Privacy Controls & Settings Guide

1. Purpose & Design Philosophy

Privacy on ReelCiety is built on the principles of user autonomy, transparency, and proportionality. Users are provided with granular, understandable controls that allow them to manage who can see their content, interact with them, and access their information.

Privacy settings are designed to be accessible, auditable, and enforceable across all platform surfaces, including mobile apps, web interfaces, APIs, and third-party integrations.

2. Account Visibility Controls

Users may control how their profile and content are visible to others:

• Public accounts (discoverable by default)
• Private accounts (approval required for followers)
• Limited visibility for specific content types
• Temporary visibility restrictions

Visibility settings apply consistently to profile pages, feeds, search results, recommendations, and external previews where technically feasible.

3. Content-Level Privacy Controls

ReelCiety allows users to apply privacy rules at the content level, including:

• Audience selection for posts, reels, and stories
• Comment permissions (everyone, followers, approved users)
• Sharing and remix permissions
• Download and embed restrictions

4. Interaction & Communication Controls

Users can regulate who may interact with them through:

• Direct message permissions
• Mention and tagging controls
• Reply and comment eligibility filters
• Follower-only interaction modes

These controls are designed to reduce harassment, spam, and unwanted contact while preserving legitimate social engagement.

5. Blocking, Muting & Restriction Tools

Privacy settings integrate with safety tools such as:

• Account blocking (full interaction prevention)
• Muting (content hidden without notification)
• Restricted interactions (limited visibility)
• Keyword-based filtering

6. Data Collection & Usage Controls

Users may manage how their data is collected and used, including:

• Personalization and recommendation preferences
• Advertising relevance controls
• Analytics and performance insights participation
• Third-party data sharing limitations

7. Location & Device Information

ReelCiety provides controls for:

• Location sharing (where applicable)
• Device recognition and session management
• Login history visibility
• Active session termination

8. Discovery & Recommendation Preferences

Users can influence how they appear in:

• Search results
• Explore and discovery feeds
• Hashtag and topic recommendations
• Trending and suggested content areas

9. Advertising & Commercial Preferences

Where advertising is supported, users may:

• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Manage interest-based ad categories
• Restrict data use for ad personalization

10. Children & Minor Protections

Accounts identified as belonging to minors are subject to enhanced default privacy settings, including:

• Private account defaults
• Restricted messaging
• Limited discoverability
• Reduced data processing

11. Enforcement & Technical Safeguards

Privacy settings are enforced through:

• Backend access controls
• Policy-aware recommendation systems
• Automated privacy enforcement checks
• Regular internal audits

12. Legal & Compliance Alignment

Privacy controls are designed to meet or exceed requirements under GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable data protection laws. Nexa-Group maintains oversight to ensure lawful processing and user rights protection.

13. User Responsibility & Awareness

Users are encouraged to regularly review their privacy settings, understand the implications of sharing content publicly, and adjust controls as their usage patterns evolve.

14. Updates & Changes

Privacy controls may evolve as the platform develops. Material changes are communicated via in-app notices or policy updates.

15. Contact Information

Privacy & Data Controls: privacy@reelciety.com
Legal & Compliance: legal@nexa-group.org