Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Anonymous Usage Analytics

We collect anonymous usage data to understand how users interact with our application and improve the user experience. This includes:

• Page views: Which pages are visited and when
• User interactions: Button clicks, article views, and navigation patterns
• Session data: Time spent on the application and session duration
• Feature usage: Which features are used most frequently
• Error tracking: Technical errors to help us fix issues

1.2 Local Storage Data

We store the following data locally in your browser:

• Theme preference: Your light/dark mode setting
• Visited links: URLs of articles you've clicked to track read status
• Time tracking data: Daily time spent on the application (stored locally only)
• Article cache: Cached article data for faster loading
• Scroll position: Your position in the article list for better UX

1.3 User Suggestions

When you submit suggestions through our "Make a Suggestion" feature, we collect:

• The suggestion text you provide
• Timestamp of when the suggestion was submitted
• No personal information is required or collected

2. What We DON'T Collect

We do not collect any of the following:

• Personal information (name, email, phone number)
• Account information (no user accounts required)
• Location data
• Device identifiers
• IP addresses (anonymized by our analytics providers)
• Browsing history outside our application
• Any personally identifiable information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information solely for:

• Improving the application: Understanding which features are most useful
• Performance optimization: Identifying and fixing technical issues
• User experience enhancement: Making the interface more intuitive
• Content curation: Understanding which articles are most engaging
• Feature development: Deciding which new features to build

4. Data Storage and Security

4.1 Local Storage

All personal preferences and usage data are stored locally in your browser using:

• localStorage: For theme preferences and visited links
• Chrome storage API: For extension-specific data (when used as browser extension)

4.2 Analytics Data

Anonymous analytics data is sent to our analytics providers:

• Plausible Analytics: Privacy-focused analytics (if enabled)
• PostHog: Product analytics (if enabled)
• Google Analytics 4: Web analytics (if enabled)
• Console logging: Development mode only

4.3 Database Storage

User suggestions are stored in our Supabase database with:

• No personal information attached
• Secure, encrypted storage
• Access restricted to authorized personnel only

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Supabase: Database and backend services for storing suggestions
• Analytics providers: As mentioned above (configurable)
• Google Fonts: For typography (loaded from Google's CDN)

These services have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.

6. Data Sharing

We do not share, sell, or trade your data with any third parties except:

• Anonymous analytics data sent to our configured analytics providers
• As required by law or legal process

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the following rights regarding your data:

• Clear local data: You can clear your browser's local storage at any time
• Disable analytics: Analytics can be disabled by setting the provider to "none"
• No tracking: We don't use cookies or tracking pixels
• Data deletion: All data is stored locally and can be cleared by you

8. Children's Privacy

Our application is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

10. Contact Us

This privacy policy is effective as of January 2025 and applies to all users of PM Gem Dashboard.