Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 15 August 2026
Last Updated: 15 August 2026

Company: Social Connect World Limited
Company Number: 17402223
Registered Office: 66 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NA
Website: SocialConnectWorld.com

1. Introduction

Social Connect World Limited (“Social Connect World”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit or use SocialConnectWorld.com, create an account, interact with other users, use our social networking features, purchase or enquire about our services, interact with our marketing services, or otherwise communicate with us.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms and Conditions.

By using SocialConnectWorld.com, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Where applicable law requires your consent for particular processing activities, we will request that consent separately.


2. About Social Connect World Limited

Social Connect World Limited is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17402223.

Our registered office is:

66 Paul Street
London
England
EC2A 4NA
United Kingdom

For the purposes of applicable UK data-protection legislation, Social Connect World Limited may act as the data controller for personal information processed through our Services, depending on the particular circumstances.


3. Scope of This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:

  • SocialConnectWorld.com.
  • User accounts.
  • Social networking functionality.
  • Profiles.
  • Posts and comments.
  • Messages and communications.
  • Marketing and advertising services.
  • Customer enquiries.
  • Contact forms.
  • Business accounts.
  • Promotional campaigns.
  • Payments and transactions.
  • Email communications.
  • Other services operated by Social Connect World Limited that link to this Privacy Policy.

It may not apply to third-party websites, applications, platforms, or services that we do not control.


4. Personal Information We May Collect

Depending on how you use our Services, we may collect different categories of personal information.

This may include:

Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect:

  • Name.
  • Username.
  • Email address.
  • Password or authentication information.
  • Date of birth or age information where required.
  • Profile photograph.
  • Biography.
  • Location information you choose to provide.
  • Interests and profile information.

Profile and Social Information

You may voluntarily provide information through your profile or interactions, including:

  • Posts.
  • Comments.
  • Photos.
  • Videos.
  • Audio.
  • Likes and reactions.
  • Followers and following information.
  • Groups or communities.
  • Public profile information.
  • Other content you choose to publish.

Information you post publicly may be visible to other users or members of the public depending on the privacy settings and functionality available on the platform.

Communications

If you contact us, we may collect:

  • Your name.
  • Email address.
  • Telephone number where provided.
  • Message contents.
  • Attachments.
  • Information necessary to respond to your enquiry.

Transaction Information

If you purchase products or services, we may collect information relating to:

  • Transaction details.
  • Service purchased.
  • Billing information.
  • Payment status.
  • Invoice information.

Payment-card information may be processed directly by third-party payment providers rather than being stored by us.

Technical Information

When you use our website, we may automatically collect technical information such as:

  • IP address.
  • Browser type.
  • Device type.
  • Operating system.
  • Language settings.
  • Time zone.
  • Website interactions.
  • Pages visited.
  • Referring websites.
  • Approximate location derived from technical information.
  • Log information.
  • Security information.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate and improve SocialConnectWorld.com.


5. Information You Choose to Make Public

SocialConnectWorld.com is a social networking platform.

If you publish information publicly, that information may be accessible to other users or, depending on platform functionality, the general public.

Examples may include:

  • Your username.
  • Profile photograph.
  • Public biography.
  • Posts.
  • Comments.
  • Public photographs.
  • Public videos.
  • Public business information.

You should carefully consider what personal information you publish.

We cannot guarantee that information voluntarily made public will remain private once another user has copied, downloaded, shared, or otherwise reproduced it.


6. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for legitimate business and operational purposes, including:

  • Creating and managing your account.
  • Providing our Services.
  • Operating SocialConnectWorld.com.
  • Allowing users to communicate and interact.
  • Displaying profiles and content.
  • Processing transactions.
  • Responding to enquiries.
  • Providing customer support.
  • Improving the website.
  • Developing new features.
  • Personalising certain aspects of the Services.
  • Detecting fraud and abuse.
  • Protecting platform security.
  • Preventing unauthorised access.
  • Enforcing our Terms and Conditions.
  • Investigating complaints.
  • Managing advertising and marketing.
  • Sending service-related communications.
  • Sending marketing communications where legally permitted.
  • Complying with legal obligations.
  • Establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.


7. Legal Bases for Processing

Where UK GDPR applies, we will generally rely on one or more lawful bases for processing personal information.

These may include:

Contract

We may process information where it is necessary to provide Services you have requested or to perform our agreement with you.

Legitimate Interests

We may process information where necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Examples may include:

  • Platform security.
  • Fraud prevention.
  • Improving our Services.
  • Customer support.
  • Business administration.
  • Protecting our legal rights.

Consent

We may ask for your consent where required by law, including for certain marketing, cookies, or other optional processing activities.

You may withdraw consent where applicable.

