FriendNest Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 12 October 2026

Welcome to FriendNest — your friends, your world, your community!

At FriendNest, we believe connecting with people should be fun, safe, and easy. Whether you are sharing photos, posting updates, chatting with friends, joining communities, or going LIVE, your privacy matters to us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when we share it, how long we keep it, and the choices you have.

Our goal is simple: you should understand what happens to your information when you use FriendNest.

1. What Is This Privacy Policy About?

This policy applies to FriendNest and the features we provide through our website at https://friendnest.name.ng/, including any associated services covered by this policy.

It explains how we handle information when you:

• Create or manage a FriendNest account.
• Connect with friends and other users.
• Share posts, photos, videos, comments, or messages.
• Participate in LIVE video streams or audio rooms, where available.
• Join groups, follow creators, or interact with communities.
• Contact our support team or interact with our services.

This policy does not automatically cover third-party websites or services you access through links on FriendNest. Those services have their own privacy practices.

2. What Information Do We Collect?

To help FriendNest work properly, we may collect different types of information depending on the features you use.

Information You Give Us

When you register or use FriendNest, you may provide:

• Your name, username, and profile information.
• Email address and phone number, if requested.
• Password and account authentication information.
• Profile photo, biography, and other details you choose to share.
• Posts, photos, videos, comments, and messages you create or send.
• Information you provide when contacting customer support.

Please avoid posting sensitive personal information publicly unless you understand the risks.

Information About How You Use FriendNest

We may collect information about your activity, such as:

• Pages and profiles you visit.
• Posts you like, share, or comment on.
• People, pages, or communities you follow.
• Your interactions with LIVE broadcasts, where available.
• Features you use and actions you take on the website.

This information may help us understand which features work well and where we can improve your experience.

Device and Technical Information

When you access FriendNest, we may collect technical information such as:

• Your device and browser type.
• Internet Protocol (IP) address.
• Operating system and basic device identifiers.
• Login times, access logs, and error reports.
• Cookies and similar technologies, where used.

We use appropriate technical information to operate, secure, and troubleshoot the platform.

Location Information

Your IP address may provide an approximate indication of your location. More precise location information would only be collected if our features require it and the relevant permissions or legal basis are in place.

3. How Do We Use Your Information?

Your information helps us keep FriendNest running and make it useful to our community.

We may use it to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Help you connect with friends and discover communities.
• Display the content you choose to share.
• Deliver messages, notifications, and account updates.
• Operate video streaming, audio rooms, and other interactive features, where available.
• Personalize parts of your experience.
• Detect spam, fraudulent activity, abuse, and security threats.
• Respond to questions, complaints, and support requests.
• Understand technical problems and improve website performance.
• Meet legal and regulatory obligations.

We will use personal information for purposes that are consistent with this policy and permitted by applicable law.

4. What Information Can Other People See?

FriendNest is a social platform, so visibility matters.

Depending on your settings and the features available, other users may be able to see your:

• Display name, username, and profile photo.
• Public profile information.
• Posts, comments, photos, and videos you share publicly.
• Activity in public groups or public LIVE rooms.
• Other information you choose to make visible.

Before you post, pause for a second: would you be comfortable with other people seeing it?

Even if you delete a post, someone may already have copied, downloaded, screenshotted, or shared it. Deleted content may also remain temporarily in backups or records where permitted by law.

Please remember that information shared publicly may be accessible to people outside your immediate circle of friends.

5. How Do We Share Your Information?

We do not share personal information without a purpose. Where sharing is necessary, we aim to limit it to what is appropriate for that purpose.

We may share information in these circumstances:

With Other FriendNest Users

Information you choose to publish or send may be visible to the recipients or audiences you select.

With Service Providers

We may work with trusted providers that help us host the website, store information, deliver messages, prevent fraud, provide technical support, or operate video and audio services.

These providers may process information on our behalf under appropriate contractual and security arrangements.

For Safety and Legal Reasons

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, respond to valid legal requests, protect users, investigate fraud, enforce our terms, or address serious security concerns.

During Business Changes

If FriendNest is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or transfer of assets, relevant information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable privacy requirements.

With Your Permission

We may share information for another purpose when you ask us to or give valid permission where required.

We do not promise that information can never be disclosed, and we do not claim that third parties can never access information you choose to make public.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small files that help websites remember information about your visit.

FriendNest may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Keep you signed in.
• Remember preferences.
• Protect accounts and detect suspicious activity.
• Understand website performance.
• Support analytics or advertising, if those features are used.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect login, security, or other website features.

If FriendNest uses analytics or advertising cookies, we will provide any additional notices or consent options required by applicable law.

7. How Do We Protect Your Information?

We use appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Depending on our systems, these safeguards may include access controls, secure connections, authentication protections, backups, monitoring, and security updates.

However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You can help protect your account by choosing a strong, unique password, keeping your login details private, and signing out on shared devices.

If you believe someone has accessed your account without permission, contact FriendNest support as soon as possible.

8. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes explained in this policy, including providing our services, maintaining account security, resolving disputes, and meeting legal obligations.

Retention periods depend on the type of information and why we need it.

If you delete your account, we will take the steps required under our account-deletion procedures and applicable law. Some information may remain for a limited period in backups, security records, or legally required records.

We will not promise immediate, complete deletion from every system unless our actual technical processes support that promise.

9. Your Privacy Rights and Choices

Your information belongs to you, and you should have meaningful choices about how it is used.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of certain information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
• Request a portable copy of certain information.
• Complain to the relevant data protection authority.

You may also be able to update your profile, control the visibility of your posts, block users, or adjust notification settings through FriendNest.

To exercise a privacy right, contact us using the details provided at the end of this policy. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.

10. LIVE Streaming, Video, and Audio Rooms

When you use FriendNest LIVE or other real-time communication features, additional information may be processed to deliver the experience.

Depending on the features available, this may include:

• Your live video and audio streams.
• Your username and public profile information.
• Viewer counts, comments, reactions, and room participation.
• Invitations, join requests, and moderation actions.
• Technical information needed to connect participants.

If you broadcast publicly, people watching may see or hear you and may record your broadcast using their own devices.

We will explain whether LIVE sessions are recorded or stored when that is part of the service. Do not assume a stream is private simply because it takes place in a room with a limited number of participants.

11. Children's Privacy

FriendNest is not intended for children who are below the minimum age permitted to use the service under applicable law.

We do not knowingly collect children's personal information in violation of applicable legal requirements. If you believe a child has provided personal information improperly, contact us so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

Where required, we will apply suitable age-related safeguards and consent procedures.

12. International Data Transfers

Some of our hosting providers or service providers may process information in countries other than the country where you live.

Where international transfers occur, we will take steps required by applicable law to provide appropriate protection for the information being transferred.

13. How Will You Know If This Policy Changes?

As FriendNest grows, we may add features or improve how our services work. That may require updates to this Privacy Policy.

When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of the policy. If changes are significant, we will provide additional notice where required by law.

We encourage you to check this page from time to time so you know how your information is handled.

14. Contact FriendNest

Have a privacy question, want to request access to your information, or need help with an account-related concern?

We want to hear from you.

Website: https://friendnest.name.ng/

Privacy contact: Add your official support email address here.

Business or mailing address: Add your official business address here, if applicable.

Please do not send your password or other login credentials when contacting support.

Our Promise to You

FriendNest is about bringing people together, sharing moments, and building communities.

We aim to handle your information responsibly, explain our practices clearly, and provide meaningful ways for you to manage your privacy.

Thank you for being part of FriendNest.

FriendNest — Connect, Share, and Belong.