Your Privacy Matters

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and any profile information you choose to provide.

Family Tree Data: This includes the names, relationships, dates, photos, and other information you add to your family trees.

Usage Data: We collect information about how you use our service to improve functionality and user experience.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Create and manage your family trees
• Enable sharing features with your permission
• Send you service-related notifications
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Protect against fraud and abuse

With Your Consent: We share your family tree information only with people you explicitly invite to view or edit.

Service Providers: We work with trusted third parties (like cloud storage providers) who assist in operating our service. They are contractually obligated to protect your data.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, safety, or property.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• TLS/SSL encryption for all data in transit
• AES-256 encryption for data at rest
• Regular security audits and testing
• Secure authentication with password hashing
• Access controls and monitoring

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Export your family tree data
• Opt out of marketing communications
• Withdraw consent for data processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@friendictionary.com