.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service. This data is primarily used for maintaining server logs and ensuring service functionality.

Content Data

The text-only content you create, share, or post on Sharacle. As Sharacle is a platform for sharing positive experiences, this content is personal in nature but limited to text.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Display your text-based content to other users as intended by the Service.
• Improve our website and offerings.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service (using aggregated, anonymized data where possible).
• Maintain the security and integrity of our Service.
• Respond to your inquiries if you contact us.
• Prevent fraudulent activity and protect against misuse of the platform.
• Comply with legal obligations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

Currently, Sharacle.com does not utilize third-party service providers in a way that involves sharing your personal data (Name, Username) for their independent processing, beyond what is necessary for basic hosting and infrastructure of the Service. Should this change, this policy will be updated.

Ownership Transfers

You will be notified via a prominent notice on our Service of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal information.

With Your Consent

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Tracking Technologies & Cookies

We use essential cookies to enable core functionality such as user login sessions and site navigation. Currently, we do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or other non-essential tracking purposes. For more detailed information on our use of cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. This includes hashing passwords and implementing other safeguards. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential.

6. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13 (or other age as required by local law, e.g., 16 in parts of Europe under GDPR) without verifiable parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us using the information below. If we become aware that a child under the relevant age has provided us with personal information without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information from our servers.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict its use. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected]