Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 1, 2024

Welcome to fossil, an open source SaaS social media client designed to enhance your social media experience. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This privacy policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your information when you use our service.

1. Information Collection

We collect information primarily to provide and improve our service. The types of information we collect include:

  • Cookies: We use cookies to maintain an HTTP session for our application, eliminating the need to re-authenticate during your session.
  • Application and Usage Logs: For the purpose of improving our service, we log certain usage data and application performance metrics. These logs help us identify issues and enhance user experience.
  • Identity: When you sign in with Google, LinkedIn, etc. we store only the minimum information such that we can identify you across devices. This information is not shared with anyone else.

2. Use of Information

The information we collect is used in the following ways:

  • To maintain and improve our service.
  • To manage your account and provide you with customer support.
  • To analyze how our service is used, allowing us to improve our offerings and address technical issues.

3. Data Storage and Security

Your privacy is important to us. Therefore:

  • User data, including portions of your social media timeline, is stored securely and is only accessible to you. Each user’s data is stored in a separate physical database file.
  • We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share your personal information with third parties, except as required by law.

5. User Rights and Data Retention

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. We retain your information only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or until you choose to delete your account.

6. Age Restrictions

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under the specified age, we will delete such information from our records.

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Delaware. Any disputes arising under or in connection with this policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware.

8. Changes to the 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via email.