Privacy Policy

We only collect information that is necessary to provide and improve Cifzy. The information we collect falls into two categories: information you provide to us directly, and information we collect automatically.

Account Information

When you create an account, either directly or through a third-party authentication provider (such as Google), we collect:

• Your name or chosen username
• Your email address
• Basic profile information provided by your authentication provider (if using social login)
• Authentication credentials (securely hashed passwords, if applicable)

To improve discovery and understand how our platform is used, we monitor specific interactions with the content on Cifzy.

We automatically collect analytics regarding your usage, which includes:

• Content Interactions: Impressions (viewing prompts), dwell time (time spent viewing), and click metrics.
• Platform Actions: Which prompts you copy, save, or bookmark.
• Search Activity: Search queries and filters used to find prompts.
• Technical Data: Your approximate geographic location (country/city level), browser type, device type, and basic network information.

This engagement data is crucial for ranking content, filtering spam, and powering our recommendation algorithms to show you the most relevant prompts.

Certain features on Cifzy may allow you to publish content publicly. This includes submitting new prompts, writing descriptions, and organizing collections.

Cifzy utilizes standard cookies, local storage, and similar web technologies to maintain your session, secure your account, store UI preferences, and deliver relevant advertisements.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential & Security Cookies: Required to keep you authenticated, prevent CSRF attacks, and securely process your requests.
• Preference Storage: Used to remember your UI settings, such as your light/dark mode preference and interaction filters.
• Third-Party Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): Used by third-party advertising partners, including Google, to serve relevant advertisements based on a user's prior visits to this website and other websites across the Internet.

Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookies

Google is a third-party vendor on our site. Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads to our site visitors based on their visit to Cifzy and other sites on the web. You may learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services by visiting Google's Advertising Policies.

Managing & Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices/ or YourAdChoices.

You can also control or disable cookies at any time through your individual web browser settings. Please review our dedicated Cookie Policy for complete details on cookie management.

We do not sell your personal data. We only share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We use trusted third-party services for hosting our database, delivering emails, and maintaining secure infrastructure. These providers only process data on our behalf.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: If Cifzy is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information.

Our security practices include HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, secure database access controls, password hashing, and regular security audits of our codebase. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request deletion of your account and associated personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, or to initiate a full account deletion, please contact us using the information provided below.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out to us.