1. What we collect
We collect the information you give us and a limited set of technical data needed to run the community:
- Account data: display name, email address, and a salted password hash. We never store your password in plain text.
- Content you post: posts, comments, images, likes, and the circles or topics you join.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps, used for security and abuse prevention.
- Support messages: anything you send to our team.
2. How we use information
We use this information to operate and improve the community, including to:
- create and secure your account and confirm your email address;
- publish the posts and comments you choose to share;
- respond to support requests and enforce our Terms of Use;
- detect spam, fraud, and abusive behavior;
- understand which content is useful so we can improve the site.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your community content for advertising.
3. Cookies and analytics
We use a small number of first-party cookies to keep you signed in. These are required for the community to work. We do not use third-party advertising cookies on community pages.
4. When we share
We share personal information only with service providers that help us run the site, and only as needed:
- hosting and content delivery providers;
- email delivery providers, to send confirmation and password reset messages;
- professional advisers and authorities when required by law.
If HOROW is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, account data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
5. How long we keep it
Account data is kept while your account is open. Posts and comments remain visible until you delete them or ask us to remove them. When you ask us to delete your account, we remove your profile and content within 30 days, except where we must keep records for legal, tax, or fraud prevention reasons.
6. Your US privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- know what personal information we hold about you;
- request a copy of that information;
- correct inaccurate information;
- delete your account and associated content;
- opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. To exercise any right, email privacy@horow.com. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
7. Children
The community is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will remove it.
8. Security
Passwords are stored as salted scrypt hashes. Sessions use HttpOnly, Secure cookies. Access to operational systems is restricted and logged. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so please use a strong, unique password.
9. International visitors
The community is operated from the United States, and information is processed there. If you access it from another country, you understand that your information will be handled under US law and this policy.
10. Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change and revise the date at the top. Material changes will be announced in the community before they take effect.
11. Contact us
Questions about privacy can go to privacy@horow.com. General support is available at support@horow.com.