Privacy Policy

Lifeline ("we", "our", or "us") operates the Lifeline social platform available at www.lifeline.social. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our platform.

By using Lifeline, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

We collect the following types of information:

• Account information: Name, email address, username, and profile photo when you register.
• Profile information: Bio, job title, employer, professional type, and other optional details you provide.
• Content: Posts, photos, videos, polls, comments, and messages you create on the platform.
• Usage data: Pages visited, features used, time spent, and interactions with content.
• Device information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and device identifiers.
• Payment information: Processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your card details.

• To provide, maintain, and improve our services.
• To personalize your experience and show relevant content.
• To process payments for Premium subscriptions, boosts, and ads.
• To send notifications about activity related to your account.
• To communicate updates, security alerts, and support messages.
• To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security issues.
• To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it in the following circumstances:

• With other users: Your public profile, posts, and interactions are visible to other users according to your privacy settings.
• Service providers: We use trusted third-party services including Supabase (database), Stripe (payments), and Vercel (hosting).
• Legal requirements: If required by law, court order, or to protect our rights and users.
• Business transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

We offer sign-in via Google OAuth 2.0. When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile photo from Google. We use this information only to create and manage your Lifeline account. We do not access your Google contacts, Gmail, or any other Google services beyond basic profile information.

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. You may delete your account at any time from Settings → Danger Zone, which permanently removes your profile and associated data. Some information may be retained for legal compliance purposes.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate personal data.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Object to or restrict processing of your data.
• Data portability — receive your data in a portable format.

To exercise these rights, contact us at lifelinebma@gmail.com.

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Lifeline is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of Lifeline after changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: lifelinebma@gmail.com
• Website: www.lifeline.social