privacy policy
Effective Date: 27 June 2026
1. Information We Collect
When You Sign Up:
- Full Name
- Gender
- Email address (for account verification and communication)
- Username and display name
- Profile image and bio
- IP address and Device information
- Data for analytics and bug reports
When You Use Our Platform:
- Posts, comments, and other content you share
- Your interactions (likes, follows, community joins)
- Usage data (which features you use, when you're active)
2. How We Use Your Information
- Create and manage your account.
- Operate and maintain the Service.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Service, including showing you content you may find relevant (e.g., suggested users and posts).
- Enable user-to-user communications and interactions.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience.
- Notify you about updates to our Service.
- Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer support.
- For security purposes, to prevent fraud and protect the integrity of our platform.
- Comply with legal obligations and resolve any disputes.
3. Our Promise About Your Data
We will never sell your personal information to third parties. This means we won't give advertisers your name, email, phone number, or other personal details.
We may show you targeted advertisements based on your interests and activity on Swavoti, but advertisers don't receive your personal information - they just know their ad was shown to people who might be interested.
4. Your Content Ownership & Expression
We believe you should own your content. You retain 100% ownership of all photos, videos, posts, and comments you share on Swavoti.
We support freedom of speech for all our users and news sources. We do not claim ownership of your content; you simply grant us a license to host it so it can be viewed by your chosen audience.
5. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information we have collected about you only 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.
Other Users and the Public:
Your public profile information (name, profile picture, bio) and any content you post to a public account will be visible to all users of the Service. If your account is private, your content will only be visible to your approved followers.
With Your Consent:
We may share your information with other third parties with your explicit consent.
6. Your Privacy Controls
- Control who can see your posts and profile
- Choose who can message you
- Delete your posts and comments
- Manage notification preferences
- Delete your account entirely
7. Account Deletion
You can choose to delete your account and all associated personal information at any time. When you initiate deletion, your profile and content will be hidden immediately. However, a copy of your data may be stored in our secure backups for up to 90 days for legal compliance, security auditing, and system integrity purposes before being permanently deleted.
8. Governing Law
These policies and your use of Swavoti are governed by the laws of South Africa and the European Union (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).
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