Privacy Policy

LondonSocialNetwork — Your Community. Your Connections. Your World.

Last Updated: 5 November 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to LondonSocialNetwork.

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly, transparently and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is collected, used, shared, stored and protected when you visit or use LondonSocialNetwork.

It applies to our website, mobile web app and associated social networking services.

Website: https://londonsocialnetwork.com

2. Who We Are

LondonSocialNetwork is a social networking platform designed to help adults connect, communicate, share content and discover communities.

The data controller responsible for your personal information is:

Legal name of operator: [Insert registered company or individual operator name]

Business address: [Insert business contact address]

Privacy contact email: [Insert dedicated privacy email address]

Where applicable, we will also provide details of our data protection officer or authorised representative.

3. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use LondonSocialNetwork, we may collect the following information.

Account and registration information

• First name and last name

• Username

• Email address

• Password credentials stored using appropriate security protections

• Date of birth or age information

• Account activation and verification status

• Account registration and activity records

Profile information

• Profile photographs and cover images

• Country, city and hometown

• Personal biography and interests

• Education and employment information, where provided

• Social links and other profile details

• Privacy and account preferences

Some profile information may be mandatory to complete registration, while other information is optional.

Content and social activity

We process information you create or share, which may include:

• Posts, comments and reactions

• Photographs and videos

• Reels and Stories

• Groups, pages and events

• Friend requests and social connections

• Shared links and uploaded files

• Content reports and moderation-related information

Messages and communications

When you use our messaging features, we may process:

• Message content

• Shared photographs, videos and voice notes

• Sender and recipient information

• Message timestamps

• Delivery and read status

• Information needed to provide messaging and prevent abuse

Private messages are not necessarily end-to-end encrypted. Do not assume that only the sender and recipient can technically access message content.

Access to messages by administrators or service providers, where permitted, must be limited to legitimate operational, safety, legal or support purposes.

Technical and usage information

We may automatically collect information such as:

• IP address

• Browser and device type

• Operating system

• Login and security events

• Pages and features accessed

• Session information

• Error logs

• Cookies and similar technologies

We use this information where necessary to operate, secure and improve our services.

4. How We Use Your Information

We process personal information for purposes including:

Providing the service: Creating accounts, displaying profiles, publishing content, enabling social connections and delivering messages.

Account security: Verifying email addresses, managing login sessions, detecting suspicious activity and protecting accounts.

Safety and moderation: Reviewing reports, identifying prohibited behaviour, investigating abuse and enforcing Community Standards.

Communication: Sending account activation messages, password reset emails, security alerts and necessary service notifications.

Improving the platform: Diagnosing technical problems, monitoring performance and understanding how features are used.

Legal compliance: Meeting applicable legal obligations and responding to valid lawful requests.

We do not use personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate lawful basis.

5. Legal Bases for Processing

Depending on the processing activity, we may rely on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

Contract: Processing necessary to provide LondonSocialNetwork services that members request.

Legitimate interests: Processing necessary for proportionate security, fraud prevention, service improvement and platform safety, provided those interests are not overridden by individuals' rights.

Legal obligation: Processing required to comply with applicable laws.

Consent: Processing for specific optional purposes, such as certain non-essential cookies or marketing communications, where consent is legally required.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

We will assess the appropriate legal basis for each processing purpose and provide additional information where necessary.

6. Your Profile and Public Information

LondonSocialNetwork allows members to share information with others.

Depending on your privacy settings, other people may be able to view:

• Your name, username and profile picture

• Your publicly available profile details

• Public posts, photographs, videos and Reels

• Public comments and reactions

• Public group, page or event activity

Public information may be seen, copied or shared by other users.

Please review your privacy settings and avoid publishing sensitive information that you do not want others to see.

We aim to make available privacy controls that allow members to manage the visibility of eligible content and profile information.

7. Private Messaging

LondonSocialNetwork provides communication features that may include text messages, image sharing, video sharing and voice notes.

We process messaging information to deliver communications and support platform functionality.

Messages may be retained or accessed where reasonably necessary for service operation, support, security, moderation or compliance with applicable law.

We do not promise end-to-end encryption unless it has been specifically implemented and verified for the relevant communication feature.

8. Age Requirements

LondonSocialNetwork is intended for adults aged 18 and over.

