Privacy Policy

Introduction

At 3words.us, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

Information We Collect

We collect minimal information necessary to provide our service:

• User submissions (the three words you submit)
• Rating activities (likes/dislikes on submissions)
• Usage information (how you interact with our site)
• Technical data (IP address, browser type, device information)

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our service
• Display user-generated content (your three-word submissions)
• Improve and optimize our platform
• Monitor usage patterns and prevent abuse

Data Protection

We take several measures to protect your data:

• IP addresses are converted to irreversible cryptographic hashes
• Data is secured via industry-standard protocols during transmission
• We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data

User-Generated Content

Please be aware that any content you submit to 3words.us becomes publicly available. Your three-word submissions will be displayed alongside the entity they refer to and may be visible to all users of the platform. Do not include sensitive or personal information in your submissions.

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share aggregated, non-personal information with trusted third parties to help us analyze and improve our service. Any third-party service providers we use are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential.

Data Retention

We retain your data as follows:

• IP hashes are retained to maintain submission uniqueness
• User content persists until manually deleted or removed for policy violations

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access information we hold about you
• The right to request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data under certain circumstances
• The right to restrict or object to our processing of your data

Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the effective date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.