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Privacy Policy

EthioFriendFinder (“we”, “us”, “our”) cares about your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains:

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  • What information we collect

  • How we use it

  • When we share it

  • Your choices and rights

 

By using EthioFriendFinder, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please do not use the site.

1. Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

1.1 Information you give us

When you:

  • Create an account

  • Fill in your profile

  • Search for friends

  • Send messages

  • Contact us

 

You may provide information such as:

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  • Name or nickname

  • Email address

  • Location (city, region, country, sometimes approximate location)

  • Age / date of birth

  • Gender

  • Interests, hobbies, preferences

  • Profile text, photos, and other content you upload

  • Messages you send to other members​

1.2 Information collected automatically

When you use EthioFriendFinder, we may automatically collect:

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  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type

  • Pages you visit and actions you take

  • Dates and times of your visits

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We use cookies and similar technologies to:

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  • Keep you logged in

  • Remember your preferences

  • Understand how people use the site

  • Improve EthioFriendFinder over time

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2. How we use your information
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​We use your information to:

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  • Provide and operate EthioFriendFinder

  • Help you create and manage your profile

  • Show you other members who might be a good friendship match

  • Allow you to search for and connect with other members

  • Let you send and receive messages

  • Maintain safety, moderate content, and enforce our Terms

  • Communicate with you about your account, security, and important updates

  • Send optional news, or promotional content (you can unsubscribe at anytime)

  • Analyze usage to improve features and performance

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We do not sell your personal information to other companies for their marketing.

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3. How we share information
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We may share your information with:

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3.1 Other members

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By using EthioFriendFinder, certain profile information is visible to other members, such
as:

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  • Your chosen display name

  • Profile photo

  • Location (usually city, region, or country)

  • Interests and hobbies

  • Profile text

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Be careful about what you choose to share in your profile and messages.

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3.2 Legal reasons and safety

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We may share your information if we believe it is necessary to:

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  • Comply with the law or legal process

  • Respond to valid requests from authorities

  • Enforce our Terms

  • Protect the rights, safety, or property of EthioFriendFinder, our members, or others

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4. How we protect your information
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We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your
information against loss, misuse, or unauthorized access. No online service can be 100% secure. You also play a role by choosing a strong password and keeping your login details private.

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5. Your choices and rights
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Depending on where you live, you may have rights such as:

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  • Access – to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

  • Correction – to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Deletion – to request deletion of your data, subject to legal and safety exceptions

  • Objection or restriction – to ask us to stop or limit certain processing

  • Portability – to request your data in a transferable format, when applicable

  • Withdraw consent – where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at anytime

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6. Contact us
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If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data, please
contact us through our Contact page on the website.

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