Privacy Policy

Seen Ventures ("we", "us", "our", or "Company") operates the Seen People platform (the "Platform"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Platform.

1. Information We Collect

Account Registration Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and any profile information you choose to provide, such as your name, bio, or profile picture.

Content & Usage Data: We collect information about the content you upload, create, like, comment on, and share on the Platform.

Device & Technical Information: We automatically collect certain information about your device, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited.

Analytics: We may use analytics services in the future to understand how you interact with the Platform, including which features you use most frequently.

Communications: If you contact us for support or inquiries, we collect and store your messages and responses.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and maintain your account
• Personalize your experience on the Platform
• Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• Send transactional emails (e.g., account confirmations, password resets)
• Analyze Platform usage and improve our services
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with legal obligations
• Enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Platform, such as hosting providers and analytics services.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and property of Seen Ventures, our users, or the public.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
• Public Content: Any content you publicly share on the Platform (experiments, comments, profile information) is visible to all users.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as long as necessary to provide our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us. Please note that some information may be retained for legal or operational reasons even after account deletion.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Opt-out of certain data processing activities
• Data portability (receive your data in a structured format)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address provided in the Contact section below.

6. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on the Platform. For detailed information about the types of cookies we use and how to manage them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

7. Third-Party Services

Supabase: We use Supabase for backend services, including database storage and authentication. Supabase has its own privacy policy governing their data handling practices.

Analytics: We may introduce third-party analytics services in the future to understand how users interact with the Platform. If we do, these services may collect your IP address and other device information.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

8. Children's Privacy

The Platform is not intended for users under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information and terminate the child's account.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Platform and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised terms means you accept and agree to the changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: