Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 13, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to SocialTap. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our chatting service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Account Information: When you register, we collect your username, email address, and password (which both your email and password are securely hashed).
  • Profile Information: Any optional profile information you provide.
  • Messages: The content of messages you send through our service.
  • Usage Data: Information about your activity on our service, including login times and online status.
  • Device Information: We may collect information about your device and browser.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • Facilitate communication between users
  • Detect and prevent unauthorized activity
  • Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
  • Send service-related notifications

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information:

  • Passwords are hashed using secure algorithms
  • Email addresses are encrypted in our database
  • We use secure connections (HTTPS)
  • We check our database every so often to make sure no user data has been corrupted

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following situations:

  • With other users as part of the normal operation of the chat service
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access to your personal data
  • Deletion of your account and associated data
  • Restriction or objection to certain processing

You can exercise many of these rights directly through your account settings or by contacting us. (Note: currently we cannot delete your data by contacting us due to the encryption and security vunerabilities that might have.

7. Children's Privacy

Our service is suitable for the ages 11 and up. We do not collect any data and we have suitable restrictions. If you suspect anyone under the age of 11 has accessed our platform, contact us at help@socialtap.social and we will delete their account.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

help@socialtap.social