Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect:

• Account information, such as username, email address, password authentication data, and invite history
• Profile information users choose to provide, such as general location, career field, demographic fields, interests, and viewpoint responses
• Conversation content, including structured discussion responses, ratings, reflections, and connection activity
• Platform activity, such as logins, votes, topic suggestions, badges, reputation points, moderation activity, and feature usage
• Technical information, such as device type, browser type, IP address, approximate location, cookies, session data, and error logs

Users should not post sensitive personal information they do not want others to see.

2. How We Use Information

We use information to:

• operate the app
• match users for conversations
• support pseudonymous discussion
• calculate reputation, badges, invites, and leaderboards
• prevent spam, abuse, manipulation, and platform misuse
• improve matching, ranking, moderation, and user experience
• analyze aggregate trends and platform health
• conduct research or evaluate algorithms using de-identified or aggregated data

3. Pseudonymity

Dizcorz supports pseudonymous use, but pseudonymity is not the same as complete anonymity. Users may reveal information about themselves through what they write, the views they express, or the profile fields they choose to complete.

Users are responsible for protecting their own identity when posting or messaging.

4. Conversations and Visibility

Structured conversations may be visible to the users participating in them. Some highly rated or featured conversations may be displayed more broadly within the platform if the app supports that feature.

Where possible, Dizcorz will avoid displaying personally identifying information with public or featured conversations.

5. Data Sharing

We do not intentionally sell personally identifying information.

We may share information with service providers that help operate the app, such as hosting, authentication, analytics, database, security, email, or infrastructure providers.

We may disclose information if required by law, to enforce our rules, to protect users, or to prevent abuse or security threats.

6. Research, Analytics, and Algorithm Improvement

Dizcorz may use conversations, ratings, votes, profile responses, and platform activity to understand how people discuss disagreement, how opinions change, and how matching systems can be improved.

When used for research, analytics, model evaluation, or algorithm improvement, Dizcorz will seek to use aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information where practical.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Dizcorz may use cookies, local storage, or similar technologies to keep users logged in, remember preferences, protect security, and understand product usage.

8. Data Retention

We keep information as long as reasonably needed to operate Dizcorz, maintain account history, support safety and moderation, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and improve the platform.

Some deleted content may remain temporarily in backups, logs, or moderation records.

9. User Choices

Users may be able to:

• update profile information
• delete or edit certain account information
• adjust optional profile fields
• request account deletion
• request information about data associated with their account

Some records may be retained where needed for safety, legal, fraud-prevention, or platform-integrity reasons.

10. Children

Dizcorz is not intended for children under 13. Users under 13 may not use the app.

11. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect user information. No system is perfectly secure, and Dizcorz cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may change over time. Continued use of Dizcorz after changes means the updated policy applies.

13. Contact

Questions or requests about privacy may be directed to platform administration.