At Wedgefield Community, your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. We built this platform to serve our local community, and we believe that means protecting the people who use it. This policy outlines our strict commitment to keeping your information safe and entirely private.

When you create an account or use our community features, we only collect the absolute minimum amount of information required to make the platform function:

• Account Details: Your display name and email address (used solely for account verification and password resets).
• Community Content: Posts, listings, messages, and photos you voluntarily upload to the community feed, marketplace, or service directory.
• Usage Data: Standard, anonymous technical data (like browser type and device) collected automatically to ensure the website loads quickly and functions properly.

We want to be as clear as possible about how we handle your data. We strictly prohibit the following:

• We do not sell your data: Your email, phone numbers, and account details are never sold to third parties, data brokers, or advertisers.
• We do not use your info for marketing: We will never send you promotional emails, spam, or targeted advertisements based on your profile.
• Admins do not use your personal info: Even the site administrator does not access, export, or utilize your email address or personal contact information for any purpose outside of standard website maintenance.
• We do not track you off-site: We do not use tracking pixels or cross-site trackers to follow you around the internet.

If you provide an email address or phone number in your profile or in a public listing (like a service or marketplace item), it is only used for the following:

• Account Recovery: Sending you a password reset link if you get locked out.
• Platform Notifications: Internal notifications you explicitly opt into (e.g., receiving a message from another member regarding a marketplace listing).
• Public Listings: Displayed on the site only where you intentionally publish it (e.g., "Contact me at 555-1234 for my plumbing service").

We will never email you for any other reason.

We take proactive steps to ensure your information is secure:

• All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using SSL/TLS (HTTPS).
• Passwords are encrypted and hashed; even the site administrator cannot view your plain-text password.
• Access to the administrative backend is strictly limited and monitored.

Because we believe your data belongs to you, you have complete control over it:

• You can edit or delete your posts, listings, and profile information at any time.
• If you wish to have your account and all associated data permanently deleted, you may request it, and we will comply promptly.

The only exception to this policy is if we are legally compelled by a court order or law enforcement agency to release specific information. However, this is highly unlikely in the context of a local community hub, and we would never voluntarily share your data without a legal mandate.

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please don't hesitate to reach out to us through the website's contact form or by emailing the site administrator.