Privacy Policy

What this covers

This policy explains what personal data Digibitig collects, why, and what you can ask us to do with it.

What we collect

• Account details — name, username, email address, password (stored only as a cryptographic hash, never in readable form).
• Profile information — anything you choose to add: biography, work experience, education, certifications, skills, languages, country and city, avatar.
• Content — your posts, comments, ratings, bookmarks and reports.
• Technical records — IP address, browser and device information, and timestamps of sign-in and important actions.
• Verification data — if you apply for the verified badge, the identity documents and details you submit, stored encrypted.
• Payment data — handled by our payment provider. We receive confirmation of payment; we do not store your card details.

Why we collect it

To run your account and publish your content; to keep the platform safe and investigate abuse; to meet legal obligations; and to process verification when you request it. Technical records exist for security and abuse investigation, not for advertising profiling.

What is public

Your username, avatar and the profile details you choose to fill in are visible to anyone, along with your posts, comments and ratings. Your email address, identity documents, IP address and technical records are never shown publicly.

Sharing

We do not sell personal data. We share it only with the service providers needed to run the site (hosting, storage, email delivery, payment processing), and with law enforcement or courts where we are legally required to do so.

How long we keep it

Account and profile data are kept while your account exists. Security and access records are kept for a limited retention period set per record type and then removed automatically. Some records are kept for longer where the law requires it, including after account deletion.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account from your account settings. Your personal data is removed rather than hidden. Content you posted may remain on the site in anonymised form so that discussions other members contributed to stay readable.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of your data, ask for it to be corrected, ask for it to be deleted, or object to certain processing. Send the request through the contact page from the email address registered to the account. We answer within the period required by applicable law.

Cookies

We use cookies that are necessary for the site to function — keeping you signed in, remembering your language, and protecting forms against cross-site request forgery. We do not use advertising cookies.

Security

Traffic is encrypted in transit. Passwords are hashed. Verification data and sensitive records are encrypted at rest. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong, unique password.

Children

Digibitig is not intended for children under 13. If we learn that an account belongs to a child under 13, we close it and delete the data.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, we announce it on the site.