Privacy Policy

Situationshit™ LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates the Situationsh!t application and the website situationshits.com (together, the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under applicable law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

What we collect

Email address. We collect your email address when you join the waitlist on our website or create an account in the app. In the app, your email address is used to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) and to send you account-related communications. On the website, your email is used to notify you about access and updates.

User-generated content. When you use the app, you create nicknames, predictions, and related content. The app is designed for nicknames and handles, not real names. We do not request, require, or encourage the use of real names as identifiers, and we strongly encourage you not to use them. However, we cannot prevent a user from entering a real name as a nickname or within other content. If you choose to include real names or other personally identifying information in your user-generated content, that information may be stored as part of your content. We are not responsible for personal information you voluntarily include in content fields that are not designed to collect it.

Aggregated and anonymized data. We may collect and analyze data about how predictions and social interactions occur within the app at an aggregate, anonymized level. This data cannot be used to identify any individual user or any person referenced within the app. No individual identifiers are ever exposed or licensed.

Basic device and usage data. When you visit our website or use our app, standard technical information may be collected automatically, such as device type, operating system, browser type, and general usage patterns. This is standard for any modern web or mobile service.

What we do not collect

We want to be explicit about what we do not do:

• We do not import or access your phone contacts.
• We do not collect or store GPS or precise location data.
• We do not request or require real names or personally identifying information about the people you discuss in the app. The app is designed around nicknames, and we encourage you not to use real names.
• We do not use Meta (Facebook) pixels, tracking pixels, or any third-party advertising pixels on our website or in our app.
• We do not engage in cross-site tracking or behavioral advertising.
• We do not currently sell your personal information, and we have not sold personal information in the preceding twelve months. If we introduce advertising in the future, any data shared with advertising partners will be limited to what is necessary to serve non-personalized ads. We will update this policy before any such change takes effect and will provide opt-out mechanisms as required by California law.
• We do not currently share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve the Service.
• To authenticate your account via two-factor authentication.
• To communicate with you about the Service, including waitlist updates and account notifications.
• To analyze aggregated, anonymized usage patterns in order to improve the product.
• To comply with legal obligations.

Advertising

Situationshit does not currently display advertising within the app or on our website. If we introduce advertising in the future, it will be general advertising related to the dating and social space. It will not be targeted or personalized based on your individual behavior, content, or personal data. We will never use tracking pixels or third-party behavioral advertising tools to serve ads.

Any future advertising revenue will be based on aggregated, anonymized data regarding general prediction and social interaction patterns, not on any individual user's activity.

Data sharing

We do not currently sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers who help us operate the Service (such as hosting and email delivery), but only to the extent necessary to perform those services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and may not use it for any other purpose. If we introduce advertising in the future, we will update this policy accordingly before any data is shared with advertising partners.

We may disclose information if required by law, such as in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or government request.

Your rights under California law (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act:

• Right to know. You may request that we disclose what personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to delete. You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law.
• Right to correct. You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing. We do not currently sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If this changes in the future, we will provide a clear opt-out mechanism as required by law.
• Right to non-discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email address below. We will respond to verifiable requests within 45 days.

Data retention

We retain your email address and account data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Service. If you request deletion of your account, we will delete your personal information within a reasonable timeframe, except where we are required to retain it by law.

Aggregated, anonymized data that cannot be used to identify you may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.

Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children

The Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, through the app or by email. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.