1. Information we collect
Account information
When you register, Pinghug may process your username, email address, password and information needed to manage your account. Passwords should never be shared with other users and should be protected using appropriate security measures. A mobile number is not used as your public username.
Profile information
Optional profile details you choose to provide may include a display name, profile photo, bio, and country or city. How these details are displayed depends on the available profile and privacy controls.
Messages
Message content is processed to provide messaging features, maintain service security, address reports or abuse, and meet applicable legal obligations. Pinghug does not sell private message content to advertisers. Access to message content should be restricted to authorized purposes, applicable law, and the service operations described in this policy.
Usage data
Technical information such as device type, browser information, IP address, timestamps, and server logs may be processed where needed to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the service.
2. How we use your information
- To create and manage your account
- To deliver messages and friend requests in real time
- To keep the platform safe — detecting abuse, spam, and fake accounts
- To improve features and fix bugs
- To send service, security, account, or other important communications
3. Cookies and similar technologies
Pinghug may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, maintain login sessions, remember preferences, understand how the service is used, and help protect the platform. The technologies used may depend on which features and third-party services are enabled.
Essential cookies
Some cookies are necessary for account login, sessions, security, and core website functionality. These cookies cannot be disabled through our website without affecting essential features.
Analytics cookies
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand website traffic, usage patterns, and performance. Analytics information helps us improve Pinghug and fix technical problems.
Advertising cookies
Pinghug may display advertisements from Google AdSense and other advertising partners on eligible public pages. When ads are served, Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to serve, measure, and help personalize advertisements. These vendors may use information about your visits to this website and other websites to provide ads that may be relevant to you.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to Pinghug and/or other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
You can manage personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. You can also visit aboutads.info choices to learn about choices offered by participating third-party vendors. These controls may not disable all advertising.
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may prevent some Pinghug features from working correctly.
4. Advertising and third-party services
Pinghug may use third-party service providers for functions such as analytics, security, hosting or infrastructure, communications, payments, and advertising. The providers actually used may change over time. They may process information as needed to provide their services and according to their own applicable privacy terms.
Where advertising is enabled, advertisements may appear on eligible pages. Advertising partners may process technical information, such as cookie identifiers, browser or device information, and IP address, as described in their own policies. Pinghug does not intentionally use the content of private one-to-one messages to select advertisements. Verify this statement against your actual integrations and settings before publishing.
5. How we handle your information
- Pinghug does not sell personal information for money. Some privacy laws may define certain advertising-related disclosures or data sharing more broadly; where relevant, consult applicable law and the practices of the third-party services used.
- Your mobile number is not used as your public Pinghug username.
- Pinghug does not intentionally use private message content to select advertisements.
- Third-party providers may process limited information when they provide services to Pinghug.
- Information may be disclosed when necessary to provide the service, comply with legal obligations, protect users, prevent abuse, or with your consent where required.
6. Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may request access to personal information, correction of inaccurate information, or deletion of your account. Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or legitimate operational purposes. To exercise these rights, contact us through our Contact page.
7. Data retention and deletion
Pinghug retains information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain account and message functionality, protect users and the platform, resolve disputes, and meet applicable legal obligations. Retention periods may differ for account details, profile content, messages, security logs, and backup copies.
You can contact us through the Contact page to ask about access, correction, or deletion of your information. A deletion request may not remove every record immediately; some information may remain for a limited period in backups or be retained when required for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance. Update this section to match your actual deletion and backup practices.
8. Data security
We use technical and organizational measures intended to protect information, such as HTTPS/TLS connections and password hashing. No internet service can guarantee absolute security, so users should also protect their passwords and avoid sharing sensitive information in chats.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When changes are significant, we may provide additional notice through the platform or by email. The updated policy will show the revised effective or last-updated date.
Questions? Reach out anytime via our Contact page ✦
10. Publisher and contact
Pinghug publishes this Privacy Policy to explain its information-handling practices. KPP Technology is identified as the publisher responsible for Pinghug's website information and updates.
Company website: KPP Technology. For privacy questions or requests concerning your account, please use the Pinghug Contact page.