Privacy Policy

2. How We Use Information

• To create, verify, and maintain your account, profile, and SMCVerse identity.
• To operate referrals, SMCX, Capital, Treasure Runs, tags, gifts, messages, groups, Portfolio, timelines, and other SocialMediaCircle features.
• To secure the platform, detect fraud, prevent abuse, investigate suspicious activity, and protect SMCVerse fairness.
• To respond to support requests and resolve account, payment, or platform issues.
• To improve performance, reliability, security, and the overall user experience.

3. Referrals, SMCX & SMCVerse Data

• Referral records may be stored to associate invited SMCians with the referring account and calculate eligible rewards.
• Virtual balances including SMCX, Capital, Wealth, Portfolio values, LTP (Last Traded Price), Leaderboards, and other SMCVerse data are stored and processed as part of platform features.
• Activity records may be reviewed where necessary to validate rewards, prevent abuse, investigate suspicious activity, correct errors, and maintain fair gameplay.

4. Cookies & Session Data

• SocialMediaCircle (SMC) uses cookies, local storage, and session data to maintain login sessions, CSRF protection, referral tracking, security controls, and application features.
• These technologies help protect your account and ensure the platform functions correctly.
• Browser storage may also be used to remember preferences such as themes, language, notifications, and application installation prompts.

5. Sharing & Disclosure

• Your personal information and virtual balances are not publicly shared except where required by platform features or your privacy settings.
• Information may be disclosed where necessary for customer support, fraud prevention, abuse investigations, legal compliance, or security purposes.
• Public profile information, Portfolio activity, timelines, gifts, tags, and other community content may be visible according to feature settings and your use of the platform.

6. Content & Uploaded Media

• Profile photos, timelines, messages, and uploaded content are stored to operate SocialMediaCircle services and community features.
• Images and media may be resized, optimized, compressed, renamed, or converted to improve security, performance, and compatibility.
• Removed, moderated, or deleted content may remain in limited backups or audit records where required for legal compliance, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or platform integrity.

7. Security

• Passwords are securely hashed, and account access is protected using encrypted sessions, CSRF protection, and additional security mechanisms.
• We continuously monitor for unauthorized access, spam, fraud, abuse, automated activity, and attempts to manipulate SMCVerse systems.
• While we apply industry-standard security practices, no online service can guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for protecting your password and account credentials.

8. Your Choices

• You may request account updates, password recovery, or assistance with your SocialMediaCircle account.
• You may request account closure, subject to our data retention, fraud prevention, audit, and platform integrity requirements.
• If you believe your personal information is inaccurate or has been misused, please contact our support team for review.

9. Policy Changes

SocialMediaCircle (SMC) may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in platform features, SMCVerse mechanics, legal requirements, or security practices. Continued use of the platform after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

10. Contact

For privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through Contact & Support or email support@socialmediacircle.com.