Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 19, 2025

Welcome to Cysigns! This Privacy Policy explains how Cysigns collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you use our web application, Cysigns (the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Service.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us:

Account Information: When you register for an account using Google or Apple authentication (managed through Clerk), we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, and profile picture, as provided by your chosen authentication provider.
Payment Information: When you make a purchase to access premium features, your payment is processed by Stripe. While we do not directly store your credit card information, we receive confirmation of payment and information necessary to associate the payment with your account (e.g., user ID, payment status).

B. Data Collected Automatically:

IP Address: We collect your IP address to enforce daily quiz limits for free users. This is temporarily stored or processed to determine if you have exceeded the allowed quiz attempts within a specific period.
Usage Data (Analytics): We use third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics and Amplitude, to collect information about your use of the Service. This may include:
- Pages you visit, features you use, and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities.
- Information about the device and browser you use to access the Service (e.g., device type, operating system, browser type, IP address for geolocation purposes by the analytics provider).
- Referral sources (how you arrived at our Service).
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We and our third-party partners (like Google Analytics and Amplitude) may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies to help customize the Service and improve your experience. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Service.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

Create and manage your account.
Process your payments and grant access to premium features.
Provide, operate, and maintain our Service.
Enforce quiz limitations for free users based on IP address.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service (using Google Analytics and Amplitude).
Understand how users interact with our Service to develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Service, and for marketing and promotional purposes (if you opt-in).
Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
Comply with legal obligations.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

- By Law or to Protect Rights:

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

- Third-Party Service Providers:

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

Authentication: Clerk (for user account management via Google/Apple sign-in).
Payment Processing: Stripe (for handling payments securely).
Analytics: Google Analytics and Amplitude (for understanding Service usage).
Hosting and Infrastructure: Cloudflare (for hosting the application and database).

These service providers are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us and are obligated to protect your information.

- Business Transfers:

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Note: We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage data collected for analytics purposes is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

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

The right to access – You can request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You can request that we correct any inaccurate information or complete incomplete information.
The right to erasure – You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You can object to our processing of your data under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us as described below. We will respond in accordance with applicable laws.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are small files with data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is sent. Note that refusing cookies may limit some features of our Service.

Examples of cookies we use:

Session Cookies: To operate our Service.
Preference Cookies: To remember your preferences and settings.
Security Cookies: For security purposes.
Analytics Cookies: For third-party analytics services like Google Analytics and Amplitude.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or a higher age if applicable in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us. If we become aware of such data being collected without parental consent, we will take steps to delete it.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of third-party sites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us:

By email: 08_megabit.darts@icloud.com