We use age-related information to apply our registration eligibility rules and help restrict underage access.

A self-declared date of birth does not independently establish a person's age.

Where we identify an account that does not meet our eligibility rules, we may restrict or close the account, subject to applicable legal requirements.

Any additional age-verification service, including its data-processing arrangements, will be described before deployment.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

LondonSocialNetwork may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Keep users signed in

• Maintain session security

• Remember certain preferences

• Support essential website functions

• Measure performance, where enabled

• Provide optional features, where enabled

Strictly necessary technologies may be used without consent where permitted by law.

For technologies requiring consent, we will seek appropriate permission before using them and provide a way to manage or withdraw that consent.

For further information about particular technologies, purposes and durations, see our [Cookie Policy or Cookie Settings — insert link when available].

10. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use external providers to operate and protect LondonSocialNetwork.

Depending on the features enabled, these may include:

• Website and database hosting providers

• Email delivery providers

• CAPTCHA and anti-bot services

• Security and content-delivery providers

• Storage, backup and technical support providers

• Optional analytics, payment or other integration providers

For example, our current technical setup includes Hostinger hosting and email services and Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection.

Third-party providers may process limited information necessary to deliver their services.

We will assess appropriate contractual, security and data protection arrangements before using providers to process personal information.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers may process or access personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where international transfers occur, we will apply an appropriate transfer mechanism or safeguard as required by applicable data protection law.

Specific transfer destinations and safeguards will be documented following a review of our service providers.

You may contact us using the privacy contact details above to request further information about applicable safeguards.

12. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, subject to legal obligations and legitimate operational needs.

Retention may depend on:

• Whether your account remains active

• Whether information is needed to provide requested services

• Whether content has been deleted

• Applicable security, fraud prevention and legal requirements

• Necessary backup and recovery periods

• Ongoing disputes, reports or investigations

Specific retention periods: [Insert the verified retention schedule for user accounts, deleted content, private messages, security logs and backups.]

After the applicable retention period, information will be deleted, anonymised or otherwise handled in accordance with applicable law.

13. Account Deletion

Members may use available account controls to request deletion of their accounts.

Deletion requests will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Some information may need to be retained temporarily or for a longer period where justified by legal obligations, security requirements, disputes or backup processes.

We will explain any applicable exceptions when responding to deletion requests.

14. Protecting Your Information

We use appropriate organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration.

These may include:

• Encrypted HTTPS connections

• Account authentication controls

• Email activation procedures

• Two-factor authentication options

• Login and brute-force protection

• Automated bot detection

• Access controls and administrative security

• Backup and recovery procedures

No online service can guarantee absolute security.

Members should use strong passwords, protect their login credentials and report suspicious account activity.

15. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law and any relevant conditions or exemptions, you may have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data.

• Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal information.

• Erasure: Request deletion of personal information.

• Restriction: Request limits on certain processing activities.

• Data portability: Receive eligible information in a portable format.

• Object: Object to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests.

• Withdraw consent: Withdraw permission where processing relies on consent.

• Challenge certain automated decisions: Exercise applicable rights concerning solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects.

You have the right to object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing at any time.

To exercise your rights, contact:

[Insert privacy contact email address]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

16. Complaints

If you have concerns about how LondonSocialNetwork handles personal data, please contact us first so we can investigate.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Information Commissioner's Office: https://ico.org.uk

17. Automated Processing and Recommendations

LondonSocialNetwork may use automated processes to provide features such as content feeds, friend suggestions, spam detection and security checks.

The precise data used depends on the feature and how it is configured.

Automated decision-making review: [Confirm whether any automated processing makes decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, and insert the required explanation if applicable.]

18. External Websites

LondonSocialNetwork may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

We encourage members to review the privacy information provided by external services before sharing personal information.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our services, technology, practices or legal obligations.

When material changes occur, we will provide appropriate notice where required.

The latest version will be made available on LondonSocialNetwork with its updated effective date.

20. Contact Information

For privacy questions, data protection requests or concerns:

Platform: LondonSocialNetwork

Website: https://londonsocialnetwork.com

Privacy email: [Insert privacy contact email]

Data controller: [Insert legal name]

Business contact address: [Insert address]

LondonSocialNetwork — Your Community. Your Connections. Your World.