Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This policy explains what information OTSeen collects when you use otseen.com, how we use it, and the choices you have about it. It applies to everyone who visits or registers an account on OTSeen.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not run advertising trackers on OTSeen.

2. Information we collect

Account information. When you register, we collect the email address, password (stored as a salted hash, never in plain text), or Google account identifier you sign up with, plus your chosen username and any settings you configure, such as theme preference.

Activity you create. Posts, comments, votes, predictions, tracked-statement submissions, and their outcomes are stored so the platform can display them and compute accuracy and reliability scores.

Private messages. Messages you send to other users are stored so the conversation can be delivered and displayed to its participants.

Log and device information. We log the IP address and user agent (browser and device information) associated with every login and with every state-changing action you take on the site, such as posting, voting, or changing account settings. This supports security, fraud prevention, abuse investigation, and moderation.

Cookies. We use essential session cookies to keep you signed in and to protect the site against cross-site request forgery. We do not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking.

Device identifiers. We set a long-lived device cookie on every visitor, signed in or not, and record which accounts have signed in from the same device. Your browser also reports a few coarse device characteristics to us once per browsing session: screen size, timezone, language, and platform. We combine these into a single hash and store it with the device record. We do not use canvas, audio, or font fingerprinting. We use device information for security and to detect multiple accounts controlled by the same person, which the Community Rules restrict for voting and predictions. Device records are retained on the same schedule as the other log and IP information described in section 9.

3. How we use information

We use the information described above to:

• Operate your account and authenticate you when you sign in.
• Display your posts, predictions, and scores to other users.
• Compute company reliability scores and user accuracy scores from recorded statement and prediction outcomes.
• Detect and prevent abuse, fraud, and security incidents, including investigating reports and enforcing the Community Rules.
• Maintain audit records of state-changing actions and logins.
• Communicate with you about your account or about changes to our policies.
• Comply with legal obligations.

4. What is public

Your username, your posts, your votes, your predictions, and the outcomes tied to them are public by design. They appear next to your username along with your accuracy score, wherever you post on OTSeen. Do not include information in a public post that you do not want to be public.

5. Private messages and reports

Private messages are visible only to the sender and the recipient, with one exception. If either party reports a message, its content becomes visible to site moderators so they can review the report. We disclose this here so you know that a reported message is no longer strictly private.

6. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in these circumstances:

• With service providers who host our infrastructure or help us operate the platform, under obligations to protect your information.
• With moderators and administrators, for content and accounts under their review, including reported private messages as described above.
• When required by law, such as in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
• To protect the rights, property, or safety of OTSeen, our users, or the public.
• In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this policy or a successor policy.

7. Third-party market and filings data

OTSeen displays data sourced from the SEC's EDGAR system and from third-party market data suppliers. That data is not personal information about you. It may be delayed, and we do not guarantee its accuracy.

8. Cookies and similar technology

OTSeen uses a session cookie to keep you signed in and a CSRF token to protect state-changing requests. These are essential to operating the site and are not used to track you across other websites. We do not use third-party advertising cookies.

9. How long we keep information

Audit logs and IP address records are retained for 24 months [placeholder, pending confirmation by counsel] from the date of the logged event, then deleted on a rolling basis, except where we need to keep a record longer to investigate a specific incident or to comply with law.

When you request deletion of your account, we delete your private account information, such as your email address and password hash. We anonymize, rather than delete, your public content, such as posts, votes, and predictions, so that the accuracy and reliability history other users rely on stays intact. An anonymized post is no longer associated with your username or account.

10. Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:

• Know what personal information we hold about you and request a copy of it.
• Request deletion of your account and associated private information, as described in the section above.
• Correct inaccurate personal information.
• Opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information, so there is nothing to opt out of.

These rights are built to align with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for residents of California. You can exercise them through your account settings or by contacting us as described below. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

OTSeen currently operates for users in the United States. Coverage for other jurisdictions, such as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is deferred and will be addressed if and when OTSeen expands outside the United States.

11. Children's privacy

OTSeen is for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we will close it.

12. Security

We use industry-standard safeguards to protect your information, including password hashing, session security, and access controls that limit which staff can view sensitive data. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, disclosed, or altered without authorization.

13. International users

OTSeen is operated from and directed at users in the United States. If you access OTSeen from outside the United States, your information will be processed in the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your home country.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make a material change, we will post the updated policy on this page with a new effective date.

15. Contact us

Questions about this policy or requests about your personal information can be sent through the contact options listed on the platform.