Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Publifye ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use the Publifye account service ("Service").

1. Information We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide the Service:

• Account information: Your name, email address, and encrypted password.
• Session data: IP address, browser user agent, and session timestamps to maintain your login sessions.
• Usage data: Basic service logs for security monitoring and troubleshooting.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used exclusively for our own internal purposes to operate and improve the Service. Specifically:

• To authenticate you and maintain your sessions.
• To send account-related emails (verification, password resets, security alerts).
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats.
• To improve the Service based on aggregated, anonymized usage patterns.

3. What We Do Not Do

We are committed to respecting your privacy:

• We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
• We do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
• We do not use your data for purposes other than operating and improving the Service.
• We do not track you across other websites or services.

4. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously:

• Passwords are hashed using Argon2id, a modern and secure algorithm.
• All connections are encrypted with TLS.
• Sessions use signed JWT tokens with automatic expiration.
• We implement rate limiting to protect against brute-force attacks.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Export your data in a portable format.

7. Cookies

We use a single session cookie (lighthouse_session) to keep you signed in. We do not use tracking cookies, analytics cookies, or third-party cookies.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via email or through the Service.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, contact us at support@publifye.com.