Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 10th of May 2025

Last Updated: 10th of May 2025

At Zukiru, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our forum located at zukiru.com.

1. What Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data when you interact with the forum:

A. Information You Provide Directly

  • Username and email address (during account registration)
  • Profile information (bio, avatar, preferences)
  • Posts, comments, and messages you create
  • Contact details (if you reach out to us)

B. Automatically Collected Information

  • IP address and device/browser details
  • Cookies and usage data (pages visited, time on site)
  • Log data (error logs, login timestamps)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:
  • Provide and maintain the forum
  • Personalize your user experience
  • Send notifications or respond to your inquiries
  • Enforce our Terms & Conditions
  • Improve forum functionality and user safety
  • Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information.

3. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:
  • Keep you logged in
  • Remember your preferences
  • Analyze forum usage to improve performance
You can adjust your browser settings to reject cookies, though this may affect forum functionality.

4. Sharing of Information

We may share your information with:
  • Service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, email services) who help us run the forum
  • Law enforcement or regulatory authorities when required by law
  • Other users (only what you choose to post publicly)
We never sell your data to third parties.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information:
  • As long as your account is active
  • As needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy
  • To comply with legal or regulatory requirements
You can request deletion of your account and data at any time.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., under GDPR or CCPA), you may have the right to:
  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict data processing
  • Withdraw consent (where applicable)
To exercise your rights, contact us.

7. Data Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

8. Children's Privacy

This forum is not intended for users under the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. If we make significant changes, we'll notify you via the forum or email. Continued use of the forum after changes means you accept the new policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or requests regarding this policy, please contact us.