closed beta · effective 30 July 2026

Privacy Notice

This notice explains the current closed-beta version of Groven. It will be expanded with the owner legal contact and region-specific information before a wider public release.

What Groven stores

• Account email, a salted password hash, account timestamps, and saved preferences.
• Profile details, public guestbook notes, friend requests, posts, comments, reactions, and direct messages.
• Photos attached to profiles or posts and audio files you upload to your private Groven music library.
• Reports you submit, their optional details, and your blocked-account list.

What other members can see

Your email, password, login sessions, private messages, saved music library, reports, and blocked-account list are not public. Your profile name, biography, avatar, public guestbook notes, and the content you choose to share may be visible to other signed-in Groven members.

Why this information is used

We use it only to run Groven: create and secure accounts, show social features, deliver messages and music, keep settings, review reports, and protect the service from abuse.

Storage and security

Data is stored in Groven application database on its configured persistent hosting disk. Passwords are stored as salted hashes, not readable passwords. No system is risk-free, so do not place highly sensitive information in Groven.

Sharing

Groven does not sell personal information. Information is shared only through features you use, such as public profile notes, posts, and messages to friends. Reports are private and are not shown to the reported account.

Your choices

You can edit profile details, change your password, manage settings, block or unblock accounts, and download account data in Settings. Account deletion, data-request contact details, retention periods, a reviewer process, and email verification must be completed before a general public launch.