Privacy Policy

1. Operator and contact

The operator responsible for processing your personal data is the gruplarvekanallar.com website. Operator details and contact channels are on the imprint page. The service is global; server infrastructure is in the United States (US).

Send privacy requests to [email protected] or via the contact page.

2. Personal data collected

a) Data collected automatically

• IP address, device type, operating system, browser information and language preference.
• Pages visited, referring URL, click data, session duration and access date/time.
• Server access and error logs.

b) Data provided by the user

• Membership and session: Email address, password (stored as a hash), session identifiers.
• Content submission: Title, description, invite link, image URL and category information from add-community forms.
• Contact: Name, email, subject and message text you send via the contact form or email.
• Support requests: Information shared for account issues, complaints and feedback.

c) Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are used for session management, preference storage and anonymous analytics. See the cookie policy for details.

3. Purposes of processing

Your personal data is processed to:

• Provide the community directory, listings and search functionality.
• Manage membership, sessions and authentication.
• Moderate content, enforce quality standards and detect spam/abuse.
• Measure performance, improve the site and fix errors.
• Meet applicable legal obligations (tax, accounting, etc. where relevant).
• Handle content reports, valid official requests and court orders.
• Maintain security, prevent unauthorized access and detect fraud.
• Respond to contact requests.

4. Legal bases (GDPR)

We process data on the following bases:

• Contract: Providing accounts, listings and support.
• Legitimate interests: Security, abuse prevention, service improvement and anonymous statistics, where balanced against your rights.
• Legal obligation: Tax, accounting or valid official requests where applicable.
• Consent: Analytics cookies and optional features (not enabled without your consent).

5. Data transfers

Data may be shared with:

• Infrastructure providers: Hosting, CDN and database partners; primary hosting is in the United States (US).
• Analytics: If you consent, anonymous statistics via Google Analytics (Google LLC, USA). policies.google.com/privacy.
• Valid legal requests: Properly served requests from competent authorities.

Cross-border transfers use appropriate safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions or consent where applicable).

6. Retention

Data is kept only as long as needed for the purpose. Account data while your account is active; logs typically up to 12 months; contact records for a reasonable period after resolution. When no longer needed, data is deleted, destroyed or anonymized.

7. Security

We apply measures including:

• HTTPS/TLS for data in transit.
• Passwords stored with a hash algorithm (e.g. bcrypt).
• Access controls, firewall and least-privilege access.
• Regular backups and updates.

No internet transmission or storage method is 100% secure.

8. Children's privacy

The service is not directed at anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. Parents or guardians may contact [email protected] to request deletion.

9. Your rights (GDPR)

Where GDPR applies, you may have the right to:

• Access your data and obtain a copy.
• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erase data ("right to be forgotten", subject to legal retention).
• Restrict processing.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests (including profiling and direct marketing).
• Data portability in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing).

Contact [email protected]. We aim to respond within 30 days.

You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. For EU/EEA residents, see the EDPB member list.

10. Policy changes

This policy may be updated. Material changes will show a new date on this page; we may notify you where appropriate.