Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how infrunt.com collects, uses, and protects your information when you interact with our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information directly when you interact with our features, and some technical information automatically.

Session Information (Socket.ID): When you visit a post on our site, we assign your connection a unique, temporary **Session ID** (socket.id). This ID is used to:
- Count **total views** for specific posts (each new connection increments the count).
- Track the **number of current active users** on a given post.
- Manage your participation in live discussions and content generation for the duration of your visit.
This Session ID is anonymous and does not contain any personal information about you. It is specific to your current connection and is automatically deleted when you close your browser, disconnect, or refresh the page (as a new ID will be assigned).
Comments and Chat-Uploaded Content: When you submit a comment or upload an image **within a post's comment/chat section**, we collect the following:
- **Name (Optional):** You have the option to provide a name with your comment. If you choose to provide one, it will be displayed publicly alongside your comment. If you don't enter a name, your comment will appear anonymously.
- **Comment Text:** The content of your written comment, which is displayed publicly.
- **Chat-Uploaded Images:** If you upload an image within the chat/comment section, the image file itself is stored temporarily on our server and displayed publicly. Image files are processed (resized, converted to WebP) for display.
Homepage Post Content (Images from New Posts): When you upload an image to **create a new post for the homepage**, this image content is submitted to our server. This content forms the core of the dynamic homepage experience.
Server Logs (Automatic Collection): Like most websites, our web server automatically records standard access logs. Due to the use of a load balancer, these logs typically show the IP address of our **load balancer**, not your direct IP address. They also include technical information such as your browser type, operating system, referring URL, and the pages you visit. These logs are collected for essential operational purposes, including:
- Maintaining the security, stability, and performance of our website.
- Troubleshooting technical issues.
We do not use this load balancer IP address from server logs to personally identify you or to link it with your Session ID or comments. Server logs are retained for a limited period, consistent with standard web hosting practices, and are subject to security measures.
On-site Contact Form Information: When you use our on-site contact form, we collect the information you provide in the form fields (e.g., your name, message, etc.) to respond to your inquiry. This information is processed only to address your specific request.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

To Provide and Improve Our Services:
- To enable real-time features like live viewer counts and comment updates on posts.
- To allow you to submit comments and upload images within the chat.
- To facilitate the dynamic generation of homepage content by using images submitted for new posts.
For Analytics and Statistics: To understand the activity on our posts by counting total and current connections (using the Session ID).
For Operational Purposes: To ensure the security, stability, and performance of our website (via server logs).
To Respond to Inquiries: To communicate with you and address your questions or feedback submitted via our on-site contact form.

3. Data Storage and Retention

Session Data (postStats, postConnections, socketToPost): The Session IDs, along with data related to total views, current views, and active connections, are stored **only in the server's memory** for the duration a post has active viewers. This data is **not persisted** to a database or disk after the last user leaves the post.
Comments and Chat-Uploaded Images:
- Comments (including the optional name and comment text) and images uploaded **within the chat/comment section** are stored **only in the server's memory** as part of the postStats object for the duration a post has active viewers.
- **Important:** When the last user disconnects from a specific post, all associated comments and chat-uploaded images for that postId are automatically **deleted from the server's memory and disk** after a 5-second timeout. This means comments and their associated images are **temporary** and are not permanently stored on our servers.
Homepage Post Images (Images for New Posts): Images that you upload to **create new posts for the homepage** are stored on our server. These images are essential for the core functionality of infrunt.com, allowing us to dynamically serve new content. These images may be **retained indefinitely** to ensure we always have content available to generate new posts, especially when fresh content isn't immediately provided by users. They are not associated with any personal identifiers.
Post Lifecycle and Deletion:
- **Chat Content:** Chat content (comments and chat-uploaded images) for a specific post ID is deleted as described above (when the last viewer disconnects).
- **Homepage Post Images:** The **images used to generate homepage posts** are retained to serve future requests, regardless of active viewers on previous posts.
- If you are viewing a post that has been replaced by a new one, your current connection's chat/comments will remain active for that specific (previous) postId until you refresh your page or navigate away. New visitors or existing chat members who refresh their page will be directed to the new post and its associated chat.
Server Logs: These logs are retained for a limited period on the server, consistent with standard web hosting practices, and are then rotated or deleted.
On-site Contact Form Information: The information you submit via the contact form is retained only for the period necessary to respond to your inquiry and manage any follow-up communications.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We **do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information** with third parties.

Public Display: Please be aware that any **names (if provided), comments, and chat-uploaded images** you submit are immediately **publicly visible** to anyone viewing that specific post while it is active. Since this data is temporary, it will be deleted once there are no active viewers for that specific post ID OR when the post's content is replaced and all users have left the previous post ID's session. **Images uploaded as new homepage posts** are also publicly displayed as part of the website's content.
Service Providers: We may use third-party services (e.g., your hosting provider) that process data on our behalf for the operation of the website. These providers are obligated to protect your information.
Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including the use of HTTPS (SSL/TLS encryption) for all communication. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Choices and Rights

Given the nature of the data we collect and its retention policies:

Commenting and Chat-Uploading: You choose whether to provide a name with your comment; comments submitted without a name will appear anonymously. You also choose whether to submit comments or upload images within the chat. If you do, they will be publicly visible for the duration the post's chat is active and are automatically deleted as described above.
Uploading New Homepage Posts: You choose to upload images to create new posts. By doing so, you acknowledge that these images will be publicly displayed on the homepage and may be retained indefinitely by infrunt.com to facilitate the dynamic generation of content.
**Requesting Deletion of Homepage Post Images:** If you have uploaded an image for a new homepage post and wish for it to be deleted, you may submit a request via our **on-site contact form**. To process your request, you must provide the exact image name (which can be obtained by downloading the image from the site) associated with the content you wish to have removed. We will review such requests and, if the provided information is sufficient to identify the image, will endeavor to delete it within a reasonable timeframe. Please note that once deleted, the image will no longer be used to generate new posts.
Data Deletion (Chat Content): Your comments and chat-uploaded images are automatically deleted once the specific post ID's chat becomes inactive (no active viewers for that post ID) or when the post itself is replaced by new content AND all viewers of the previous post ID have disconnected. There is no manual "delete" function for this temporary chat content.
Content Replacement: Any chat content you contribute may be publicly viewable until the post is replaced by new content and all connections to that specific previous post ID have ended.
Chat Persistence: Be aware that if a post is replaced by new content, the chat (comments and chat-uploaded images) for the **previous post ID** will remain visible to users who are still connected to that specific **previous post ID** until they refresh their page or disconnect.
Contact Form: You choose whether to use the contact form and what information to provide.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will post any changes on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our **on-site contact form** available on our website.