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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
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1. Information We Collect

When you use {{ config('app.name') }}, we may collect the following types of information:

  • Account Information: Username, email address, and password when you register.
  • Usage Information: API requests, downloads, comments, invitations, security events, and account activity needed to operate and secure the service.
  • Payment Information: Payment and invoice records when you make a payment or donation.
  • Essential Cookies and Storage: We use only essential cookies/storage to maintain your session, protect forms, support security features such as two-factor trusted devices, and remember display preferences.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our service
  • To authenticate and authorize your access
  • To improve and personalize your experience
  • To communicate with you about service updates or account issues
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security threats
  • To comply with legal obligations

3. Data Storage and Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously:

  • All passwords are securely hashed using industry-standard encryption
  • We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

  • Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or government regulation
  • Service Protection: To protect the rights, property, or safety of {{ config('app.name') }}, our users, or the public

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide our services to you
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes

When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, unless we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

Payment records and security/admin audit records may be retained where needed for accounting, tax, fraud prevention, dispute handling, security, or GDPR accountability. During account erasure, direct account identifiers in retained payment and audit records are anonymized, minimized, or pseudonymized where practical while transaction/accountability details needed for those purposes are preserved.

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Portability: Request an export of your account data in a machine-readable format
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated data
  • Restriction or Objection: Ask us to restrict or review certain processing where applicable

To exercise these rights, use the Privacy Center in your account or contact us through the contact methods provided on our website.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use essential cookies and similar browser storage only. We do not use marketing or analytics cookies by default. Essential cookies/storage are used to:

  • Maintain your login session
  • Protect forms and authenticated requests from cross-site request forgery
  • Support security features such as optional two-factor trusted devices
  • Remember display preferences such as theme and color scheme

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our service.

8. Third-Party Services

Our service may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with third-party services such as captcha providers, Gravatar avatars, payment processors, and error monitoring. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for users under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your jurisdiction. By using our service, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date below. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through the contact methods provided on our website.

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