Privacy policy
Last updated October 1, 2026
Hazmeviral ("Hazmeviral", "we", "us") helps creators and brand operators run social media channels with the help of AI. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use hazmeviral.com and the Hazmeviral web app, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.
If you have questions about this policy or the way we handle your data, write to us at the address at the bottom of this page.
01Information we collect
We collect information you provide directly, information generated while you use the service, and information from third parties you choose to connect.
- Account information. When you sign up, our authentication provider (Clerk) handles your email address, name, profile image (if you provide one), and password. We receive a user identifier and your basic profile from Clerk.
- Brand and content data. The brands, briefs, pillars, hooks, documents, reels, scripts, captions, hashtags, schedules, and other content you create or upload inside the app are stored so we can show them back to you and feed them to AI features.
- AI provider credentials. If you connect your own AI provider API keys (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Alibaba Qwen, and similar), we store them securely on our backend so we can call the provider on your behalf. We never display the full key back to the browser after it is saved.
- Connected social channels. When you connect a social network (such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, or X), we store the access tokens and the minimum profile information each network returns so we can publish or read metrics on your behalf. We do not store your social network password.
- Usage data. We collect basic logs (timestamps, IP address, user agent, pages requested, errors) to keep the service running and protect it from abuse. Anonymous performance and traffic analytics are collected by Vercel Analytics.
- Cookies and similar technologies. We use strictly necessary cookies for authentication and session management. We do not use third-party advertising cookies.
02Tracked links in automations
If you use tracked links in the buttons of your automated Instagram messages, every tap on one of those links goes through a Hazmeviral redirect before reaching the destination. We record the date and time of the click, the browser (user agent), the referring page (referrer) and an irreversible keyed hash of the IP address. We never store the plain IP address.
This data is only used to show you how many sends and clicks each link has, and it is deleted automatically after 180 days. Deleting a brand or an account also deletes its links and the associated clicks.
03Story replies in automations
If you create an automation triggered by replies to your Instagram stories, we read the text of each reply only to compare it with your keywords and decide whether to send the message. That text is not stored.
We also read the identifier of the story someone replied to, only to choose the matching automation (for example, when an automation replies only to certain stories). That identifier is not stored either. We do not show or keep in your dashboard the story that was replied to or the identifier of the person who replied. We only record the outcome of the send (sent, pending, failed or cancelled) for your statistics.
04Downloadable resources
Brands that use Hazmeviral can publish downloadable resources (guides, templates, files) on their own page. To download one, we ask for your email, your WhatsApp or both, depending on what the brand chose.
We store that contact together with the campaign parameters of the link you arrived from (utm), the date and the number of downloads, and show it to the brand that published the resource, which can export it. We use your IP address only to limit abuse and, when enabled, for the Cloudflare Turnstile security check.
Neither Hazmeviral nor the brand sends you anything automatically for leaving your contact. If the brand decides to write to you later, it does so on its own and under its own responsibility. To ask for your data to be deleted, write to us at the address at the end of this page.
05How we use your information
We process the data above for the following purposes:
- Provide and operate the service: create your account, store your brands and content, render the dashboard, and let you publish or schedule reels.
- AI assistance: pass your project context (brand brief, pillars, prior reels, hooks, metrics) to the AI provider you have configured, so the model can suggest scripts, hooks, captions, hashtags, SEO titles, pinned comments, and visual hooks tailored to your channel.
- Communication: send transactional emails (sign-in confirmations, security alerts, important product changes). We will not send marketing emails without your consent.
- Security and abuse prevention: detect unusual activity, rate-limit abusive traffic, and keep accounts safe.
- Compliance: meet our legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from authorities.
06Who we share data with
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with the providers that make the service possible, and only to the extent needed for them to do their job.
- Clerk, for authentication and account management.
- Vercel, for hosting and infrastructure analytics.
- Cloudflare, for the security check (Turnstile) when downloading resources, when enabled.
- AI providers you choose (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Alibaba, or others you may connect). When you trigger an AI action, the relevant context is sent to that provider. We do not pay for AI usage on your behalf; the call runs against your key.
- Social networks you connect, for the actions you ask Hazmeviral to perform (publish a reel, read metrics).
- Service providers that process data on our behalf under written agreements (for example email delivery for transactional messages, error tracking, customer support).
- Authorities or third parties when required by law, court order, or to protect our rights, users, or the public.
07AI providers and your content
Hazmeviral uses a Bring Your Own Key model for AI. When you save an API key, your prompts and the context we attach (project brief, prior reels, hooks, metrics, pillars) are sent to the provider you chose under their terms and privacy policy. We do not use your content to train Hazmeviral models or any third party's general-purpose model.
Each provider has its own data handling policy. Review the policies of the AI providers and social networks you connect, since their handling of your content is outside our control.
08Data retention
We keep your account data while your account is active. If you delete your account or a specific brand, we remove the associated personal data from our active systems within 30 days. Limited records may be retained longer when required to comply with law, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.
Backups containing your data are rotated and overwritten regularly and are not restored except in disaster recovery scenarios.
09Your rights
Depending on where you live (EU, UK, California, and other jurisdictions), you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct or update inaccurate data.
- Ask us to delete your account and associated data (see the data deletion page for the process).
- Export a copy of your content in a portable format.
- Object to or restrict certain processing, and withdraw consent at any time.
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
10Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data: encrypted transport (HTTPS), encrypted storage of secrets, scoped access controls, and regular review of dependencies. No system is completely secure. If we become aware of a breach affecting your data, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law.
11International transfers
Hazmeviral is operated using cloud infrastructure that may store and process data in countries outside your own (including the United States). When data is transferred internationally, we rely on the safeguards required by the applicable law, such as standard contractual clauses.
12Children
Hazmeviral is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.
13Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change. For material changes we will give you reasonable notice (for example, an email or an in-app banner). Continued use of the service after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact us
For privacy questions, data requests, or to exercise any of your rights, write to:
privacy@hazmeviral.com