🔒 Legal
Privacy Policy
How NaijaSocialHub collects, uses, and protects your data
Effective Date: January 1, 2026 · Last updated: April 2026
Summary (Plain English)
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We collect
Email, username, posts, and anonymous usage data
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We never sell
Your personal data to advertisers or third parties
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We protect
Your anonymity — it is the core promise of NaijaSocialHub
1. Who We Are
- →NaijaSocialHub (operated as naijasocialhub.com) is an anonymous Nigerian social platform that allows users to post, discuss, and react to content in a safe and anonymous environment.
- →For privacy-related questions, contact us at: [email protected]
2. Information We Collect
a) Information you provide
- →Email address (required for account creation)
- →Display name and username
- →Profile photo (optional)
- →Bio and location (optional)
- →Bank account details (only when you request a withdrawal)
- →Content you create: posts, comments, reactions
b) Information collected automatically
- →IP address (hashed for impression deduplication, not stored in identifiable form)
- →Browser type and device information
- →Pages visited and time spent on the platform
- →Referring website
c) Information from third parties
- →If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google
- →We do not receive or store your Google password
3. How We Use Your Information
- →To create and manage your account
- →To generate and permanently assign your anonymous identity
- →To calculate your engagement score and rank
- →To credit earnings to your wallet and process withdrawals
- →To send notifications (new followers, rank-ups, replies)
- →To send important service emails (password reset, email verification)
- →To detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse
- →To improve our platform based on usage patterns
- →We never sell your personal data to third parties.
4. Anonymous Identity & Privacy
- →Your anonymous identity (e.g. "Bold Lion from Kano") is permanently assigned at registration and is not linked to your real name in any publicly visible way.
- →When you post anonymously, only your anonymous identity is shown — your real display name and username are hidden.
- →Even NaijaSocialHub staff can see which account is behind an anonymous post (for moderation purposes), but this information is never shared publicly.
- →If you are banned for violating our rules, your anonymous identity may be permanently retired to prevent account recreation.
5. Data Sharing
We share data with:
- →Cloudinary — image and video storage and delivery
- →Google OAuth — only for authentication (no further data sharing)
- →Payment processors — bank details shared only when processing your withdrawal request
- →Law enforcement — when required by Nigerian law or to protect user safety
We do not share:
- →Your email address with advertisers
- →Your anonymous identity mapping with any third party
- →Your content data for advertising targeting
6. Cookies & Tracking
- →We use cookies to: keep you logged in, remember your preferences, and analyse platform usage.
- →We use session storage to remember dismissed ad banners during your visit.
- →We do not use third-party advertising cookies (e.g. Facebook Pixel, Google Ads).
- →You can clear cookies at any time through your browser settings — this will log you out.
7. Data Retention
- →Your account data is retained for as long as your account is active.
- →If you delete your account, your posts are soft-deleted (content removed but structure retained for comment thread integrity). All personal data is deleted within 30 days.
- →Withdrawal records are retained for 7 years for financial compliance purposes.
- →IP address hashes used for impression deduplication are deleted after 7 days.
8. Your Rights
- →Access: Request a copy of all data we hold on you
- →Correction: Update your profile information at any time from Settings
- →Deletion: Delete your account and request data removal
- →Portability: Request an export of your posts and data
- →Objection: Opt out of non-essential communications
- →To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]
9. Security
- →Passwords are hashed using bcrypt (12 rounds) — we never store plaintext passwords.
- →All data is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS.
- →JWT tokens expire after 7 days and are invalidated on logout.
- →We conduct regular security reviews of our platform.
- →If you discover a security vulnerability, please email [email protected]
10. Children's Privacy
- →NaijaSocialHub is not directed at children under the age of 13.
- →We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
- →If you believe a child has created an account, please email [email protected] and we will delete the account immediately.
11. Changes to This Policy
- →We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.
- →We will notify you of significant changes via email or a platform announcement.
- →Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Privacy questions? [email protected]