TikFap Privacy Policy: Protecting Your Personal Information and Privacy Rights

1. Introduction and General Provisions

Welcome to TikFap. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that applies to our Service, as well as your choices about that data. We use your data to provide and improve the TikFap experience. By using our platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

This policy is designed to be transparent and compliant with general data protection principles. If you have any questions, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this document.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to enhance your experience on TikFap.

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). This may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address and username
• Age and date of birth (to verify you are of legal age)
• General location data (city/country, not precise address)
• Profile information you choose to share (biography, interests, preferences)
• Any content you upload, such as profile pictures or messages (within our guidelines)
• Communication preferences

Usage Data

We also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This may include:

• Your device's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, and version
• The pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, and time spent on those pages
• Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data
• Interaction data, such as profiles you view, likes, and matches

3. How We Use Your Data

TikFap uses the collected data for various purposes, always with the goal of improving your experience and maintaining a safe environment.

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To allow you to create an account, connect with others, and use our core features.
• To Personalize Your Experience: To suggest potential matches, show relevant content, and tailor the platform to your interests.
• To Communicate With You: To send you service-related notifications, updates, security alerts, and support messages. With your consent, we may also send promotional communications.
• To Ensure Safety and Security: To monitor for fraudulent activity, verify accounts, enforce our Terms of Service, and protect the rights and safety of our users.
• To Improve Our Service: To analyze usage trends, perform research, and develop new features and functionality.
• For Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

4. Sharing Data with Third Parties

We value your privacy and do not sell your personal information. We may share your data only in the following specific circumstances:

• Service Providers: We employ trusted third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service. These providers have access to your Personal Data only to perform tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, your information may be transferred as a business asset.
• With Your Consent: We will share your personal information with other parties when you have given us your explicit consent to do so.

5. Data Protection

The security of your data is important to us. We implement a variety of administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These measures include encryption of data in transit and at rest, strict access controls, regular security assessments, and secure coding practices. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

6. Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information. Depending on your location, these may include:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable copy of your personal data for transfer to another service.
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information to improve functionality.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., login sessions).
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website, providing information about page views and navigation patterns.
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more detailed information, please see our dedicated Cookie Policy.

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.

We will also provide a more prominent notice (such as an email notification or a banner on our Service) prior to the change becoming effective if the changes are material.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us.

TikFap Privacy Team
You can reach us via our dedicated contact form at: https://tik-fap.com/contact

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.