Privacy Policy | Folliculitis Scout

Who we are

Our website address is https://folliculitisscout.com. This Privacy Policy applies to Folliculitis Scout site experiences, account flows, and related platform services we operate through this website.

What information we collect

Account details you submit, including email address, nickname, first name, last name, and password during signup.
Sign-in request data such as email address, requested login method, and related authentication flow data.
Profile information you manage in your account, including name fields and avatar images you upload.
Security and abuse-prevention data used to protect the site and reduce automated or fraudulent activity.
Session and technical data needed to keep you signed in and operate the website safely.

Account and profile data

When you create or manage a Folliculitis Scout account, we process account information tied to that profile. This includes your email address, permanent nickname, first name, last name, and related profile records used by the site.

If you upload an avatar image, we process and store that image as part of your account profile media. Uploaded avatar files are used by the site to display your account image.

Sign-in, human verification, and email checks

Folliculitis Scout uses Cloudflare Turnstile on signup and login flows to reduce abuse and automated attacks. This verification flow processes the Turnstile response token and related network information used for challenge verification.

Folliculitis Scout also uses EmailVerification during signup email validation and uses secure methods to deliver passwordless magic-link emails and one-time passcode emails.

Cookies and session data

When you sign in, Folliculitis Scout sets a signed session cookie. That cookie is used to keep you authenticated and can remain active for up to 14 days.

We also use technical and security-related browser storage or similar mechanisms where needed to operate the site, maintain session integrity, and protect the platform against abuse.

How we use your information

To create and manage user accounts.
To authenticate sign-in requests and maintain session state.
To deliver sign-in links, one-time codes, and account-related emails.
To verify human activity and reduce spam, fraud, and abusive automation.
To let users manage profile records such as name details and avatar images.
To run, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the site and its underlying account systems.

Where data may be processed

Folliculitis Scout uses third-party infrastructure and service providers to run security checks, validate signup emails, deliver authentication emails, and support core site operations.

Current verified service-touch points in this codebase include Cloudflare suite of services for security, abuse prevention, and performance; Folliculitis Scout account flows also interact with our underlying account systems and connected legacy integrations where needed to complete signup and sign-in processing.

How long we keep data

We keep account, profile, session, security, and operational data for as long as it is needed to provide the service, maintain site integrity, enforce our rules and terms, resolve disputes, and meet legal or administrative obligations.

Some information may be kept longer where needed for fraud prevention, security review, audit trails, backups, recordkeeping, or legal compliance.

Your rights and your data

You can ask us to review, correct, export, or remove personal data we hold about you, subject to identity verification and any legal, administrative, security, or recordkeeping obligations that apply to the request.

If you need your data removed, contact us with the request and provide enough information for us to identify the relevant account, email address, profile, or submission. We may need to verify your identity before acting on the request.

Policy updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, the updated version will be posted on this page.