Legal Obligation

We may process information where necessary to comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Vital Interests

In exceptional circumstances, personal information may be processed where necessary to protect someone's vital interests.


8. Marketing Communications

Where legally permitted, we may send you information about:

  • Social Connect World.
  • New features.
  • Services.
  • Promotions.
  • Marketing opportunities.
  • Events.
  • News.
  • Business announcements.

You can unsubscribe from promotional email communications using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the relevant communication.

Service and transactional communications may still be sent where necessary to operate your account or provide Services.


9. Social Networking Features

Because SocialConnectWorld.com provides social networking functionality, certain information may be shared between users depending on your settings and how you interact with the platform.

For example, other users may be able to see:

  • Your username.
  • Your profile.
  • Your posts.
  • Your comments.
  • Your reactions.
  • Your public media.
  • Other information you choose to publish.

We encourage you to review available privacy settings before publishing personal information.


10. Messages and Communications

Where the platform provides private messaging or communication features, information relating to those communications may be processed to provide the service.

We may also process communications where necessary for:

  • Security.
  • Fraud prevention.
  • Abuse prevention.
  • Investigating reports.
  • Compliance with law.
  • Protecting users and our Services.

We do not guarantee that private communications will remain absolutely confidential where disclosure is legally required or necessary for legitimate safety, security, or legal purposes.


11. Cookies

SocialConnectWorld.com may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used for:

  • Website functionality.
  • Account authentication.
  • Security.
  • Remembering preferences.
  • Analytics.
  • Performance monitoring.
  • Advertising.
  • Marketing.
  • Understanding how users interact with our website.

Where required, we will provide appropriate cookie controls and obtain consent before placing non-essential cookies.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.


12. Analytics

We may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors use SocialConnectWorld.com.

Analytics information may help us understand:

  • Website traffic.
  • Popular pages.
  • User interactions.
  • Technical problems.
  • Device usage.
  • General audience behaviour.
  • Platform performance.

Where third-party analytics services are used, those providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and contractual arrangements with us.


13. Advertising

SocialConnectWorld.com may display advertising or sponsored content.

We may use information such as general audience characteristics, technical information, website activity, or preferences to help operate advertising services, subject to applicable law and your privacy choices.

We do not intend to sell personal information simply because advertising is displayed on our platform.

Where third-party advertising providers are used, their own privacy policies and technologies may also apply.


14. Social Media Marketing Services

Social Connect World Limited may provide social media marketing, digital marketing, promotional, advertising, branding, or consultancy services.

Where you engage us for marketing services, we may process business and contact information necessary to deliver those services.

Depending on the service, this may include:

  • Name.
  • Business name.
  • Business contact details.
  • Email address.
  • Telephone number.
  • Social media account information.
  • Website information.
  • Marketing campaign information.
  • Advertising information.
  • Billing information.
  • Communication records.

We will only process information as necessary for the relevant service and applicable legal requirements.


15. Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from third parties where permitted by law.

Examples may include:

  • Payment providers.
  • Advertising partners.
  • Analytics providers.
  • Social media platforms.
  • Business partners.
  • Service providers.
  • Fraud-prevention services.
  • Publicly available sources.

We may combine information obtained from these sources with information you provide directly where legally permitted and necessary for our Services.


16. Sharing Personal Information

We may share personal information with trusted third parties where necessary to operate our business and provide our Services.

These may include:

  • Hosting providers.
  • Cloud service providers.
  • Payment processors.
  • Email providers.
  • Analytics providers.
  • Advertising providers.
  • Customer-support providers.
  • Security providers.
  • Professional advisers.
  • IT service providers.
  • Legal advisers.
  • Accountancy providers.
  • Government authorities where legally required.

We require appropriate safeguards where third parties process personal information on our behalf.


17. Legal and Regulatory Disclosure

We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law.
  • Respond to lawful requests from authorities.
  • Comply with court orders.
  • Investigate suspected fraud.
  • Investigate unlawful activity.
  • Protect users.
  • Protect our company.
  • Protect our rights and property.
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

We will seek to limit disclosures to information reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose where legally and practically possible.


18. Business Transfers

If Social Connect World Limited is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar corporate transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

Where required by law, appropriate notices or safeguards will be provided.


19. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers or technology infrastructure may operate outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable data-protection legislation.

This may include relying on:

  • Adequacy regulations.
  • Appropriate contractual safeguards.
  • UK-approved contractual mechanisms.
  • Other lawful transfer mechanisms.

20. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information from:

  • Unauthorised access.
  • Unauthorised disclosure.
  • Loss.
  • Misuse.
  • Alteration.
  • Destruction.

Security measures may include access controls, authentication systems, monitoring, encryption where appropriate, and other technical safeguards.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are also responsible for protecting your account credentials and devices.


21. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Retention periods may depend on:

  • The type of information.
  • The purpose for processing.
  • Whether you maintain an account.
  • Legal requirements.
  • Accounting requirements.
  • Dispute resolution.
  • Security and fraud prevention.
  • Our legitimate business needs.

When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymise, or otherwise dispose of it.


22. Account Deletion

Where account deletion functionality is available, you may request deletion of your account.

Deletion may remove or anonymise certain information associated with your account.

However, we may retain certain information where necessary for:

  • Legal compliance.
  • Fraud prevention.
  • Security.
  • Dispute resolution.
  • Legal claims.
  • Financial records.
  • Regulatory obligations.
  • Backup systems.

Public content may also have been copied or shared by other users before deletion.


23. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights including:

Right of Access

You may request a copy of personal information we hold about you.

Right to Rectification

You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

Right to Erasure

You may request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to Restriction

You may request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.

Right to Object

You may have the right to object to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests.

Right to Data Portability

In certain circumstances, you may request personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.


24. Exercising Your Rights

If you wish to exercise your data-protection rights, you can contact Social Connect World Limited using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

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

This is intended to prevent personal information from being disclosed to someone who is not authorised to receive it.

We aim to respond to valid requests within the applicable legal timeframe.


25. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we process your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve your concern.

You may also have the right to complain to the UK's data-protection supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

The ICO may investigate concerns relating to UK data-protection compliance.


26. Children's Privacy

SocialConnectWorld.com is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children who are below the minimum age permitted to use the platform.

Where the platform is designated as an 18+ service, individuals under 18 must not create an account or use the Services.

If we become aware that an account has been created by someone who does not meet the applicable age requirement, we may suspend or remove the account and take appropriate steps concerning associated information.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.


27. User-Generated Content

Users are responsible for the personal information they choose to publish through SocialConnectWorld.com.

Before posting information about another person, you should ensure that you have an appropriate legal basis or permission where required.

You should avoid publishing sensitive personal information about yourself or other people unless you have a lawful and appropriate reason to do so.


28. Third-Party Websites

SocialConnectWorld.com may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of websites that we do not operate.

You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.


29. Third-Party Services

Certain Services may be provided using third-party technology.

Third parties may process personal information on our behalf or independently, depending on the nature of the service.

We seek to work with reputable service providers and require appropriate protections where they process information for us.


30. Fraud and Security Monitoring

We may process information to identify and prevent:

  • Fraud.
  • Spam.
  • Fake accounts.
  • Account takeover.
  • Abuse.
  • Malicious activity.
  • Security attacks.
  • Unauthorised access.
  • Other threats to SocialConnectWorld.com.

This may involve automated systems, technical logs, account information, device information, and other relevant information.


31. Automated Decision-Making

We may use automated systems for operational, security, fraud-prevention, moderation, or recommendation purposes.

Where applicable law provides specific rights regarding solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, we will provide appropriate safeguards and information.


32. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

  • Changes to our Services.
  • Changes to technology.
  • Changes to applicable law.
  • Changes to our business practices.
  • New security requirements.
  • Changes to how personal information is processed.

When appropriate, we may notify users of material changes through SocialConnectWorld.com or other suitable communication methods.

The updated Privacy Policy will include a revised “Last Updated” date.


33. No Absolute Security Guarantee

Although we take reasonable measures to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

The internet involves inherent security risks, and no company can guarantee that information transmitted electronically will always remain completely secure.

If you become aware of a suspected security incident involving your account, you should contact us promptly.


34. Business and Marketing Communications

If you communicate with Social Connect World Limited for business or marketing purposes, we may retain records of those communications where necessary for customer service, administration, legal compliance, or legitimate business purposes.


35. Data Controller

For personal information processed through SocialConnectWorld.com, Social Connect World Limited may act as the data controller where applicable.

Social Connect World Limited
Company Number: 17402223
Registered Office: 66 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NA


36. Contact Information

For privacy enquiries, data-protection requests, or questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Social Connect World Limited
66 Paul Street
London
England
EC2A 4NA
United Kingdom

Website: SocialConnectWorld.com

Please clearly state the nature of your request and provide sufficient information for us to identify the relevant account or information where necessary.


37. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is intended to operate in accordance with applicable UK data-protection legislation, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, where applicable.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to remove or restrict any legal rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.


38. Acceptance

By using SocialConnectWorld.com, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how personal information may be processed in connection with the Services.

Where consent is legally required for a particular activity, we will seek that consent separately.


39. Final Statement

Social Connect World Limited is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently. We will continue to review our privacy and security practices as SocialConnectWorld.com develops and as applicable data-protection requirements change.

Privacy Policy Effective Date: 15 August 2026
Last Updated: 15 August 2026

© 2026 Social Connect World Limited. All rights reserved.

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