Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to IdeaRadar. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

2. Information We Collect

IdeaRadar collects and displays publicly available information from Reddit communities. We collect:

• Public Reddit posts from selected subreddits
• Post metadata (titles, authors, upvotes, comments, timestamps)
• Basic analytics data (page views, user interactions) for improving our service
• Technical data (IP address, browser type, device information) through standard web logs

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our service
• Display publicly available Reddit content in an organized manner
• Improve and optimize our website
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
• Ensure the security and integrity of our service

4. Data Storage and Security

We store collected Reddit posts and metadata in a secure Supabase PostgreSQL database. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

5. Third-Party Services

IdeaRadar uses the following third-party services:

• Reddit API: To collect publicly available posts from Reddit communities
• Supabase: For database storage and management
• Vercel/Next.js: For hosting and web infrastructure

These services may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use minimal cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of your personal data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request restriction of processing your personal data
• Request transfer of your personal data

8. Data Retention

We retain publicly available Reddit data indefinitely to provide our service. If a Reddit post is deleted by its author or removed by moderators, we may still retain the data in our database unless specifically requested to remove it.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. 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 data, please contact us.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website or via email.