Last Updated: July 06, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Shime handles account data, community activity, permissions, and service operations.
This Privacy Policy explains how Shime collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use a community for encouraging others, praising everyday wins, sharing happy moments, and giving yourself kind positive feedback. It covers account activity, community use, safety actions, and service operations.
We collect the information you provide directly, the content you choose to upload, and service records created while you use Shime. That can include profile details, posts, reports, and other safety records, media uploads, support requests, and moderation records.
We use collected information to operate Shime, display community content, provide profile and publishing features, process support requests, review safety reports, and improve product quality. We also use relevant records to prevent abuse, enforce community rules, and respond to legal obligations.
When you choose to capture or upload photos, the app requests camera or photo library access so it can collect, display, and process the media you selected. We use that media to support your profile, publishing flow, moderation, and any feature you asked us to complete.
If microphone access is requested by the app, it is requested only after a user-initiated action that needs audio input and only for the duration needed to handle that request. Microphone-related data is not used for identity verification, biometric profiling, or unrelated background collection.
When you choose to attach a place or use map-based tools, we collect location information needed to show nearby places, confirm your chosen location, and display that place with your content if you decide to share it.
When you contact support or use safety tools, we process service records needed to respond to requests, review reports, prevent abuse, and keep community operations reliable.
Before you register, log in, post content, or use community features in Shime, you must review and accept the app's EULA or Terms & Conditions. That agreement explains that there is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users and remains part of how community access is governed.
When you create posts, profile content, comments, reports, or other community activity, we collect, process, store, display, share, and moderate that user content as needed to operate the service. We may review content and account behavior to investigate reports, enforce rules, and keep the community safer. We aim to review objectionable-content and harassment reports within 24 hours, although some cases may require additional investigation time. We may block abusive accounts from appearing in community surfaces or interacting through supported community features, remove content, restrict features, or suspend accounts when necessary to enforce service rules and address safety concerns.
If tracking-related permissions are available, we may use tracking, analytics, and advertising measurement signals to understand campaign performance, detect abuse, and improve service delivery.
We may share information with hosting providers, infrastructure partners, customer support tools, moderation or security vendors, map providers, and other service providers that help us operate the app. Those providers may only use the data for the services they perform for us.
We retain information for as long as it is needed to provide the service, maintain account history, resolve disputes, meet legal obligations, enforce agreements, and protect the community. Reported user content, related account information, and moderation records may be retained for at least the time needed to complete a typical initial 24-hour safety review, and longer when needed to investigate repeat abuse, resolve disputes, or comply with legal obligations.
You can update profile information in the app, change permissions through device settings, and contact support@shime.com if you need help with deletion, account access, privacy questions, or other rights requests.
Shime is not directed to children. If you believe a child provided personal information or community content without permission, contact us so we can review the issue and remove the data where appropriate.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the policy date and publishing the revised version on this page.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, community safety, support, or your rights and choices, contact us at support@shime.com.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, account requests, safety issues, or support needs, contact us.
Email: support@shime.com