Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide

We may collect information you choose to provide when you create or update an account, contact us, submit feedback, participate in interactive features, subscribe to communications, or otherwise use the Services. Depending on the feature, this information may include:

• Your name, username, email address, phone number or mailing address;
• Your date of birth, gender, profile image and other profile information;
• Account credentials and preferences;
• Messages, comments, feedback and other content you submit; and
• Information you provide when requesting support or communicating with us.

Please do not provide personal information that is not necessary for the feature or request you are using.

Information collected automatically

When you visit or use the Services, we and service providers operating on our behalf may automatically receive technical and usage information. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring and visited pages, approximate location derived from an IP address, access times, interactions with content, and cookie or similar identifiers.

2. How We Use Information

We may use the information described above to:

• Provide, operate and personalize the Services;
• Create and maintain user accounts and preferences;
• Respond to questions, feedback and support requests;
• Send service-related notices and communications you request;
• Understand how the Website is used and improve its content, performance and usability;
• Measure audiences, produce aggregated statistics and support relevant advertising;
• Detect, prevent and address fraud, abuse, security incidents and technical problems;
• Enforce our Terms of Service and protect the rights, safety and property of TipsMake, our users and others;
• Comply with applicable legal obligations; and
• Carry out another purpose disclosed to you when the information is collected.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small data files that websites store on your browser or device. TipsMake and third-party providers may use cookies and similar technologies to keep the Website working, remember settings, understand traffic and usage, improve the Services, prevent abuse, and deliver or measure advertising.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you delete existing cookies, block some or all cookies, or notify you before a cookie is stored. Blocking cookies may cause certain Website features to function incorrectly or become unavailable.

Cookies set by third parties are governed by those parties' own privacy policies. Those providers do not receive access to cookies set exclusively by TipsMake, although they may collect information through their own technologies when their services appear on the Website.

4. Advertising and Third-Party Services

TipsMake may display advertising and use third-party analytics, hosting, security, content delivery, communication or other service providers. These parties may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your device and activity, subject to their own privacy policies.

Advertising may be selected using factors such as the content you view, general location or other inferred interests. TipsMake does not provide your account password or payment details to advertisers. When you view or interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may infer that you meet the criteria used to select that advertisement.

5. How We Share Information

We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

• Service providers: to vendors that perform services for us, such as hosting, analytics, security, communications, advertising or technical support;
• Integrated services: when you choose to use a feature supplied by or connected to a third party;
• Legal and safety reasons: when reasonably necessary to comply with law, legal process or a valid government request; enforce our terms; investigate fraud or security issues; or protect rights, property and safety;
• Business changes: in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets or similar transaction, subject to applicable law; and
• With your direction or consent: when you ask us to share information or otherwise authorize the disclosure.

Information you make public through profiles, comments or other interactive areas may be visible to other users and could be copied or shared outside TipsMake. Please consider this before posting personal information publicly.

6. Payments

If a paid service is offered, payment information may be submitted directly to a third-party payment provider. TipsMake does not receive or store full payment-card details handled by that provider. The provider processes payment information under its own terms and privacy policy. We may receive limited transaction information, such as payment status, the purchased service and transaction identifiers, to complete and support the purchase.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, maintain an account, fulfill the purposes described in this policy, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, protect the Services and meet applicable legal requirements. Retention periods may vary according to the type of information and why it was collected.

When information is no longer required, we may delete it, anonymize it or securely isolate it until deletion is possible, subject to legal and technical limitations.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information against loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for keeping your password confidential, restricting access to your devices and notifying us if you believe your account or information has been compromised.

9. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may be able to request access to, correction of or deletion of certain personal information. You may also have the right to object to or restrict certain processing, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, or request a portable copy of eligible information.

You may update information through available account settings or contact us with a privacy request. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Some information may be retained when permitted or required by law, including for security, recordkeeping or dispute-resolution purposes.

You can unsubscribe from optional marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the message. We may still send essential account, security or service notices.

10. Children's Privacy

Children under 14 should not create an account or provide personal information through the Services without permission and supervision from a parent or legal guardian. If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate permission, please contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

11. Third-Party Links

The Website may link to websites, applications or services that TipsMake does not control. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy notices before providing information or using their services.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the Services, our practices or applicable requirements. The revised policy will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date. If a change is material, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

Please review this page periodically. Your continued use of the Services after an updated policy becomes effective indicates that you acknowledge the revised policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.