Privacy Policy

What Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Email Address: Collected when you create an account or subscribe to our newsletter. Used to send you weekly AI news digests, account notifications, and service updates.
• Account Preferences: Your selected topics, notification settings, and content preferences to personalize your experience.

Information from Third-Party Services

• Google Account Information: If you sign in with Google, we receive your email address and basic profile information (name, profile picture) from Google. We use this information solely to create and authenticate your AI Bites account.
• Payment Information: Processed securely through Stripe, our PCI-DSS compliant payment processor. We do not store or have access to your credit card details.

Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Dashboard searches, page views, feature usage, and interaction patterns to improve our service and content recommendations.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and access times for security and service optimization.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information solely to provide and improve AI Bites services. Specifically:

• Deliver Our Service: Send you personalized weekly AI news digests, account notifications, and service updates based on your preferences.
• Authenticate Your Account: Use your Google account information (if you sign in with Google) solely to verify your identity and manage your AI Bites account.
• Process Payments: Manage your subscription and billing through our payment processor, Stripe.
• Improve Our Service: Analyze usage patterns to enhance search results, content curation, and user experience.
• Provide Support: Respond to your questions, troubleshoot issues, and address feedback.

Limited Use Disclosure: AI Bites's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We only use Google user data to provide or improve user-facing features of AI Bites.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We only share your information with trusted service providers who help us operate AI Bites:

• Payment Processing: Stripe processes payments. They handle payment data according to their privacy policy.
• Cloud Infrastructure: We use third-party hosting providers to store and serve your data.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

How We Protect Your Information

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption and secure authentication. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy:

• Active Accounts: We retain your account information and preferences for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services.
• Inactive Accounts: We may delete accounts that remain inactive for extended periods. We will notify you before deletion.
• Deleted Accounts: When you request account deletion, we permanently delete your personal information within a reasonable timeframe, except where retention is required by law (e.g., payment records for tax purposes).
• Newsletter Unsubscribes: If you unsubscribe from newsletters but keep your account, we retain your email address to honor your unsubscribe request and prevent re-enrollment.
• Aggregated Data: We may retain anonymized, aggregated usage statistics that cannot identify you personally for analytical purposes.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
• Correction: Update your email address, name, or preferences through your account settings.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated personal data.
• Unsubscribe: Opt out of newsletters anytime using the unsubscribe link in emails.
• Revoke Google Access: Disconnect your Google account through your Google Account Permissions.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at aiinsights.crypto@gmail.com. We typically respond within 3 business days.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes:

• We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• For material changes, we will notify you via email with reasonable advance notice
• You will have the opportunity to review the updated policy and discontinue use of our service if you do not agree with the changes

We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Children's Privacy

AI Bites is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at aiinsights.crypto@gmail.com and we will delete such information from our systems.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information.

Legal Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or subpoena). We will only disclose the minimum information necessary to comply with such legal obligations.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: aiinsights.crypto@gmail.com
• Response Time: Typically within 3 business days