Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 26, 2023

Welcome to 4ever.top. This Privacy Policy describes how 4ever.top ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Services"). It also explains your rights regarding your personal data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide and improve our Services to you.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, username, password, and any other details you choose to provide.
• Profile Information: Information you add to your profile, such as a profile picture, biography, or links.
• User Content: Content you generate, upload, or share through our Services, such as text, images, videos, and comments.
• Communication Data: When you contact us via email or our support channels, we collect the content of your messages and your contact information.
• Payment Information: If you make purchases, our third-party payment processors collect financial information (e.g., credit card numbers). We do not store full payment card details on our servers.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record information ("log data"), including your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
• Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
• Usage Information: We collect data about your interactions with our Services, such as the features you use, the links you click, and your preferences.
• Location Information: We may derive approximate location (e.g., city, country) from your IP address.

1.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party services, such as social media platforms (if you connect your account), advertising partners, or publicly available sources, in accordance with their privacy policies and your settings.

2. Use of Information

We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Services: To operate, maintain, and deliver the core functionality of our website and services, including account management, authentication, and customer support.
• To Improve and Personalize: To understand how our Services are used, to develop new features, and to personalize your experience, including showing you relevant content.
• To Communicate With You: To send you service-related announcements (e.g., changes to our terms), administrative messages, and responses to your inquiries. With your consent, we may also send you promotional communications.
• For Security and Protection: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues that could harm our users, 4ever.top, or the public.
• For Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.
• For Business Operations: To analyze data, conduct research, and monitor usage trends for business intelligence and reporting.

We process your personal information based on one or more legal grounds, including: your consent, the necessity to perform a contract with you, our legitimate business interests, and compliance with legal obligations.

3. Data Protection and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

• Encryption: We use encryption (such as SSL/TLS) to protect data in transit.
• Access Controls: Access to your personal data is restricted to authorized personnel who need it to perform their job functions.
• Data Minimization: We only collect and retain personal data that is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy.
• Incident Response: We have procedures in place to handle any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and store certain information.

• What Are Cookies: Cookies are small data files placed on your device. They help us improve site functionality, understand user behavior, and personalize content.
• Types We Use:
  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas.
  • Performance/Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website, allowing us to improve performance. These may be set by third-party services like Google Analytics.
  • Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (like username or region) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
  • Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance. They may be set by us or our advertising partners.
• Your Choices: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Services.

5. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• With Your Consent: We share information when you direct us to do so.
• Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processing, customer support). These providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
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