Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how AI devotee (“we,” “us”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you use our web directory / link directory and related features (the “Service”), including optional accounts and cloud‑synced favorites.
1. Who this applies to
This Policy applies to visitors and registered users worldwide. If you use the Service from regions with specific privacy laws (for example the EEA/UK or California), additional rights may apply as described below.
2. Information we collect
Depending on how you use the Service, we may process:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Account & profile | Username, email address, password hash (never stored in plain text), optional profile fields you provide. |
| Favorites & preferences | Links or IDs you save to “My favorites,” UI preferences stored locally or synced when logged in. |
| Security & anti‑abuse | Cloudflare Turnstile tokens/results when we show a challenge on sign‑in, password reset, or email‑code flows; IP address; approximate location derived by CDN/security vendors; device/browser signals; rate‑limit counters. |
| Logs & diagnostics | Server logs, error reports, and operational metrics (timestamps, URLs requested, status codes). |
| Communications | Messages you send us (e.g., support or legal notices). |
| Submissions | URLs, titles, descriptions, votes, or comments you submit to directory features. |
We do not aim to collect sensitive categories (e.g., health, biometric templates) through normal directory use.
3. How we use information
We use personal information to:
- Provide, operate, and improve the directory (listings, search, favorites sync).
- Create and secure accounts; authenticate you; reset passwords; send email verification codes.
- Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, spam, and security incidents.
- Comply with law and enforce our Terms of Service.
- Analyze aggregate or de‑identified usage to improve performance and UX.
4. Legal bases (EEA/UK users)
Where GDPR-style rules apply, we rely on contract (to deliver the Service you request), legitimate interests (security, anti‑abuse, product improvement—balanced against your rights), legal obligation, or consent where required (for example marketing cookies if we ever use them in a consent‑required way).
5. Cookies, local storage, and similar tech
We use cookies and browser local storage for session/login state, language preferences, device identifiers used with sign‑in, and security tokens where applicable. You can control cookies through browser settings; disabling some cookies may limit features (e.g., staying signed in).
6. Third‑party processors & links
We use service providers to host the Service, send transactional email, mitigate bots, and analyze reliability. Notably:
- Cloudflare may process traffic and provide Turnstile for privacy‑oriented bot detection. Cloudflare’s privacy notice applies to how they process data as a processor or according to their role.
- Email providers deliver verification and transactional messages.
Our directory links to external websites; their privacy policies govern data collection on those sites.
7. Retention
We retain information as long as needed for the purposes above—for example, account data while your account is active, logs for a limited operational window, and backups according to our retention schedule. You may request deletion of your account subject to legal exceptions.
8. Security
We use industry‑standard safeguards appropriate to the nature of the Service. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
9. International transfers
If you access the Service from outside the country where servers are located, your information may be transferred across borders. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses).
10. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, rectify, delete, restrict, or port your personal data, and to object to certain processing. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise rights, contact us via the site footer.
11. Children
The Service is a general‑purpose directory not directed at children. See our Children’s Privacy Policy for ages under 13 (U.S. orientation) and parental controls.
12. Changes
We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the revised version here with an updated date.
13. Contact
Privacy inquiries: use the contact information in the site footer.