Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 1, 2024

Nothing here should be considered legal advice. We express our opinion with no guarantee and we do not endorse any service in any way.

Using Simplify Me. is in no way a replacement for reading the full terms to which you are bound. For complete legal advice and understanding, please refer to a qualified attorney.

Information Stored:
– Username(s)
– User ID
– Email Address
– Password(s)
– Any media uploaded, such as profile picture(s)
– Full legal name (if provided)
– Comment(s)
– Group Membership
(s)
– Private Messages
– Notifications Data
– Personal settings
– Forminator Form Submission
(s)
Hustle Module Submission(s)
Service Interactions (bookmarks, share count, when a specific service was clicked and how many times)

How We Use Your Data:
– Your private messages cannot be accessed by administrators.
– We track the services you’ve clicked on and the frequency of those clicks. This helps enhance our Trending Algorithm, ensuring that popular services receive greater visibility and help a larger audience.
– You have the ability to delete and export your data. You can request an EXPORT of your data here.
– Go here if your want to DELETE your account – this will remove all information mentioned above except your interaction with services.
– Your data stays with us until your account is deleted. Once you delete your account, the data stays in the trash for up to 30 days before being permanently lost.
– Your social friends and groups are solely for your convenience, and we do not utilize any data for other purposes.
– In cases of online harassment or bullying, we are committed to taking necessary action, including content removal and account termination, to ensure a safe environment for all users.

Cookies
– A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store user preferences and other information. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
– We utilize only first-party cookies, such as the ‘Remember Me’ checkbox and all user-related data used for the Service Interactions data.

Data Sharing:
– We do not share any of your data with third parties.
– We do not sell your data.
– We do not track you.
– We believe in transparency and your right to privacy.
Service Interactions
– Our Trending Algorithm works by recording the services you click on and the frequency of those clicks.

– We understand that some users might not want to disclose their interactions, therefore logged-in members are able to Opt Out. *Note that your file will keep generating until you Opt Out and you cannot bookmark services if you do. Importantly, Opting Out automatically deletes your file.*


– The main reason your UserID is recorded is so that a ‘Recently Used’ algorithm can potentially be implemented using the same file. In the future, we plan to have a separate JSON file without UserID records for all non-registered and opted out users..


The algorithm consists of four simple steps:
Step 1: Your UserID is retrieved, which is basically used to identify you as a user on this website. *Note that non-registered users are not part of this algorithm, so for now the trending results are limited to logged-in users.

Step 2: Now when you click on any ‘.website-item’, ‘.pin’ or ‘.share-tool’ elements, the following data is collected:
1. User-Related Data:
• Count (the number of times a specific service was clicked, stored as a positive integer)
• Shares (the number of times a specific service was shared, stored as a positive integer)
• Timestamp (the time when you most recently clicked a specific service)
• Bookmarked (yes or no depending on if you bookmarked a specific service)

2. Service-Related Data (only to identify services):
• Service ID (e.g., 219)
• Service Name (e.g., Instagram)
• Service Date Created (e.g., 2018-01-16)
• Service Date Updated (e.g., 2023-11-17)
• Service Grade Letter (e.g., E)
• Service Link (e.g., https://instagram.com)

Step 3: A .json file is created in our database with your UserID in the filename for identification. This file is both readable and writable but is only accessible to authorized administrators and the user themself.  *Note that the file is only created if the user has interacted with at least one service. This file will stay with us until you either delete the file yourself or tell us to here. Deleting this file will delete all your bookmarks as well*

Step 4: All JSON files are merged into one file at the end of the week. Then, the services are sorted in descending order with services with the highest count shown on top. Lastly, data is fetched back from this file and the most popular services are displayed when you first open the Simplifier page.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, you can email us at admin@simplify-me.com. Alternatively: