Clout Buzzar

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 08/09/2026  |  Last Updated: 08/09/2026

Clout Buzzar ("Clout Buzzar," "we," "us," or "our") is an influencer marketing marketplace operated by Decipher Zone Technologies, headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you use our platform, whether as a Brand, a Creator/Influencer, or a visitor to our website (collectively, the "Platform").

We built Clout Buzzar to connect brands and creators around the world, so this policy is written to address obligations under multiple privacy regimes, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act), the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act / CPRA (CCPA). Where your local law grants you stronger or additional rights, that law governs those rights.

1. Who This Policy Applies To

This policy applies to anyone who visits Clout Buzzar, creates a Brand account, creates a Creator account, or otherwise interacts with our services, regardless of where in the world you are located.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account & Registration Information

For all users: full name, email address, mobile number, password (stored encrypted), and acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We verify accounts via email OTP.

2.2 Creator Profile & Marketplace Information

Profile photo, cover image, display name, bio, gender, languages spoken, location (country/state/city), creator type (individual/agency), content categories, social media handles and linked account data (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and other connected platforms), follower/subscriber counts, audience demographics, portfolio content (images, videos, campaign links), services offered, pricing packages, and availability.

2.3 Brand Company Information

Company name, contact person, business email, company logo, description, industry, website, company size, and business address.

2.4 Campaign & Communication Data

Campaign briefs, discussion messages between Brands and Creators, shared files, negotiated terms, booking details, and delivered content links.

2.5 Automatically Collected Information

Device information, IP address, browser type, log data, website usage patterns, and cookies or similar tracking technologies (see Section 9).

2.6 Information from Third Parties

When you connect a social media account, we may retrieve follower counts, engagement metrics, and public profile data via official platform APIs for the social accounts a creator chooses to connect, to support authenticity verification and profile accuracy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information above to:

  • Create and verify Brand and Creator accounts
  • Operate profile discovery, search, filtering, and matching between Brands and Creators
  • Facilitate discussions between Brands and Creators, bookings, and campaign delivery
  • Perform identity verification through the social accounts a creator connects
  • Power ratings, reviews, and reputation features
  • Send transactional notifications (email, push, in-app)
  • Detect fraud, enforce our Terms of Service, and maintain platform trust and safety
  • Improve the Platform and develop new features
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Bases for Processing (EU/UK Users)

Where GDPR applies, we rely on: performance of a contract (operating your account and facilitating bookings), consent (e.g., certain marketing communications, optional profile fields), legitimate interests (fraud prevention, platform security, service improvement), and legal obligation.

5. How We Share Information

  • Between Brands and Creators:Public profile information (portfolio, services, ratings) is visible to the opposite party during discovery. A creator's published pricing is visible to signed-in users, though a creator viewing another creator's pricing must also be verified. Campaign-specific details are shared only between the Brand and Creator(s) involved in that booking.
  • Social media platforms, via official APIs, to retrieve public metrics you've authorized us to access.
  • Service providers (hosting, analytics, customer support tools) under confidentiality obligations.
  • Legal and regulatory authorities, where required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Clout Buzzar, our users, or the public.
  • Business transfers, in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

We do not sell personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

6. International Data Transfers

Clout Buzzar is headquartered in India, and data may be processed in India or other countries where our infrastructure or service providers operate. Where we transfer personal data out of the EEA, UK, or other regions with data-transfer restrictions, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as your account is active and as necessary to provide services, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal requirements.

You can delete your account at any time from account settings. Doing so removes your profile from search, listings, suggestions, and public view immediately, so no one else can find or reach you from that point on. Your personal data, including your name, email, password, phone number, photos, connected social handles and profile URLs, about-me text, gender, languages, location, audience demographics, and any uploaded files, is permanently erased thirty days after that, along with your OAuth tokens, support tickets, and verification tokens. If you sign in again within those thirty days, you can cancel the deletion and keep your account. Bookings, reviews, and message threads you were part of are kept after erasure, shown to the other party with you identified only as a deleted user, because those records belong to their side of a dealing you took part in. You can also request deletion directly through the Grievance Officer (Section 15).

8. Your Privacy Rights

8.1 If You Are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland (GDPR)

You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing of your personal data, and the right to data portability. You can exercise the right to erasure yourself by deleting your account, as described in Section 7. You may also lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

8.2 If You Are in California (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, correct inaccurate information, and opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information (we do not sell personal information). Deleting your account from account settings, as described in Section 7, is how you exercise the deletion right. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.

8.3 If You Are in India (DPDP Act, 2023)

You have the right to access information about how your personal data is processed, request correction or erasure, withdraw consent at any time, and file a grievance with our Grievance Officer (Section 15) before escalating to the Data Protection Board. Erasure can be requested directly, or exercised yourself by deleting your account as described in Section 7.

8.4 Other Jurisdictions

If you are located elsewhere, we will honor requests consistent with applicable local law. To exercise any rights above, contact us at info@cloutbuzzar.com.

9. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for authentication, session management, analytics, and (where applicable) advertising. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

10. Data Security

We use SSL/TLS encryption in transit and encrypted storage for credentials and sensitive documents, combined with role-based access control. No system is completely secure, and we encourage users to safeguard their own login credentials.

11. Children's Privacy

Clout Buzzar is intended for users aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn a minor has created an account, we will take steps to delete it.

12. Third-Party Links & Integrations

Creator and Brand profiles may link to third-party platforms (social media, external portfolios). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third-party sites.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified via email or in-app notice before they take effect.

14. Connected Social Accounts and YouTube API Services

When a creator connects a social account, we read only what is needed to show that channel on their profile and keep its figures current. We never post, comment, message, or change anything on a connected account.

Clout Buzzar uses YouTube API Services. By connecting a YouTube channel you also agree to the YouTube Terms of Service, and Google's handling of your data is described in the Google Privacy Policy.

From YouTube we read your channel name, channel URL, subscriber count, and the title, thumbnail, publication date, view count, like count, and comment count of your public videos. We request read-only access and cannot upload, edit, or delete anything on your channel. Private and unlisted videos are never shown on Clout Buzzar.

We store this so your profile and follower feed stay current between refreshes, and we refresh it on a schedule rather than keeping a permanent copy of your channel. You can disconnect a channel at any time from account settings, which deletes the stored figures and the access tokens that fetched them. Deleting your account erases them too, as described in Section 7. You can also revoke our access directly through Google's security settings.

15. Grievance Officer / Contact Us

In accordance with applicable Indian law, questions, complaints, or grievances regarding this Privacy Policy can be directed to:

Grievance Officer
info@cloutbuzzar.com