Privacy Policy

ZELVIKA is an independent editorial photo-sharing platform. For questions about this policy or your data, contact us at privacy@zelvika.com.

You provide us:

• Account details when you sign in (email address, display name, avatar).
• Content you upload — photos, captions, comments and profile information.
• Messages you send us (support requests, submissions, feedback).

Collected automatically:

• Device and browser data (user agent, screen size, language, approximate location from IP).
• Usage data — pages viewed, likes, shares, session duration, referring URL.
• A per-device identifier stored locally to record likes and shares by guests.
• Log files and error reports for security and reliability.

• To operate, maintain and improve the Service.
• To authenticate users and protect accounts.
• To personalise content and remember your preferences (e.g. language).
• To measure how the Service is used and improve editorial quality.
• To display and measure advertising, where relevant.
• To respond to your requests and communicate service notices.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.

We use cookies, local storage and similar technologies to run the Service and to understand how it is used. Categories:

• Strictly necessary — sign-in sessions, security, language preference.
• Analytics — aggregated usage measurement.
• Advertising — where third-party partners serve ads, they may set cookies subject to their own policies.

You can control cookies through your browser settings; disabling them may affect functionality.

The Service may display advertising provided by third-party ad networks (for example, Google AdSense or comparable providers). These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

We do not sell your personal information.

We share information only:

• With service providers that host our infrastructure, database, analytics and email delivery, under contractual confidentiality obligations.
• With advertising partners as described above.
• When required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety and property of ZELVIKA, our users and the public.
• In connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, with appropriate safeguards.

We retain personal information for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Service. We may retain limited information for legitimate business or legal reasons (fraud prevention, dispute resolution, compliance) after account closure. Backups are rotated on standard schedules.

We use industry-standard technical and organisational measures — encryption in transit, access controls, and row-level database policies — to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on where you live (including the EU/UK under GDPR, California under CCPA/CPRA, and other jurisdictions), you may have rights to:

• Access, correct or delete your personal information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Port your data to another service.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

To exercise any right, email privacy@zelvika.com. We respond within the timelines required by applicable law.

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

We may process information in countries other than your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be signalled on the site and, where appropriate, notified to registered users. The "Last updated" date above reflects the current version.

ZELVIKA — Privacy Team
Email: privacy@zelvika.com