Privacy Policy for Shhhushh

Last Updated: August 16, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Shhhushh ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, processes, and shares information about you when you use our mobile application, services, or website (collectively, the "Services"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently.

1. Who We Are

Santosh Bankar
Pune, India
Your Contact Email for Privacy Concerns: contact@shhhushh.com

2. Information We Collect

When you use Shhhushh, we collect various types of information to provide and improve our Services.

Information You Provide to Us:

• Account Information: When you create an account, you provide your mobile phone number, profile name, photo, and "About" info.
• Messages: Messages are end-to-end encrypted; however, we collect metadata such as sender, recipient, timestamps, and delivery status. Media is stored only until delivered.
• Connections: We may access your contacts to help connect you with other users but do not store your address book on our servers.
• Status Information: Status updates visible to selected contacts.
• Customer Support: Communications with us may be collected.

Automatically Collected Information:

• Usage and Log Information: How you use the app, performance data, crash reports, etc.
• Device and Connection Info: Hardware, OS, IP address, app version, device identifiers.
• Location Information: Precise or approximate location if you enable location features.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: For analytics and app operation.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

• Provide, operate, and improve our services;
• Ensure safety, security, and integrity;
• Communicate with you;
• Research and develop new features;
• Comply with legal obligations.

4. Sharing of Information

We may share your information with:

• Other Shhhushh users as part of messaging and profile features;
• Third-party service providers for hosting, analytics, and support;
• Affiliated companies;
• For legal reasons or business transfers.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict your data. You can manage your profile and delete your account anytime. Contact us at contact@shhhushh.com to exercise your rights.

6. Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary and delete messages from our servers once delivered.

7. Data Security

We use strong encryption and security measures to protect your data but cannot guarantee absolute security over the Internet.

8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred worldwide in compliance with applicable laws.

9. Children's Privacy

Shhhushh is not intended for children under the age of [e.g., 13 or 16, depending on relevant laws like COPPA or GDPR]. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy; continued use indicates acceptance of the changes.