Star – Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 June 2025

1 · Who we are

Star is a social-media platform operated by Yasin Shabani. You can reach us at dev@yasinsaban.com.

2 · Information we collect

Category	What	Purpose	Retention
Account Data	E-mail, username, password hash, city, country	Create & secure your account; show correct leaderboards	Until you delete your account
Content	Photos, videos, captions, Stars, comments	Enable posting, sharing, and ranking features	Until you delete the content or your account
Usage Data	App interaction events, device model, OS, IP	Analytics, troubleshooting, fraud prevention	24 months (aggregated thereafter)
Location (optional)	Approximate city & country (device or IP-based)	Place you on city & country leaderboards	Deleted when permission is revoked

3 · Cookies & analytics

We use a privacy-focused self-hosted instance of Plausible Analytics. No advertising SDKs or cross-site tracking cookies are employed.

4 · How we share data

No selling of personal data—ever.
Infrastructure partners: Turhost (primary servers) and Railway (backend deployment) under GDPR-compliant data-processing agreements.
Legal compliance: we may disclose data when required by law or to protect user safety.

5 · Your rights

You may access, export, correct, or delete your data by e-mailing us at dev@yasinsaban.com.

6 · Security

All traffic encrypted in transit via HTTPS/TLS.
Databases secured behind private networks on Turhost.
Strict IAM roles; only essential staff can access production data.

7 · Children

Star is not directed to children under 13. If we discover such data, we delete it promptly.

8 · Changes

We’ll post any modifications here and update the “Last updated” date. Material changes will be announced in-app seven (7) days before they take effect.