Privacy Policy

At Veel Community, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

1. What We Collect

• We do not track your IP address, device ID, browser details, or location.
• We do not use cookies for tracking or advertising.
• The only information we collect is what you voluntarily provide when creating and using your account (e.g., username, password, profile details, posts, messages).

2. Images & Media Uploads

Currently, images uploaded to our platform are stored using IMGBB API, as we do not yet have our own dedicated storage servers.

• This is a temporary solution for image hosting.
• Once we implement our own storage system, all images will be hosted directly on our servers with 100% protection and privacy.
• Until then, please note that uploaded images are subject to IMGBB's own privacy and storage policies, and we cannot guarantee full control over how IMGBB manages them.
• We will notify all users once we migrate image storage to our own servers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide only to:

• Create and maintain your account
• Allow you to participate in feeds, groups, DMs, and community features
• Ensure the safety of the platform by moderating content when necessary

We will never sell, rent, or trade your information to third parties.

4. Direct Messages & Group Chats

• Your private messages are stored securely so they can be delivered to recipients.
• We do not access or monitor private chats unless required by law or necessary to investigate abuse or policy violations.

5. No Third-Party Tracking

• We do not run third-party analytics, ad trackers, or profiling systems.
• Apart from IMGBB (for temporary image hosting), we do not rely on any external services that collect your personal data.

6. Data Storage & Security

• User data (like posts, messages, and profiles) is stored securely on our servers.
• If you delete your account, your personal data will be permanently removed from our systems within a reasonable timeframe.
• For images stored via IMGBB, deletion requests will be subject to IMGBB's system until we move to our own servers.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the content you've created
• Delete your account at any time
• Request the removal of your data from our servers

8. Children's Privacy

• Our platform is intended for users 13 years or older (or older if required by local law).
• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. Updates to Policy

• We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
• If we make significant changes, we will notify users via the website.
• Continued use of the platform means you accept the updated policy.