Privacy Policy

IraniLink ("we", "us", "our") is an online directory and community platform for the Iranian and Persian community in the United Kingdom. We connect community members with Iranian-run businesses, events, job listings, and classified advertisements.

We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website. For privacy-related enquiries, please use the contact form on our website.

We collect the following categories of personal information:

• Account information — email address, full name, and display name when you register
• Profile information — optional bio, profile photo, city, and language preference
• User-generated content — business listings, event submissions, classified advertisements, and contact form messages you submit
• Authentication data — login sessions and OAuth tokens (managed via Supabase Auth)
• Usage data — pages visited, search queries, and feature interactions
• Device information — IP address, browser type, and language settings

We use your information to:

• Provide, operate, and improve the IraniLink platform
• Authenticate your account and maintain your session securely
• Display user-submitted content (businesses, events, classifieds) to other visitors
• Send important service communications such as account verification and password resets
• Respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• Comply with our legal obligations under UK law

We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:

• Contract — processing necessary to deliver the service you signed up for
• Legitimate interests — improving the platform, ensuring security, and preventing fraud
• Consent — for any optional marketing communications (you may withdraw consent at any time)
• Legal obligation — where processing is required by applicable UK law

We do not sell your personal data. We share information only with the following service providers who process data on our behalf:

• Supabase — database hosting and authentication infrastructure (EU/US with Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable)
• Vercel — website hosting and content delivery
• Google — if you choose to sign in with Google (governed by Google's own Privacy Policy)

We may also disclose data where required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of users and the public.

• Account and profile data — retained while your account is active; deleted within 30 days of an account deletion request
• User-generated content — retained while your account is active; you may delete individual listings at any time from your dashboard
• Server and security logs — retained for up to 90 days
• Contact form submissions — retained for up to 2 years

As a UK resident, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction — ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact form on our website. We will respond within 30 days.

We use essential session cookies required for authentication and to keep you logged in. We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies.

You can control cookie behaviour through your browser settings. Disabling session cookies will prevent you from logging in.

Business listings, events, and classifieds may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and recommend reviewing their own privacy policies.

IraniLink is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify you via the platform or by email. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.

If you have questions or concerns about how we handle your data, please contact us via the contact form on our website.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority:

• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — ico.org.uk
• Helpline: 0303 123 1113