Privacy Policy

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, including posts, letters, reports, and appeals. This content can include personal context you choose to provide.

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.
• Enforce our Terms and community rules through reports and moderation workflows.
• Process and review appeals related to moderation or account actions.
• Respond to your inquiries if you contact us.
• Prevent fraudulent activity and protect against misuse of the platform.
• Comply with legal obligations.

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.

Moderation and Safety Operations

Report and moderation records may be viewed by authorized staff to investigate abuse, enforce policy, manage queue workflows, and review appeals. Access is limited to operational need.

Third-Party Service Providers

Sharacle may rely on infrastructure and service providers to host and operate the Service. We only share information needed for those services and do not sell your personal data.

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.

We use essential cookies to enable core functionality such as user login sessions and site navigation. We do not use advertising cookies. For more detailed information on our use of cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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