Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Account information: When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google OAuth
• Product submissions: Product name, URL, description, category, tags, logo/screenshots you upload, and any other information included in your submission
• Payment information: Billing details are collected and processed by Stripe; we do not store your credit card numbers or full payment details
• Communications: Any emails or messages you send to our support team

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, search queries, products viewed, and click patterns
• Device & technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referrer URL, and device identifiers
• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies and local storage to maintain sessions, remember preferences, and analyze usage
• Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site (see Section 4)

1.3 Information from Third Parties

• Google OAuth: Basic profile information when you sign in with your Google account
• Stripe: Transaction status, order IDs, and billing-related events via webhooks

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your account and authenticate your identity
• Process product submissions, orders, and subscription payments
• Display your submitted products in our directory
• Send transactional emails (order confirmations, submission status updates)
• Respond to your support requests and inquiries
• Analyze and improve the performance and user experience of our platform
• Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security issues
• Comply with legal obligations
• Send occasional product updates or promotional emails (you may opt out at any time)

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service providers: We share data with trusted third parties who help us operate our platform, including:
  • Stripe — payment processing
  • Google — authentication (OAuth) and analytics
  • Cloudflare — hosting, CDN, and security
  • Database providers — secure data storage
• Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction
• Legal compliance: We may disclose your information when required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of NetlifyAPP or others
• With your consent: We may share information in other ways when you have given us explicit permission

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies and tracking technologies:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function, including authentication sessions and security tokens
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings such as theme preferences (light/dark mode) and locale
• Analytics cookies: Google Analytics collects anonymized data about how you use our site to help us improve it. Google Analytics uses cookies that may transmit data to Google servers
• Payment cookies: Stripe may set cookies to facilitate secure payment processing

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our platform. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law:

• Account data: Retained for the duration of your account. If you request deletion, we will remove your personal data within 30 days, subject to legal retention requirements
• Product submissions: Retained for as long as the listing is active. You may request removal at any time
• Payment records: Retained for up to 7 years to comply with financial and legal obligations
• Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized; retained per Google Analytics retention settings (default 26 months)

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, secure database storage, access controls limiting who can access personal data, and regular security reviews. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Portability: Request your data in a portable, machine-readable format
• Objection: Object to or restrict certain processing of your data
• Marketing opt-out: Unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time using the link in the email or by contacting us

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@netlifyapp.org. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

NetlifyAPP is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately and we will promptly delete it.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. Our service providers (such as Google, Stripe, and Cloudflare) may process data in various countries. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws through appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms.

10. Third-Party Services

Our platform integrates with the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google OAuth & Analytics: Google Privacy Policy
• Stripe (payments): Stripe Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare (hosting & security): Cloudflare Privacy Policy

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we may notify you by email or through a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of NetlifyAPP after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us: