Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 21, 2026

1. Introduction

Nisivos ("we," "our," or "us") is a private community platform built for bochurim and their classmates to share photos, conversations, and moments with one another. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use Nisivos. By using the platform, you agree to the practices described below.

2. Information You Provide

When you sign in and use Nisivos, the following is stored:

Your name (chosen by you or assigned by an admin)
A password — stored only as a one-way SHA-256 hash. We never see or store your password in plain text.
Optional profile details you choose to add: profile photo, bio, year/grade, location, hometown, birthday, favorite quote
Photos and captions you upload
Comments, likes, and reactions you leave on others' content
Chat messages you send (group chat and direct messages)
Voice notes and video calls you initiate within the app

3. Information Collected Automatically

The time you were last online (a heartbeat every ~90 seconds), so others can see whether you're active
Photo view counts — which photos you viewed, used to power your personal dashboard. You can disable this in Privacy settings.
The current device's session token, so you can be signed out of other devices if you choose.
Read-receipt timestamps for direct messages (only if you have read receipts enabled).

We do not use any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. We do not have a Facebook pixel, Google Analytics, or similar.

4. How Your Information Is Used

To operate the platform — show your photos to your classmates, deliver your messages, count likes, etc.
To build your personal dashboard with your activity stats.
To enforce community standards (an admin and moderators may review reported content).
To recover content you accidentally delete (soft-deleted items sit in an admin-only Trash for up to 30 days).

5. Who Can See What

Every signed-in user can see other users' names, profile pictures, public photos, and the group chat.
Direct messages are visible only to the two participants.
Saved photos (bookmarks) are visible only to you.
Admins can access all content in the platform for moderation purposes — including the Trash and the audit log. Every admin action is logged.
We do not sell, rent, or share your information with anyone outside Nisivos. There are no third-party advertisers, no email-list brokers, no analytics vendors.

6. Storage and Security

Your data is stored on Google Firebase Firestore (database) and Firebase Storage (videos and large media). All data is encrypted in transit using TLS. Passwords are stored as SHA-256 hashes; we cannot recover them, only reset them. Avatars and photos are stored as compressed JPEGs.

7. Your Controls

Hide my photos from the feed — your photos remain in albums but don't appear on the front page.
Hide my likes / reactions — your name doesn't appear in likers lists.
Show when I'm online / Show last seen — turn off the green dot and last-seen text.
Read receipts / Typing indicator — turn off the signals you send to others.
Activity analytics — turn off photo-view tracking entirely.
Export my data — download every photo, comment, like, and message you've ever created as a JSON file.
Delete all my photos — soft-deletes every photo you've uploaded.

All of these are in Settings → Privacy.

8. Data Retention

Soft-deleted content sits in the admin Trash for up to 30 days, then is permanently removed. Audit log entries are retained indefinitely for moderation accountability. If you fully delete your account (contact an admin), all of your content is removed within 30 days.

9. Notifications

Notifications are in-app only. We do not send marketing emails, push notifications, or SMS. You can disable individual notification categories, set quiet hours, and pause notifications during Shabbos & Yom Tov in Settings → Notifications.

10. Changes to This Policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top. Material changes will be announced in the in-app announcements drawer.

11. Contact

For any privacy question, use the "Send feedback" button in Settings → Account, or reach the admin directly via DM.

2. What Nisivos Is

Nisivos is a private community photo-sharing and messaging platform built for a specific group of bochurim. It includes a photo feed, albums, group and direct chat, video and audio calls, live rooms (huddles), and a personal dashboard. Nisivos is free to use within the community. There are no purchases, subscriptions, or payments of any kind.

3. Your Account

Accounts are created by the admin. You'll be issued a name and an initial password.

You're responsible for your password. Don't share it. We never ask for it.

One person, one account. Don't create multiple accounts to evade restrictions.

If you lose access, ask an admin to reset your password.

4. Acceptable Use

Nisivos is a frum environment. By using it, you agree not to:

Post content that violates halacha or basic chovas hatzibbur — including untzniusdik images, lashon hara, ona'as devarim, or anything that would embarrass another bochur.

Harass, threaten, intimidate, or target anyone on the platform.

Impersonate another bochur, the admin, or any rebbe / Hanhola.

Upload copyrighted material that isn't yours to share.

Attempt to bypass any moderation, mute, or block.

Try to access another bochur's account, the admin panel, or the underlying database.

Use Nisivos to organize anything off-platform that would violate yeshiva rules.

Admins and moderators may soft-delete content, mute participants in chat, kick from live rooms, or remove accounts for violations. Major violations may be reported to Hanhola.

5. Your Content

You retain full ownership of every photo, message, and reaction you create.

By posting, you grant Nisivos a limited, non-exclusive license to display your content within the platform to other signed-in users — only as long as the content remains posted. This is the minimum needed for the platform to function.

You may delete your content at any time. Deleted items move to the admin Trash for up to 30 days before being permanently removed.

Nisivos will never sell, license, or commercially use your content outside the platform.

Announcements

Post site-wide announcements that show in the announcements drawer.

Compose

Message

Image (optional)

Posted

Theme & Fonts

Customize colors, typography, and default appearance.

Accent Color

Gold accent

Used for buttons, highlights, active states across the site.

Fonts

Display font

Used for headlines and titles (logo, section titles).

Body font

Used for paragraphs, buttons, UI text.

Defaults

Dark mode by default

New visitors see dark mode first. They can still toggle.

Density

Spacing throughout the app.

Animation speed

Page transitions, modal pop-ins, hovers.

Base font size

All text scales proportionally.

Corner radius

How rounded buttons and cards are.

Custom CSS

Power user only. Injected at the end of every page. Use sparingly.

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

2. Information You Provide

3. Information Collected Automatically

4. How Your Information Is Used

5. Who Can See What

6. Storage and Security

7. Your Controls

8. Data Retention

9. Notifications

10. Changes to This Policy

11. Contact

Terms of Use

1. Acceptance

2. What Nisivos Is

3. Your Account

4. Acceptable Use

5. Your Content

6. Moderation

7. Termination

8. Disclaimers

9. Limitation of Liability

10. Changes

11. Contact